2018–19 Coppa Italia

The 2018–19 Coppa Italia, also known as TIM Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 72nd edition of the national cup in Italian football.[1]

2018–19 Coppa Italia

Country	Italy
Dates	28 July 2018 – 15 May 2019
Teams	78
Defending champions	Juventus
Champions	Lazio (7th title)
Runners-up	Atalanta
Matches played	79
Goals scored	218 (2.76 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Krzysztof Piątek (8 goals)
← 2017–18 2019–20 →

Juventus were the defending champions having won the last four editions, but were eliminated by Atalanta in the quarter-finals.

Lazio won the competition by defeating Atalanta 2–0 in the final, winning their seventh title overall.[2]

Participating teams

Serie A (20 teams)

• Atalanta
• Bologna
• Cagliari
• Chievo
• Empoli
• Fiorentina
• Frosinone
• Genoa
• Internazionale
• Juventus
• Lazio
• Milan
• Napoli
• Parma
• Roma
• Sampdoria
• Sassuolo
• SPAL
• Torino
• Udinese

Serie B (19 teams)

• Ascoli
• Benevento
• Brescia
• Carpi
• Cittadella
• Cosenza
• Cremonese
• Crotone
• Foggia
• Hellas Verona
• Lecce
• Livorno
• Padova
• Palermo
• Perugia
• Pescara
• Salernitana
• Spezia
• Venezia

Serie C (30 teams)

• AlbinoLeffe
• Alessandria
• Carrarese
• Casertana
• Catania
• FeralpiSalò
• Giana Erminio
• Juve Stabia
• Monopoli
• Monza
• Novara
• Piacenza
• Pisa
• Pistoiese
• Pontedera
• Pordenone
• Pro Vercelli
• Renate
• Rende
• Sambenedettese
• Sicula Leonzio
• Siena
• Südtirol
• Ternana
• Trapani
• Triestina
• Vicenza Virtus
• Virtus Entella
• Virtus Francavilla
• Viterbese

Serie D (9 teams)

• Albalonga
• Campodarsego
• Chieri
• Como
• Imolese
• Matelica
• Picerno
• Rezzato
• Unione Sanremo

Format and seeding

Teams enter the competition at various stages, as follows:[1]

• First phase (one-legged fixtures)
  • First round: 27 teams from Serie C and the 9 Serie D teams start the tournament
  • Second round: the 18 winners from the previous round are joined by the 19 Serie B teams and 3 teams from Serie C
  • Third round: the 20 winners from the second round meet the 12 Serie A sides seeded 9-20
  • Fourth round: the 16 winners face each other
• Second phase
  • Round of 16 (one-legged): the 8 fourth round winners are inserted into a bracket with the Serie A clubs seeded 1-8
  • Quarter-finals (one-legged)
  • Semi-finals (two-legged)
• Final (one-legged)

Round dates

The schedule of each round was as follows:[3]

Phase	Round	First leg	Second leg
First stage	First round	29 July 2018
	Second round	5 August 2018
	Third round	12 August 2018
	Fourth round	5 December 2018
Final stage	Round of 16	13 January 2019
	Quarter-finals	30 January 2019
	Semi-finals	27 February 2019	24 April 2019
	Final	15 May 2019

First stage

First round

A total of 36 teams from Serie C and Serie D competed in this round, 18 of which advanced to second round. The first round matches were played on 28 and 29 July 2018.[4][5]

Casertana (3) v AZ Picerno (4)

28 July 2018	Casertana (3)	2–0	AZ Picerno (4)	Caserta
20:30 CEST	Alfageme  23', 90+2'			Stadium: Stadio Alberto Pinto

Viterbese (3) v Rende (3)

29 July 2018	Viterbese (3)	1–0	Rende (3)	Viterbo
18:00 CEST	Palermo  58'			Stadium: Stadio Enrico Rocchi

Sambenedettese (3) v Unione Sanremo (4)

29 July 2018	Sambenedettese (3)	1–0	Unione Sanremo (4)	San Benedetto del Tronto
18:30 CEST	Gelonese  47'			Stadium: Stadio Riviera delle Palme

Ternana (3) v Pontedera (3)

29 July 2018	Ternana (3)	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	Pontedera (3)	Terni
20:30 CEST	Vantaggiato  28' (pen.)		Vigna  14'	Stadium: Stadio Libero Liberati

Catania (3) v Como (4)

29 July 2018	Catania (3)	3–0	Como (4)	Catania
20:30 CEST	Lodi  29' Rossetti  45' Curiale  75'			Stadium: Stadio Angelo Massimino

