1961–62 Coppa Italia Explained

Coppa Italia
Year:1961–62
Country: Italy
Dates:27 Aug 1961 –
21 June 1962
Num Teams:34
Winners:Napoli
Count:1
Second:SPAL
Matches:38
Goals:95
Scoring Leader:Ettore Recagni
Glauco Gilardoni (3 goals)
Prev Season:1960–61
Next Season:1962–63

The 1961–62 Coppa Italia was the 15th Coppa Italia, the major Italian domestic cup. The competition was won by Napoli, who defeated SPAL in a one-legged final played at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome. This was (and, to this day, still is) the first time a team playing in Serie B won the domestic cup of Italy.

First round

Serie B teams.

Home teamScoreAway team
Brescia3-1Como
Lazio3-1Genoa
Messina2-1Cosenza
Modena2-1Reggiana
Napoli1-1 (p: 6–5)Alessandria
Parma0-1 (aet)Novara
Prato1-0Lucchese
Sambenedettese1-1 (p: 3–4)Catanzaro
Monza0-3Bari
Hellas Verona2-0Pro Patria
p=after penalty shoot-out

Second round

14 clubs from Serie A are added.

Home teamScoreAway team
Hellas Verona2-2 (p: 5–6)SPAL
Novara2-0Udinese
Milan0-1Modena
Lecco3-2 (aet)Bari
Padova0-2Brescia
Prato2-3Juventus
Lazio1-0Palermo
Napoli0-0 (p: 7–6)Sampdoria
Bologna1-1 (p: 6–7)Catanzaro
Catania1-0Messina
Fiorentina2-0Atalanta
Mantova1-0Venezia
p=after penalty shoot-out

Round of 16

Vicenza, Internazionale, Roma and Torino are added.

Home teamScoreAway team
Vicenza1-2SPAL
Internazionale1-2Novara
Lecco4-1Modena
Brescia0-1Juventus
Roma0-0 (p: 6–4)Lazio
Torino0-2Napoli
Catanzaro1-0 (aet)Catania
Mantova4-1Fiorentina
p=after penalty shoot-out

Quarter-finals

Home teamScoreAway team
Juventus3-0Lecco
SPAL3-1Novara
Roma0-1Napoli
Mantova3-0Catanzaro

Semi-finals

Home teamScoreAway team
SPAL4-1Juventus
Napoli2-1Mantova

Final

See main article: 1962 Coppa Italia final.

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Glauco GilardoniNapoli3
Ettore RecagniMantova
3 Gino StacchiniJuventus2
John CharlesJuventus
Italo MazzeroMantova
Gianni CorelliNapoli
Dante MicheliSPAL
Carlo Dell'OmodarmeSPAL

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