Christian Pulisic scored the 60th goal of his European career to help AC Milan beat 10-man Lecce 3-0 on Tuesday and advance to the Coppa Italia round of 16.
Santiago Gimenez and Christopher Nkunku also added goals for Milan, who now remain in the running for what might be their best chance at a trophy this season.
Milan will next face Lazio -- one of the top-eight seeded teams that were given byes in the opening two rounds.
Pulisic scored after Lecce center back Jamil Siebert was sent off for a foul on Nkunku.