2007–08 Coppa Italia
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The 2007–08
The format of the 2007–08 Coppa, which was announced on June 28, 2007, is a major departure from the format used in previous years.
Seedings and format
The format for pairings will be as follows:
- First phase: one-leg fixtures
- First round: The bottom 24 seeds (19–42) are paired
- Second round: The 12 first round winners are paired
- Second phase: one-leg fixtures
- 6 first phase winners and seeds 9–18 are paired
- Third phase: two-leg fixtures
- Round of 16: 8 second phase winners are inserted into a bracket with seeds 1–8
- Quarterfinals and Semifinals: Two-leg fixtures with pairings based upon bracket
- Final: one-leg fixture at neutral venue
Seeds in the tournament will be allocated as follows:
| Seed | Club | Allocation | Phase of Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roma
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Defending Champion | Third Phase |
| 2 | Internazionale
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Participants in Intertoto Cup
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| 3 | Lazio
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| 4 | Milan
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| 5 | Palermo
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| 6 | Fiorentina | ||
| 7 | Empoli
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| 8 | Sampdoria
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| 9 | Atalanta
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Remaining Serie A teams to 17th place | Second Phase |
| 10 | Udinese | ||
| 11 | Livorno
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| 12 | Parma
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| 13 | Catania
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| 14 | Reggina
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| 15 | Siena
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| 16 | Cagliari | ||
| 17 | Torino
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| 18 | Juventus | Serie B teams promoted to Serie A this season | |
| 19 | Napoli
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First Phase | |
| 20 | Genoa
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| 21 | Chievo
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Serie A teams demoted to Serie B this season | |
| 22 | Ascoli
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| 23 | Messina
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| 24 | Piacenza
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Remaining Serie B teams to 17th place | |
| 25 | Rimini
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| 26 | Brescia | ||
| 27 | Bologna
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| 28 | Mantova
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| 29 | Lecce
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| 30 | AlbinoLeffe
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| 31 | Vicenza
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| 32 | Treviso
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| 33 | Bari
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| 34 | Frosinone | ||
| 35 | Modena
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| 36 | Cesena
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| 37 | Triestina
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| 38 | Spezia
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Winner of Serie B Play-out | |
| 39 | Ravenna
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4 teams promoted from Serie C1 | |
| 40 | Grosseto
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| 41 | Avellino
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| 42 | Pisa
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||
Siena | 1* | |||||||||||||||||||||
Bottom left bracket
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
Triestina | 1* | |||||||||||||||||||||
Top right bracket
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
Grosseto | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Bottom Right Bracket
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
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
Roma | 2–1 | Internazionale |
|---|---|---|
Mexès  36'Perrotta 54' |
Report | Pelé 60' |
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mario Balotelli
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Internazionale | 4 |
Julio Cruz
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Internazionale | ||
| Vincenzo Iaquinta
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Juventus | ||
| Giampaolo Pazzini
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Fiorentina | ||
| 5 | Alessandro Del Piero
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Juventus | 3 |
| Francesco Totti
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Roma
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 Mancini
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Roma
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 Ezequiel Lavezzi
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Napoli
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| Maurizio Domizzi
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Napoli
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| Jeda
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Rimini
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| Francesco Valiani
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Rimini
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| Nicola Pozzi
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Empoli
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| Stefano Guberti
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Ascoli
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References
- ^ Italian Calcio Blog: Coppa Italia Draw
- ^ "Orari TIM Cup" (PDF) (in Italian). Lega Nazionale Professionisti. 2007-08-09. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2007-08-09.
- ^ "TIM Cup – Sede di Gara Finale 2007/2008" (PDF) (in Italian). Lega Nazionale Professionisti. 2007-12-06. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-02-28.
- ^ La A parte il 26 agosto; Coppa Italia, finale unica, Kataweb. (in Italian)
