(CNN) -- Juventus are through to the last eight of the Italian Cup after a comfortable 2-0 win over Catania on Thursday evening.
Serbian international winger Milos Krasic opened the scoring for the home side 11 minutes before the break and Italian wideman Simone Pepe made the result safe in the 54th minute.
The match also marked the return of international goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon, who has missed the last seven months with a disc problem in his back.
Juventus currently lie nine points off leaders AC Milan in Serie A and have crashed out of Europe, so the cup represents their only realistic chance of some silverware this season.
And this result means they join Inter Milan, Palermo and Parma in the last eight of the competition while the other four qualifiers will be decided next week.
Meanwhile, Bologna's fight to avoid relegation from Serie A has suffered a further blow after they were hit by a two-point deduction for failing to pay players wages and taxes.
Bologna suffered a one-point penalty last month for the same offense -- and the new decision means they drop down five places to 15th -- just four points off the drop zone.