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)
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The 2007–08 Coppa Italia was the 61st edition of the national domestic tournament. Fixtures were announced at 16:00 CET, July 25, 2007.^[1] The tournament began on August 14, 2007,^[2] and ended on May 24, 2008, with a single-match final played at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome.^[3] 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.^[4] 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.

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:

* indicates home team in each leg

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.

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

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

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