Juve Stabia (3) v Pistoiese (3)

29 July 2018	Juve Stabia (3)	1–0	Pistoiese (3)	Castellammare di Stabia
20:30 CEST				Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti

Pisa (3) v Triestina (3)

29 July 2018	Pisa (3)	2–2 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p)	Triestina (3)	Pisa
20:45 CEST				Stadium: Stadio Arena Garibaldi - Romeo Anconetani

Monopoli (3) v Piacenza (3)

29 July 2018	Monopoli (3)	1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p)	Piacenza (3)	Monopoli
20:30				Stadium: Stadio Vito Simone Veneziani

Carrarese (3) v Imolese (4)

29 July 2018	Carrarese (3)	0–1	Imolese (4)	Carrara
20:30				Stadium: Stadio dei Marmi

Trapani (3) v Campodarsego (4)

29 July 2018	Trapani (3)	1–0	Campodarsego (4)	Erice
20:30 CEST				Stadium: Stadio Polisportivo Provinciale

Südtirol (3) v Albalonga (4)

29 July 2018	Südtirol (3)	2–1	Albalonga (4)	Bolzano
17:30 CEST	Constantino  53' Vinetot  82'		Corsetti  55'	Stadium: Stadio Druso

FeralpiSalò (3) v Virtus Francavilla (3)

29 July 2018	FeralpiSalò (3)	2–0	Virtus Francavilla (3)	Salò
20:30 CEST				Stadium: Stadio Lino Turina

Siena (3) v Sicula Leonzio (3)

29 July 2018	Siena (3)	2–0	Sicula Leonzio (3)	Siena
20:30 CEST				Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi

Renate (3) v Rezzato (4)

29 July 2018	Renate (3)	0–2	Rezzato (4)	Meda
18:00 CEST			Sodinha  45' Geroni  54'	Stadium: Stadio Città di Meda

Monza (3) v Matelica (4)

29 July 2018	Monza (3)	1–0	Matelica (4)	Monza
17:00 CEST	Barba  48'			Stadium: Stadio Brianteo

Alessandria (3) v Giana Erminio (3)

29 July 2018	Alessandria (3)	0–1	Giana Erminio (3)	Alessandria
16:30 CEST			Marzeglia  58'	Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Moccagatta

AlbinoLeffe (3) v Pordenone (3)

29 July 2018	AlbinoLeffe (3)	0–1	Pordenone (3)	Bergamo
18:30 CEST			Bombagi  90+1'	Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia

Vicenza (3) v Chieri (4)

29 July 2018	Vicenza (3)	2–1	Chieri (4)	Vicenza
18:30 CEST	Maistrello  14' Curcio  35'		Pautassi  29'	Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti

Second round

A total of 40 teams from Serie B and Serie C and Serie D competed in the second round, 20 of which advanced to join 12 teams from Serie A in the third round. The second round matches were played on 4, 5 and 7 August 2018.[4]

Ascoli (2) v Viterbese (3)

4 August 2018	Ascoli (2)	0–4	Viterbese (3)	Ascoli Piceno
				Stadium: Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca

Carpi (2) v Ternana (3)

4 August 2018	Carpi (2)	0–2	Ternana (3)	Carpi
				Stadium: Stadio Ettore Mannucci

Spezia (2) v Sambenedettese (3)

4 August 2018	Spezia (2)	2–1	Sambenedettese (3)	La Spezia
				Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco

Trapani (3) v Cosenza (2)

4 August 2018	Trapani (3)	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Cosenza (2)	Erice
				Stadium: Stadio Polisportivo Provinciale

Benevento (2) v Imolese (4)

5 August 2018	Benevento (2)	3–1	Imolese (4)	Benevento
				Stadium: Stadio Ciro Vigorito

Cittadella (2) v Monopoli (3)

5 August 2018	Cittadella (2)	1–0	Monopoli (3)	Cittadella
				Stadium: Stadio Piercesare Tombolato

Venezia (2) v Südtirol (3)

5 August 2018	Venezia (2)	0–1	Südtirol (3)	Venice
				Stadium: Stadio Pierluigi Penzo

Brescia (2) v Pro Vercelli (3)

5 August 2018	Brescia (2)	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–1 p)	Pro Vercelli (3)	Brescia
				Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti

Cremonese (2) v Pisa (3)

5 August 2018	Cremonese (2)	3–3 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p)	Pisa (3)	Cremona
				Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini

Livorno (2) v Casertana (3)

