On a night of cup disappointment for Roma, manager Jose Mourinho showed his frustration with an angry half-time retreat.
A Cyriel Dessers’ penalty had put Roma behind at the Olympic Stadium and Mourinho strode to the tunnel in disgust in the 43rd minute.
Despite his attempts to rally his troops at half-time, replacing four players, the Giallorossi went 2-0 down early on in the second half through an own goal by defender Mehmet Celik.
Seventy-seven minutes into the match, strike Tammy Abraham gave hope with a shot that bounced off the inside of the post but could not find its way into the net.
It was only when Andrea Belotti scored during stoppage time that Roma salvaged a consolation goal, but it was too little too late.
Cremonese will face Fiorentina next in two legs for a place in this season’s semi-finals of Coppa Italia, having already knocked out both Napoli and now Roma from this round.
Inter Milan are also through after their win over Atalanta on Tuesday as they await the victor of Juventus and Lazio’s tie which decides their opponent for the semis.
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