With teammate Edoardo Bove watching from his hospital bed, Fiorentina was knocked out of the Italian Cup on penalties by Empoli.

Empoli reached the quarterfinals of the Italian Cup on Wednesday after beating Fiorentina, who were playing their first match since Edoardo Bove's collapse, 4-3 on penalties.

Raffaele Palladino has made just two changes to the Fiorentina team that played for 17 minutes against Inter on Sunday, while Roberto D;Avera has gone with a youthful Empoli side ahead of

Empoli progressed to the Coppa Italia quarter-finals at the expense of Fiorentina after a 2-2 game across the 90 minutes and a 4-3 penalty shootout victory for the visitors in testing circumstances at the Stadio Franchi.