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Rafia rescues Juve to join Napoli, Inter, Milan in Italian Cup quarters

Empoli's Nedim Bajrami celebrates after scoring his team's first goal during the Italian Cup round of 16 soccer match between Napoli and Empoli, at the Diego Armando Maradona stadium in Naples, Italy, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. (AP)

Tunisian midfielder Hamza Rafia came off the bench to score an extra-time winner on his debut as Juventus battled past Genoa 3-2 to reach the Italian Cup quarter-finals on Wednesday.

Rafia, 21, came on with quarter of an hour to go in regular time and scored his first Juventus goal after 105 minutes in Turin.

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