5 August 2018	Livorno (2)	1–1 (a.e.t.) (7–6 p)	Casertana (3)	Livorno
				Stadium: Stadio Armando Picchi

Padova (2) v Monza (3)

5 August 2018	Padova (2)	1–0	Monza (3)	Padua
				Stadium: Stadio Euganeo

Palermo (2) v Vicenza (3)

5 August 2018	Palermo (2)	2–2 (a.e.t.) (6–5 p)	Vicenza (3)	Palermo
				Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera

Perugia (2) v Novara (3)

5 August 2018	Perugia (2)	1–3	Novara (3)	Perugia
				Stadium: Stadio Renato Curi

Pescara (2) v Pordenone (3)

5 August 2018	Pescara (2)	2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	Pordenone (3)	Pescara
				Stadium: Stadio Adriatico-Giovanni Cornacchia

Hellas Verona (2) v Juve Stabia (3)

5 August 2018	Hellas Verona (2)	4–1	Juve Stabia (3)	Verona
				Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi

Virtus Entella (3) v Siena (3)

5 August 2018	Virtus Entella (3)	3–0	Siena (3)	Chiavari
				Stadium: Stadio Comunale

Crotone (2) v Giana Erminio (3)

5 August 2018	Crotone (2)	4–0	Giana Erminio (3)	Crotone
				Stadium: Stadio Ezio Scida

Foggia (2) v Catania (3)

5 August 2018	Foggia (2)	1–3	Catania (3)	Foggia
				Stadium: Stadio Pino Zaccheria

Salernitana (2) v Rezzato (4)

5 August 2018	Salernitana (2)	6–1	Rezzato (4)	Salerno
				Stadium: Stadio Arechi

Lecce (2) v FeralpiSalò (3)

7 August 2018	Lecce (2)	1–0 (a.e.t.)	FeralpiSalò (3)	Lecce
				Stadium: Stadio Via del Mar

Third round

A total of 32 teams from Serie A, Serie B and Serie C competed in the third round, 16 of which advanced to the fourth round. The third round matches were played on 11 and 12 August 2018.[4]

Udinese (1) v Benevento (2)

11 August 2018	Udinese (1)	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Benevento (2)	Udine
				Stadium: Dacia Arena

Genoa (1) v Lecce (2)

11 August 2018	Genoa (1)	4–0	Lecce (2)	Genoa
				Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris

Sampdoria (1) v Viterbese (3)

12 August 2018	Sampdoria (1)	1–0	Viterbese (3)	Genoa
				Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris

Spezia (2) v SPAL (1)

12 August 2018	Spezia (2)	0–1	SPAL (1)	La Spezia
				Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco

Sassuolo (1) v Ternana (3)

12 August 2018	Sassuolo (1)	5–1	Ternana (3)	Reggio Emilia
				Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore

Catania (3) v Hellas Verona (2)

12 August 2018	Catania (3)	2–0	Hellas Verona (2)	Catania
				Stadium: Stadio Angelo Massimino

Parma (1) v Pisa (3)

12 August 2018	Parma (1)	0–1	Pisa (3)	Parma
				Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini

Brescia (2) v Novara (3)

12 August 2018	Brescia (2)	2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p)	Novara (3)	Brescia
				Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti

Empoli (1) v Cittadella (2)

12 August 2018	Empoli (1)	0–3	Cittadella (2)	Empoli
				Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani

Torino (1) v Cosenza (2)

12 August 2018	Torino (1)	4–0	Cosenza (2)	Torino
				Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino

Frosinone (1) v Südtirol (3)

12 August 2018	Frosinone (1)	0–2	Südtirol (3)	Benevento
				Stadium: Stadio Ciro Vigorito

Virtus Entella (3) v Salernitana (2)

12 August 2018	Virtus Entella (3)	2–0	Salernitana (2)	Chiavari
				Stadium: Stadio Comunale

Bologna (1) v Padova (2)

12 August 2018	Bologna (1)	2–0	Padova (2)	Bologna
				Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara

Livorno (2) v Crotone (2)

12 August 2018	Livorno (2)	0–1	Crotone (2)	Livorno
				Stadium: Stadio Armando Picchi

Chievo (1) v Pescara (2)

12 August 2018	Chievo (1)	1–0	Pescara (2)	Verona
				Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi

Cagliari (1) v Palermo (2)

12 August 2018	Cagliari (1)	2–1	Palermo (2)	Cagliari
				Stadium: Sardegna Arena

Fourth round

A total of 16 teams from Serie A, Serie B and Serie C will compete in the fourth round, 8 of which will advance to the round of 16. The fourth round matches will be played on 4, 5 and 6 December 2018.[4] All times are CET (UTC+1).

