MILAN — AC Milan beat Serie B side Reggina 3-0 Thursday to set up a showdown with Serie A leader Juventus in the Italian Cup quarterfinals. Colombian defender Mario Yepes put Milan ahead in the 51st minute under the snow at the San Siro, 17-year-old French forward M'Baye Niang doubled the lead in the 79th and former Italy international Giampaolo Pazzini added another goal in the 81st. Juventus edged Cagliari 1-0 Wednesday. Yepes scored with a header following a cross from Urby Emanuelsson, Niang slotted a shot past the goalkeeper to finish off a counterattack for his first goal since transferring from Caen, while replays showed Pazzini's goal was offside. Milan's leading scorer Stephen El Shaarawy never left the bench. Milan is seventh in Serie A, 14 points behind Juventus. Zaragoza in command In Spain, Carlos Aranda's 90th-minute goal gave Real Zaragoza a 1-0 win at Levante in a King's Cup last 16 first-leg tie Thursday, while Real Betis was held to a 1-1 draw at second division Las Palmas. After failing to threaten Levante's goal through 91 minutes, Aranda collected Leo Franco's long goal kick before lifting a delicate chip shot over goalkeeper Kaylor Navas to snatch the late victory. Aranda played for Levante last season. Levante played without most of its regular starters, who have taken the team to sixth in the Spanish league and the knockout rounds of the Europa League. The away leg will be played in Zaragoza on Jan. 9. — Agencies
