Vlahovic sets up Italian Cup semi with old team Fiorentina

Vlahovic signed for Juve from the Viola late last month and has been decisive in both his first two matches, opening the scoring against Verona on Sunday and ramming an 88th-minute shot against Ruan Tressoldi and past Sassuolo's veteran goalkeeper Gianluca Pegolo. He will receive a hostile welcome from his former fans in the Florence leg of the semi-final after becoming the latest player to abandon Fiorentina for Juve after Federico Chiesa and Federico Bernardeschi.

"The only thing I am thinking about is the match and winning, anything else is of little interest to me," Vlahovic told Mediaset. "It will be a game just like any other, we're here to play football and that's not a problem for me." The Serbia forward broke the deadlock generated by Paulo Dybala's third minute opener and Hamed Traore's delightful individual effort midway through the first half, just as the match looked to be heading to extra-time.

Up to that point Pegolo, who is 40, had done his best to keep Juve at bay, with his fingertip save of Adrien Rabiot's glancing header with eight minutes remaining the highlight of a fine performance. However the hosts were also unlucky, with Weston McKennie striking the post with a curling effort and then forcing a save from Pegolo in the match's most chaotic moment.

Matthijs de Ligt smashed the rebound against the post before Sassuolo's Gian Marco Ferrari thumped the ball onto Leonardo Bonucci and over the bar. However with the clock ticking down Vlahovic bustled his way past Mert Muldur and forced the unfortunate Tressoldi's own goal which gives Fiorentina an opportunity for revenge on their ex-striker.