Empoli beat Juventus 4-2 on penalties to advance to their first ever Coppa Italia semi-finals on Wednesday after a resilient performance helped them to hold the defending champions to a 1-1 draw in regular time.

Empoli knocked holders Juventus out of the Coppa Italia on penalties with Dusan Vlahovic and Kenan Yildiz errors, despite a sensational Khephren Thuram goal for the 1-1 draw, reaching their first

Empoli have collected only two points from their last 11 Serie A matches, but shocked Juventus with a dramatic penalty shootout win.