Milan sets up derby clash with Inter in Coppa Italia quarter-final

Milan - New coach Gennaro Gattuso got back-to-back wins as AC Milan booked a quarter-final clash with city rivals Inter Milan in the Italian Cup after a comfortable 3-0 last 16 win over Verona on Wednesday.

Gattuso earned his first win as Milan boss in Serie A action against Bologna last time out, and his side put in another solid display against league strugglers Verona.

Goals from Suso, Alessio Romagnoli, and Patrick Cutrone set up a Dec. 27 date with Serie A leaders Inter, who needed a 5-4 win on penalties to squeeze past Serie C side Pordenone after their tie on Tuesday ended 0-0 after extra time.

Goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma was jeered by the Milan crowd before the game with insulting banners brandished amid claims he wants the contract extension he signed last summer cancelled on the grounds he was pressured into it, amidst rumours his agent is lining up a big-money move to Paris Saint-Germain.

Giacomo Bonaventura continued his fine form after his double against Bologna, playing a role in Suso's 22nd-minute opener, and setting up Romagnoli's second on the half-hour, with Cutrone heading in after 56 minutes before Bonaventura was substituted to the applause of the Milan crowd.

"What has changed with Gattuso? He gives us grit and heart. Next up the derby," said Cutrone after Milan's first win in their last eight Italian Cup meetings with Verona.