Luis Fabiano's hat trick led Sevilla over Ponferradina 4-0 to avoid emulating Real Madrid and Villarreal and exiting the Copa del Rey to a lower-tier team on Thursday. Also, Walter Pandiani's first-half goal helped Osasuna beat Getafe 1-0 for its first victory of the campaign. Ponferradina, a third-division club, brought a 1-0 first-leg lead, but Fabiano evened the tie in the 29th minute after sharply heading Ndri Romaric's cross beyond goalkeeper Alejandro Garcia. Jesus Nava headed the Brazil international into the clear in the 49th to coolly chip over Garcia for a second. Fabiano ensured the 2007 champion's progression to the last 16 in the 67th after scoring from a low volley. Sevilla capped the 4-1 aggregate through Enza Maresca in injury time. Getafe goalkeeper Jacobo Sanz was at fault in the 32nd minute after delivering a lazy pass straight to Pandiani. The Italian striker managed to rush the net and score over Jacobo for coach Jose Antonio Camacho's first victory and the Basque club's first goal in 437 minutes - a stretch of four games dating to Oct. 19. Getafe won't reach the final for a third straight year after exiting by the same overall score. The other 14 teams to advance on Wednesday included Espanyol, Valladolid, Atletico Madrid, Almeria, Real Betis, Racing Santander, Deportivo La Coruna, Sporting Gijon, Mallorca and 23-time winner Athletic Bilbao. Juve joins Inter at top Juventus beat Genoa 4-1 for its fifth straight win and joined Inter Milan for the provisional lead in the Serie A on Thursday. Defender Zdenek Grygera put Juve ahead six minutes in, then provided the cross that Amauri redirected in for the host's second goal in the 26th. Vincenzo Iaquinta made it 3-0 in the 85th after taking a no-look pass from Juventus captain Alessandro Del Piero. Diego Milito pulled one back for Genoa from a penalty kick in the 89th for his league-leading 10th goal of the season, and Genoa defender Sokratis Papastathopoulos restored the three-goal lead with an own goal in added time. Juventus and Inter are tied with 24 points each, while Genoa remained with 20. Inter visits Palermo on Saturday. The Juventus-Genoa match was moved up two days because the stadium will be used on Saturday for the Italy
