Overview
- Martin Baturina scored from the spot before half-time and Antonio Vergara equalised just after the break in a 1-1 draw at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona.
- The quarter-final went straight to penalties and into sudden death, where Lukaku missed and Butez denied Lobotka after Vanja Milinkovic-Savic had saved Maximo Perrone’s effort.
- Antonio Conte condemned the refereeing and VAR, pointing to a non-dismissal for Jacobo Ramon and urging designator Gianluca Rocchi to improve standards.
- Conte cited a severe injury list including Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Kevin De Bruyne and Billy Gilmour, dismissing a Serie A title push as unrealistic as Napoli turn back to league duties.
- Cesc Fabregas said he prepared Como for penalties and urged composure, and he substituted Ramon early in the second half to avoid a likely red card after repeated fouls.