An experimental Juve side finally blew the doors off a provincial side, spurring hope that they might be headed in the right direction.

Juventus got fans back on its side with a 4-0 rout of Cagliari in the Italian Cup on Tuesday. The Bianconeri, who are the defending champions, will play Empoli in the quarterfinals in February. Empoli eliminated Fiorentina on penalties earlier this month.

Juventus thrashed Cagliari 4-0 with goals of remarkable quality and skill from Dusan Vlahovic, Teun Koopmeiners, Francisco Conceicao and Nico Gonzalez to set up a Coppa Italia quarter-final with