At San Siro, Milan handled their business pretty brutally, defeating Sassuolo six goals to secure their spot in the Coppa Italia final eight, where they will play either Roma or Sampdoria. Within 11 minutes of the first half, Samuel Chukwueze began the scoring, Tijjani Reijnders scored a rocket to double the lead, Chukwueze scored again, and Rafael Leao added another goal. However, the Rossoneri didn't stop there. Davide Calabria and Tammy Abraham scored goals for the visitors after a consolation goal to give them a 6-1 triumph.
After the final whistle, Fonseca gave an interview to Italia 1 to discuss his team's successful performance and their advancement to the next round. His remarks were transcribed by MilanNews. “We played a great game, we played very well. A magnificent first half. It also helped me manage the players. Only good things, we played a very serious game, the players had a very serious attitude. I am satisfied.”