Benevento (2) v Cittadella (2)

4 December 2018	Benevento (2)	1–0	Cittadella (2)	Benevento
15:00	Bandinelli  77'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Ciro Vigorito Referee: Federico Dionisi

Bologna (1) v Crotone (2)

4 December 2018	Bologna (1)	3–0	Crotone (2)	Bologna
18:00	Orsolini  40', 67' Falcinelli  56'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Referee: Juan Luca Sacchi

Sampdoria (1) v SPAL (1)

4 December 2018	Sampdoria (1)	2–1	SPAL (1)	Genoa
20:45	Defrel  45+1' Kownacki  82'	Report	Floccari  34'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Aleandro Di Paolo

Novara (3) v Pisa (3)

5 December 2018	Novara (3)	3–2	Pisa (3)	Novara
15:00	Peralta  22' Bove  53' Manconi  90+1'	Report	Marconi  16' Lisi  72'	Stadium: Stadio Silvio Piola Referee: Lorenzo Illuzzi

Sassuolo (1) v Catania (3)

5 December 2018	Sassuolo (1)	2–1	Catania (3)	Sassuolo
18:00	Matri  14' Locatelli  80'	Report	Brodić  41'	Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Referee: Antonio Rapuano

Chievo (1) v Cagliari (1)

5 December 2018	Chievo (1)	1–2	Cagliari (1)	Verona
20:45	Léris  18'	Report	Cerri  8' Pisacane  68'	Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi Referee: Luigi Nasca

Genoa (1) v Virtus Entella (3)

6 December 2018	Genoa (1)	3–3 (a.e.t.) (6–7 p)	Virtus Entella (3)	Genoa
18:00	Piątek  27' (pen.), 86' (pen.) Lapadula  110' (pen.)	Report	Icardi  20', 83' Adorján  120+2'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Valerio Marini
	Penalties
	Bessa Veloso Sandro Biraschi Piątek Zukanović Rômulo Lapadula		Mota Nizzetto Baroni Belli Paolucci Di Paola Icardi Adorján

Torino (1) v Südtirol (3)

6 December 2018	Torino (1)	2–0	Südtirol (3)	Turin
20:45	Soriano  24' Edera  81'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino Referee: Daniele Minelli

Final stage

Bracket

	Round of 16				Quarter-finals				Semi-finals						Final
	Torino (1)	0
	Fiorentina (1)	2
					Fiorentina	7
					Roma	1
	Roma (1)	4
	Virtus Entella (3)	0
									Fiorentina	3	1	4
								Atalanta	3	2	5
	Cagliari (1)	0
	Atalanta (1)	2
					Atalanta	3
					Juventus	0
	Bologna (1)	0
	Juventus (1)	2
															Atalanta	0
															Lazio	2
	Internazionale (1)	6
	Benevento (2)	2
					Internazionale	1 (3)
					Lazio (p)	1 (4)
	Lazio (1)	4
	Novara (3)	1
									Lazio	0	1	1
								Milan	0	0	0
	Sampdoria (1)	0
	Milan (1) (a.e.t.)	2
					Milan	2
					Napoli	0
	Napoli (1)	2
	Sassuolo (1)	0

Round of 16

Round of 16 matches were played from 12–14 January 2019. All times are CET (UTC+1).

Lazio (1) v Novara (3)

12 January 2019	Lazio (1)	4–1	Novara (3)	Rome
15:00	Luis Alberto  12' Immobile  20', 35' Milinković-Savić  45+3'	Report	Eusepi  49' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 15,604 Referee: Eugenio Abbattista

Sampdoria (1) v Milan (1)

12 January 2019	Sampdoria (1)	0–2 (a.e.t.)	Milan (1)	Genoa
18:00		Report	Cutrone  102', 108'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 14,854 Referee: Fabrizio Pasqua

Bologna (1) v Juventus (1)

12 January 2019	Bologna (1)	0–2	Juventus (1)	Bologna
20:45		Report	Bernardeschi  9' Kean  49'	Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 15,469 Referee: Federico La Penna

Torino (1) v Fiorentina (1)

13 January 2019	Torino (1)	0–2	Fiorentina (1)	Turin
15:00		Report	Chiesa  87', 90+2'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino Attendance: 16,957 Referee: Rosario Abisso

Internazionale (1) v Benevento (2)

