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
Dates28 July 2018 –
15 May 2019
Teams78
Defending championsJuventus
ChampionsLazio (7th title)
Runners-upAtalanta
Matches played79
Goals scored218 (2.76 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Krzysztof Piątek
(8 goals)

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)

Serie B (19 teams)

Serie C (30 teams)

Serie D (9 teams)

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]

28 July 2018 Casertana (3)2–0AZ Picerno (4)Caserta
20:30 CEST
Stadium: Stadio Alberto Pinto
29 July 2018 Viterbese (3)1–0Rende (3)Viterbo
18:00 CEST
Stadium: Stadio Enrico Rocchi
29 July 2018 Sambenedettese (3)1–0Unione Sanremo (4)San Benedetto del Tronto
18:30 CEST
  • Gelonese  47'
 Stadium: Stadio Riviera delle Palme
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
29 July 2018 Catania (3)3–0Como (4)Catania
20:30 CEST Lodi  29'
Rossetti  45'
Curiale  75'		 Stadium: Stadio Angelo Massimino
29 July 2018 Juve Stabia (3)1–0Pistoiese (3)Castellammare di Stabia
20:30 CEST Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti
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
29 July 2018 Monopoli (3)1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–3 p)		Piacenza (3)Monopoli
20:30 Stadium: Stadio Vito Simone Veneziani
29 July 2018 Carrarese (3)0–1Imolese (4)Carrara
20:30 Stadium: Stadio dei Marmi
29 July 2018 Trapani (3)1–0Campodarsego (4)Erice
20:30 CEST Stadium: Stadio Polisportivo Provinciale
29 July 2018 Südtirol (3)2–1Albalonga (4)Bolzano
17:30 CEST
  • Corsetti  55'
 Stadium: Stadio Druso
29 July 2018 FeralpiSalò (3)2–0Virtus Francavilla (3)Salò
20:30 CEST Stadium: Stadio Lino Turina
29 July 2018 Siena (3)2–0Sicula Leonzio (3)Siena
20:30 CEST Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
29 July 2018 Renate (3)0–2Rezzato (4)Meda
18:00 CEST
Stadium: Stadio Città di Meda
29 July 2018 Monza (3)1–0Matelica (4)Monza
17:00 CEST
Stadium: Stadio Brianteo
29 July 2018 Alessandria (3)0–1Giana Erminio (3)Alessandria
16:30 CEST
  • Marzeglia  58'
 Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Moccagatta
29 July 2018 AlbinoLeffe (3)0–1Pordenone (3)Bergamo
18:30 CEST
Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia
29 July 2018 Vicenza (3)2–1Chieri (4)Vicenza
18:30 CEST
  • 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]

4 August 2018 Ascoli (2)0–4Viterbese (3)Ascoli Piceno
Stadium: Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca
4 August 2018 Carpi (2)0–2Ternana (3)Carpi
Stadium: Stadio Ettore Mannucci
4 August 2018 Spezia (2)2–1Sambenedettese (3)La Spezia
Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
4 August 2018 Trapani (3)1–2 (a.e.t.)Cosenza (2)Erice
Stadium: Stadio Polisportivo Provinciale
5 August 2018 Benevento (2)3–1Imolese (4)Benevento
Stadium: Stadio Ciro Vigorito
5 August 2018 Cittadella (2)1–0Monopoli (3)Cittadella
Stadium: Stadio Piercesare Tombolato
5 August 2018 Venezia (2)0–1Südtirol (3)Venice
Stadium: Stadio Pierluigi Penzo
5 August 2018 Brescia (2)1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–1 p)		Pro Vercelli (3)Brescia
Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti
5 August 2018 Cremonese (2)3–3 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)		Pisa (3)Cremona
Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
5 August 2018 Livorno (2)1–1 (a.e.t.)
(7–6 p)		Casertana (3)Livorno
Stadium: Stadio Armando Picchi
5 August 2018 Padova (2)1–0Monza (3)Padua
Stadium: Stadio Euganeo
5 August 2018 Palermo (2)2–2 (a.e.t.)
(6–5 p)		Vicenza (3)Palermo
Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera
5 August 2018 Perugia (2)1–3Novara (3)Perugia
Stadium: Stadio Renato Curi
5 August 2018 Pescara (2)2–2 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)		Pordenone (3)Pescara
Stadium: Stadio Adriatico-Giovanni Cornacchia
5 August 2018 Hellas Verona (2)4–1Juve Stabia (3)Verona
Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
5 August 2018 Virtus Entella (3)3–0Siena (3)Chiavari
Stadium: Stadio Comunale
5 August 2018 Crotone (2)4–0Giana Erminio (3)Crotone
Stadium: Stadio Ezio Scida
5 August 2018 Foggia (2)1–3Catania (3)Foggia
Stadium: Stadio Pino Zaccheria
5 August 2018 Salernitana (2)6–1Rezzato (4)Salerno
Stadium: Stadio Arechi
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]

