2007–08 Coppa Italia

2007–08 Coppa Italia

Roma players are given the trophy by Italian president Giorgio Napolitano after the final
Tournament details
Country	Italy
Dates	14 Aug 2007 – 24 May 2008
Teams	42
Final positions
Champions	Roma (9th title)
Runner-up	Internazionale
Tournament statistics
Matches played	55
Goals scored	160 (2.91 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Mario Balotelli Julio Cruz Vincenzo Iaquinta Giampaolo Pazzini (4 goals each)

The 2007–08 Coppa Italia was the 61st edition of the national domestic tournament. Fixtures were announced at 16:00 CET, July 25, 2007. The tournament began on August 14, 2007, and ended on May 24, 2008, with a single-match final played at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome. For the fourth consecutive tournament, Roma and Internazionale were the finalists. Roma won the tournament 2–1 in the final.

The format of the 2007–08 Coppa, which was announced on June 28, 2007, was a major departure from the format used in previous cup tournaments. The new format reduced the number of competitors to the 42 teams that would play in Serie A and Serie B for the 2007–08 season; no Serie C teams participated in the tournament. Also, the rather unusual two-leg final was eliminated.

Seedings and format

The format for pairings were as follows:

• First phase: one-leg fixtures
  • First round: The bottom 24 seeds (19–42) were paired
  • Second round: The 12 first round winners were paired
• Second phase: one-leg fixtures
  • 6 first phase winners and seeds 9–18 were paired
• Third phase: two-leg fixtures
  • Round of 16: 8 second phase winners were inserted into a bracket with seeds 1–8
  • Quarterfinals and Semifinals: Two-leg fixtures with pairings based upon bracket
• Final: one-leg fixture at a neutral venue

Seeds in the tournament were allocated as follows:

Seed	Club	Allocation	Phase of Entry
1	Roma	Defending Champion	Third Phase
2	Internazionale	Participants in Champions League, UEFA Cup, and Intertoto Cup
3	Lazio
4	Milan
5	Palermo
6	Fiorentina
7	Empoli
8	Sampdoria
9	Atalanta	Remaining Serie A teams to 17th place	Second Phase
10	Udinese
11	Livorno
12	Parma
13	Catania
14	Reggina
15	Siena
16	Cagliari
17	Torino
18	Juventus	Serie B teams promoted to Serie A this season
19	Napoli		First Phase
20	Genoa
21	Chievo	Serie A teams demoted to Serie B this season
22	Ascoli
23	Messina
24	Piacenza	Remaining Serie B teams to 17th place
25	Rimini
26	Brescia
27	Bologna
28	Mantova
29	Lecce
30	AlbinoLeffe
31	Vicenza
32	Treviso
33	Bari
34	Frosinone
35	Modena
36	Cesena
37	Triestina
38	Spezia	Winner of Serie B Play-out
39	Ravenna	4 teams promoted from Serie C1
40	Grosseto
41	Avellino
42	Pisa

Fixtures

Opening rounds

* indicates home team in each leg

Top left bracket

First elim. round August 14 and 15, 2007

Second elim. round August 18, 2007

Third elim. round August 29, 2007

Round of 16 December 6, 11, 12, 19 and 20, 2007 January 15, 16, and 17, 2008

Quarterfinals January 23 and 24, 2008 January 29 and 30, 2008

Rimini

6*

Roma

1

4*

5

Frosinone

0

Rimini

2*

Torino

3*

0

3

Rimini

3*

Torino (aet)

3

Treviso

1

Roma

1

1*

2

Lecce

2(3)

Sampdoria

1*

0

1

Treviso

2(4)*

Sampdoria

0

4*

4

Cagliari

2

Cagliari

1*

0

1

Siena

1*

Bottom left bracket

Round 1

Round 2

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

Palermo

0*

0

0

Messina

2(3)*

Bari

0*

Udinese

0

1*

1

Vicenza

2(4)

Vicenza

0

Udinese

3

Bari

2*

Udinese

3*

1

4

Albinoleffe

0

Catania (a)

2

2*

4

Bari

1*

Milan

1*

1

2

Bologna

2*

Triestina

0(2)

Catania

2

1*

3

Modena

1

Bologna

1(3)*

Catania

0(4)*

Triestina

1(4)

Mantova

0

Triestina

1*

Top right bracket

Round 1

Round 2

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

Lazio

2*

1

3

Brescia

1

Napoli

1(4)*

Napoli

1

1*

2

Pisa1

2*

Pisa

1

Livorno

1(3)

Napoli (aet)

3*

Lazio

2*

2

4

Napoli

4*

Fiorentina

1

1*

2

Cesena

0

Fiorentina

1

2*

3

Ascoli

2

Ascoli (aet)

2*

Ascoli

1*

0

1

Avellino2

0*

Ascoli (aet)

3*

Atalanta

1

Genoa

2

Genoa

2*

Grosseto

1

Bottom Right Bracket

Round 1

Round 2

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

Chievo

0

Internazionale

4

3*

7

Ravenna

1*

Piacenza

2

Reggina

1*

0

1

Ravenna

1*

Reggina

3*

Piacenza4

2

Internazionale

2*

3

5

Piacenza3

2*

Juventus

2

2*

4

Spezia

0

Empoli

2*

3

5

Juventus

3

Juventus

1

5*

6

Parma

1*

¹ The match was played in Pistoia, approximately 67 km from Pisa. Pisa was originally designated as the home team.

² The match was played behind closed doors in Avellino.

³ The match was played in Fiorenzuola, approximately 23 km from Piacenza. Piacenza was originally designated as the home team.

⁴ The match was played at Ravenna, even though according to the original bracket Piacenza was designated as the home team.

Semi-finals and final

	Semi-finals April 16, 2008 May 7 and May 8, 2008						Final Stadio Olimpico, Rome May 24, 2008
	Roma	1	1	2
	Catania	0	1	1
							Roma	2
							Internazionale	1
	Lazio	0	0	0
	Internazionale	0	2	2

Final

Main article: 2008 Coppa Italia final

24 May 2008

20:45 CEST

Roma	2–1	Internazionale
Mexès 36' Perrotta 54'	Report	Pelé 60'

Stadio Olimpico, Rome

Attendance: 60,000

Referee: Emidio Morganti

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Mario Balotelli	Internazionale	4
	Julio Cruz	Internazionale
	Vincenzo Iaquinta	Juventus
	Giampaolo Pazzini	Fiorentina
5	Alessandro Del Piero	Juventus	3
	Francesco Totti	Roma
	Mancini	Roma
	Ezequiel Lavezzi	Napoli
	Maurizio Domizzi	Napoli
	Jeda	Rimini
	Francesco Valiani	Rimini
	Nicola Pozzi	Empoli
	Stefano Guberti	Ascoli