2014 Coppa Italia final
Event | 2013–14 Coppa Italia | ||||||
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Date | 3 May 2014 | ||||||
Venue | Stadio Olimpico, Rome | ||||||
Referee | Daniele Orsato[1] | ||||||
Attendance | 65,000 | ||||||
The 2014 Coppa Italia final decided the winner of the
As Napoli qualified for the
The final was marred by pre-match violence, which delayed the scheduled kick-off time. Three Napoli fans were shot, one of whom died following a two-month coma. Club President Aurelio De Laurentiis dedicated Napoli's victory to the wounded fans.
Background
Fiorentina played their 10th Coppa Italia final, having won six, including their last in
During
Prior to the cup final, Napoli were in third place in Serie A and therefore in the last position to qualify for the Champions League, eight points ahead of Fiorentina with nine points left to play for. Fiorentina manager Vincenzo Montella said before the game that his priority was to finish fourth and win the Coppa Italia. His Napoli counterpart, Rafael Benítez, warned his players not to expect to win solely based on their league position.[6]
Players and staff of both clubs were invited to Vatican City the day before the final, where they listened to a speech by Pope Francis. Managers Montella and Benítez presented souvenirs of their clubs to the Pope.[7]
Road to the final
Fiorentina | Round | Napoli | ||
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Opponent | Result | 2013–14 Coppa Italia | Opponent | Result |
Chievo
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2–0 | Round of 16 | Atalanta
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3–1 |
Siena
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2–1 | Quarter-finals | Lazio
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1–0 |
Udinese | 1–2 (A), 2–0 (H) (3–2 agg.) | Semi-finals | Roma
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2–3 (A), 3–0 (H) (5–3 agg.) |
Fiorentina
Fiorentina, of
Napoli
Napoli, also of Serie A, entered in the Last 16 on 15 January with a 3–1 home win over
Match
Team selection
Fiorentina were without record signing
Napoli's top scorer of the season, Higuaín, started despite a bruise to his shin from his last match. Benítez said "Not everyone in the team is 100 per cent, but we are in good shape".[6]
Pre-match violence
Three Napoli fans were shot outside the stadium before the match, two with arm injuries.
Summary
Napoli winger Insigne opened the scoring in the 11th minute by cutting in from the left and curling a shot past Fiorentina goalkeeper Neto. He doubled the lead six minutes later by connecting to Higuaín's cross and forcing a deflection off
Fiorentina had chances to equalise in the second half, with a long shot from substitute Matías Fernández tipped over the crossbar by Napoli goalkeeper Pepe Reina, and Iličić missing a one-on-one.[20] Despite being reduced to ten men for the last ten minutes after a second booking for Gökhan Inler after he fouled Iličić, Napoli extended their lead in injury time when substitute Mertens scored a third after being set up by Callejón.[19]
Details
Fiorentina
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Napoli
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Post-match
Napoli supporters invaded the pitch to celebrate following their team's victory. However, they were brought under control in order to allow the trophy ceremony to take place.[21]
Aurelio De Laurentiis, club president of Napoli, dedicated the cup win to the then unidentified fan who had been shot before the match and operated on.[22] On the pre-match violence, Demetrio Albertini, vice president of the Italian Football Federation, said, "It certainly wasn't a great scene, what we displayed today alongside football, for a football lover like me, it was an ugly display."[22]
As cup winners, Napoli qualified for the
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