Paulo Fonseca hailed the "serious" attitude displayed by his Milan team in their emphatic Coppa Italia win over Sassuolo.

Milan raced into a four-goal lead by half-time to end any hopes of an upset by the Serie B leaders, with Fonseca's team ultimately prevailing 6-1.

The hosts were clinical at San Siro, with their six goals coming from just 1.9 expected goals, while they got eight of their 15 attempts on target.

Samuel Chukwueze, Davide Calabria, Rafael Leao, Tammy Abraham and the in-form Tijjani Reijnders were on target, and Fonseca was quick to praise the mentality of his team.

"We played a great game, magnificent first half, which also helped us manage the players," Fonseca told Italian broadcaster Mediaset.

"Nothing to say, we played a very serious game. The attitude of the players was very serious and I am satisfied."

Fonseca made eight changes from the team which beat Empoli 3-0 at the weekend, and the manager was happy with how the players who came in responded.

"I have always said to have faith in all the players, that's why they all play.

"Today I'm very pleased because we had players who had played less and who played a magnificent game. They told me that they are ready to play all the time. That's what I want to hear.

"In the past, I think it was a problem. The attitude towards the big teams has always been perfect.

"But the attitude towards the other teams has always been lacking. That's what we had [on Tuesday]."