Overview
- Che Adams scored twice for Torino, with Mario Hermoso and debutant Antonio Arena equalising for Roma before Emirhan Ilkhan struck at 90 minutes.
- The decisive goal followed a corner that Mile Svilar could not secure, leaving Ilkhan to finish from close range.
- Torino progress to face Inter in the quarter-final in early February, and the sides meet again in Serie A this weekend.
- Roma fielded a heavily changed XI, and Gasperini said he was not disappointed and would not blame individuals, highlighting Arena’s promise.
- Arena, 16, was born in Sydney, holds dual nationality, has represented Australia and Italy at youth level, and joined Roma from Pescara in July 2025 in a move reported at about $1.78 million.