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Samuel Chukwueze bags brace as AC Milan thrash Sassuolo in Coppa Italia
By Oyediji Oluwaseun Babatunde
Nigeria forward, Samuel Chukwueze scored two goals to help Italian side, AC Milan to a 6-1 thrashing of Sassuolo in the Round of 16 of the Coppa Italia on Tuesday.
The former Villarreal player broke the deadlock for the capital side in the 12th minute of play.
He tapped home from almost on the goal line after a lucky rebound fell at his feet.
Tijjani Reijnders doubled the lead for the host in the 17th minute before Chukwueze completed his brace four minutes later.
Tammy Abraham slipped the ball to Chukwueze on the edge of the box and he find the bottom left corner with a great effort.
Rafael Leao made it 4-0 in the 23rd minute before the half time break.
Davide Calabria increased the lead to five in the 56th minute.
Three minutes later, Samuele Mulattieri pulled a goal back for Sassuolo.
Abraham completed the rout for AC Milan in the 62nd minute.
Chukwueze played the duration of the game adding two goals to his goal in 13 league games.
AC Milan will face the winner of the match between AS Roma and Sampdoria in the quarter final of the Coppa Italia.
