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Napoli ousts Fiorentina to reach Coppa Italia semifinals

NAPLES, Italy (AP) — Napoli beat Fiorentina 1-0 to advance to the Italian Cup semifinals and extend its unbeaten streak in all competitions to 15 matches on Tuesday.

Jose Callejon used a header to redirect a powerful cross from captain Marek Hamsik and the ball bent back the fingers of goalkeeper Ciprian Tatarusanu midway through the second half.

Following his 10th goal in all competitions, Callejon performed a celebratory dance.

"They play great football but we played very maturely and very seriously," he said. "Tactically, mentally, and in terms of suffering, we played a great match.