13 January 2019	Internazionale (1)	6–2	Benevento (2)	Milan
18:00	Icardi  3' (pen.) Candreva  7', 90+5' Dalbert  45+1' Martínez  48', 66'	Report	Insigne  58' Bandinelli  74'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Antonio Giua

Napoli (1) v Sassuolo (1)

13 January 2019	Napoli (1)	2–0	Sassuolo (1)	Naples
20:45	Milik  15' Fabián  74'	Report		Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 14,908 Referee: Daniele Chiffi

Cagliari (1) v Atalanta (1)

14 January 2019	Cagliari (1)	0–2	Atalanta (1)	Cagliari
17:30		Report	Zapata  88' Pašalić  90+3'	Stadium: Sardegna Arena Attendance: 10,119 Referee: Marco Piccinini

Roma (1) v Virtus Entella (3)

14 January 2019	Roma (1)	4–0	Virtus Entella (3)	Rome
21:00	Schick  1', 47' Marcano  45+2' Pastore  75'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 20,984 Referee: Aleandro Di Paolo

Quarter-finals

Quarter-final matches were played from 29–31 January 2019. All times are CET (UTC+1).

Milan (1) v Napoli (1)

29 January 2019	Milan (1)	2–0	Napoli (1)	Milan
20:45	Piątek  10', 27'	Report		Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 22,289 Referee: Piero Giacomelli

Fiorentina (1) v Roma (1)

30 January 2019	Fiorentina (1)	7–1	Roma (1)	Florence
17:30	Chiesa  7', 18', 74' Muriel  33' Benassi  66' Simeone  79', 89'	Report	Kolarov  28'	Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 21,190 Referee: Gianluca Manganiello

Atalanta (1) v Juventus (1)

30 January 2019	Atalanta (1)	3–0	Juventus (1)	Bergamo
20:45	Castagne  37' Zapata  39', 86'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Attendance: 18,438 Referee: Fabrizio Pasqua

Internazionale (1) v Lazio (1)

31 January 2019	Internazionale (1)	1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p)	Lazio (1)	Milan
21:00	Icardi  120+5' (pen.)	Report	Immobile  108'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 23,408 Referee: Rosario Abisso
	Penalties
	Brozović Martínez Icardi Cédric Nainggolan		Immobile Durmisi Parolo Acerbi Lucas

Semi-finals

The first legs of the semi-finals were played on 26 and 27 February and the second legs on 24 and 25 April 2019. First-leg times are CET (UTC+1), and second-leg times are CEST (UTC+2).

First leg

Lazio (1) v Milan (1)

26 February 2019	Lazio (1)	0–0	Milan (1)	Rome
21:00		Report		Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 31,235 Referee: Daniele Orsato

Fiorentina (1) v Atalanta (1)

27 February 2019	Fiorentina (1)	3–3	Atalanta (1)	Florence
21:00	Chiesa  33' Benassi  36' Muriel  79'	Report	Gómez  16' Pašalić  18' De Roon  58'	Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 34,437 Referee: Piero Giacomelli

Second leg

Milan (1) v Lazio (1)

24 April 2019	Milan (1)	0–1 (0–1 agg.)	Lazio (1)	Milan
20:45		Report	Correa  58'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 61,045 Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni

Atalanta (1) v Fiorentina (1)

25 April 2019	Atalanta (1)	2–1 (5–4 agg.)	Fiorentina (1)	Bergamo
20:45	Iličić  14' (pen.) Gómez  69'	Report	Muriel  3'	Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Attendance: 20,416 Referee: Gianpaolo Calvarese

Final

Main article: 2019 Coppa Italia Final

15 May 2019

20:45 (UTC+2)

Atalanta	0–2	Lazio
	Report	Milinković-Savić  82' Correa  90'

Stadio Olimpico, Rome

Attendance: 57,059

Referee: Luca Banti

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Krzysztof Piątek	Genoa/Milan	8
2	Federico Chiesa	Fiorentina	6
3	Ciro Immobile	Lazio	3
	Luis Muriel	Fiorentina
	Mattia Rossetti	Catania
	Duván Zapata	Atalanta

Notes

1. The Inter v Benevento match was played behind closed doors due to punishment by Serie A after alleged racist chants by Inter supporters in their match against Napoli.[6]

References

1. "Coppa Italia 2018/2019, 2019/2020 e 2020/2021" (PDF) (in Italian). legaseriea.it. 9 July 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
2. "Coppa Italia: Atalanta bow to Lazio". Football Italia. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
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