11 August 2018 Udinese (1)1–2 (a.e.t.)Benevento (2)Udine
Stadium: Dacia Arena
11 August 2018 Genoa (1)4–0Lecce (2)Genoa
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
12 August 2018 Sampdoria (1)1–0Viterbese (3)Genoa
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
12 August 2018 Spezia (2)0–1SPAL (1)La Spezia
Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
12 August 2018 Sassuolo (1)5–1Ternana (3)Reggio Emilia
Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore
12 August 2018 Catania (3)2–0Hellas Verona (2)Catania
Stadium: Stadio Angelo Massimino
12 August 2018 Parma (1)0–1Pisa (3)Parma
Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini
12 August 2018 Brescia (2)2–2 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)		Novara (3)Brescia
Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti
12 August 2018 Empoli (1)0–3Cittadella (2)Empoli
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
12 August 2018 Torino (1)4–0Cosenza (2)Torino
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
12 August 2018 Frosinone (1)0–2Südtirol (3)Benevento
Stadium: Stadio Ciro Vigorito
12 August 2018 Virtus Entella (3)2–0Salernitana (2)Chiavari
Stadium: Stadio Comunale
12 August 2018 Bologna (1)2–0Padova (2)Bologna
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
12 August 2018 Livorno (2)0–1Crotone (2)Livorno
Stadium: Stadio Armando Picchi
12 August 2018 Chievo (1)1–0Pescara (2)Verona
Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
12 August 2018 Cagliari (1)2–1Palermo (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).

4 December 2018 Benevento (2)1–0Cittadella (2)Benevento
15:00 Bandinelli  77' Report Stadium: Stadio Ciro Vigorito
Referee: Federico Dionisi
4 December 2018 Bologna (1)3–0Crotone (2)Bologna
18:00 Orsolini  40', 67'
Falcinelli  56'		 Report Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Referee: Juan Luca Sacchi
4 December 2018 Sampdoria (1)2–1SPAL (1)Genoa
20:45 Defrel  45+1'
Kownacki  82'		 Report Floccari  34' Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Referee: Aleandro Di Paolo
5 December 2018 Novara (3)3–2Pisa (3)Novara
15:00 Peralta  22'
Bove  53'
Manconi  90+1'		 Report Marconi  16'
Lisi  72'		 Stadium: Stadio Silvio Piola
Referee: Lorenzo Illuzzi
5 December 2018 Sassuolo (1)2–1Catania (3)Sassuolo
18:00 Matri  14'
Locatelli  80'		 Report Brodić  41' Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore
Referee: Antonio Rapuano
5 December 2018 Chievo (1)1–2Cagliari (1)Verona
20:45 Léris  18' Report Cerri  8'
Pisacane  68'		 Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
Referee: Luigi Nasca
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
6 December 2018 Torino (1)2–0Südtirol (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).

12 January 2019 Lazio (1)4–1Novara (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
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
12 January 2019 Bologna (1)0–2Juventus (1)Bologna
20:45 Report Bernardeschi  9'
Kean  49'		 Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 15,469
Referee: Federico La Penna
13 January 2019 Torino (1)0–2Fiorentina (1)Turin
15:00 Report Chiesa  87', 90+2' Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Attendance: 16,957
Referee: Rosario Abisso
13 January 2019 Internazionale (1)6–2Benevento (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
13 January 2019 Napoli (1)2–0Sassuolo (1)Naples
20:45 Milik  15'
Fabián  74'		 Report Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 14,908
Referee: Daniele Chiffi
14 January 2019 Cagliari (1)0–2Atalanta (1)Cagliari
17:30 Report Zapata  88'
Pašalić  90+3'		 Stadium: Sardegna Arena
Attendance: 10,119
Referee: Marco Piccinini
14 January 2019 Roma (1)4–0Virtus 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).

29 January 2019 Milan (1)2–0Napoli (1)Milan
20:45 Piątek  10', 27' Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 22,289
Referee: Piero Giacomelli
30 January 2019 Fiorentina (1)7–1Roma (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
30 January 2019 Atalanta (1)3–0Juventus (1)Bergamo
20:45 Castagne  37'
Zapata  39', 86'		 Report Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia
Attendance: 18,438
Referee: Fabrizio Pasqua
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
26 February 2019 Lazio (1)0–0Milan (1)Rome
21:00 Report Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 31,235
Referee: Daniele Orsato
27 February 2019 Fiorentina (1)3–3Atalanta (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
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
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
Atalanta0–2Lazio
Report
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.
  3. "Date di calendario per la stagione sportiva 2018/2019" (PDF) (in Italian). Serie A. 18 June 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  4. "COPPA ITALIA 2018/2019" (PDF). legaseriea.it. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  5. "1° TURNO ELIMINATORIO – DATE E ORARI" (PDF) (in Italian). legaseriea.it. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  6. "Serie A sanctions Inter Milan for alleged racist abuse". efe.com. 27 December 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
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