P. Dybala's goal paves the way for the "Roma" team to the quarterfinals of the Italian Cup © IMAGO/Gribaudi/ImagePhoto

During Thursday evening's Italian Cup quarter-final match, "Roma" defeated "Genoa" with a score of 1:0 at home.

Throughout the match, Jose Mourinho's players had control in their hands. In the first half, the latter created several dangerous moments, but the teams went into the break with a scoreboard showing zeros.

The hosts managed to break through in the second half, with Paulo Dybala scoring in the 64th minute to make it 1:0. The Argentine striker defeated the opponents' goalkeeper with a powerful shot.

“Genoa” couldn't find the strength to equalize the score and ended their journey in the Italian Cup at the quarter-finals. Meanwhile, “Roma” will face the winner of the pair "Napoli" and "Cremonese" in the quarterfinals.

Other results:

“Torino” 1:0 “AC Milan”

“Sampdoria” 0:1 “Fiorentina”

“Inter” 2:1 “Parma”