Palermo dumped out of Coppa Italia by third-tier Alessandria

Third-tier Alessandria sprung a Coppa Italia shock as they won at Serie A side Palermo to book a place in round five.

Franco Vazquez was dismissed midway through the first half as the top-flight outfit slipped to a 3-2 defeat, with Alessandria booking another trip to Serie A opposition as they travel to face Genoa in the next round.

The hosts fell behind early on to a Massimo Loviso penalty before their task was made harder by Vazquez's red card.

Michele Marconi added a second for the visitors just moments later as Luca D'Angelo's side went in at half-time two goals up.

Palermo looked set to stage a comeback as Aleksander Trajkovski pulled a goal back 10 minutes after the interval and the Macedonia international then hit the crossbar.

But it was the Lega Pro side who wrapped up the game with eight minutes remaining as Gianluca Nicco added a third - which was enough to send Alessandria through despite Alberto Gilardino's late strike.

Alessandria's Lega Pro rivals Pavia did not have as much joy as they were knocked out by Verona.

Serie A's bottom side avoided an upset with a 1-0 victory at Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi as substitute Claudio Winck struck in injury time.

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