2017 Coppa Italia final explained

2017 Coppa Italia Final
Event:2016–17 Coppa Italia
Team1:Juventus
Team1score:2
Team2:Lazio
Team2score:0
Referee:Paolo Tagliavento
Date:17 May 2017
Stadium:Stadio Olimpico
City:Rome
Attendance:64,098
Previous:2016
Next:2018

The 2017 Coppa Italia Final decided the winner of the 2016–17 Coppa Italia, the 70th season of Italy's main football cup. It was played on 17 May 2017 at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome between Juventus and Lazio.[1] [2] [3]

Juventus won the match 2–0 with two first-half goals from Dani Alves and Leonardo Bonucci, winning their third consecutive Coppa Italia title and 12th title overall.[4] [5]

Road to the final

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

JuventusRoundLazio
OpponentResult2016–17 Coppa ItaliaOpponentResult
Atalanta3–2 (H)Round of 16Genoa4–2 (H)
Milan2–1 (H)Quarter-finalsInternazionale2–1 (A)
Napoli3–1 (H), 2–3 (A) (5–4 agg.)Semi-finalsRoma2–0 (H), 2–3 (A) (4–3 agg.)

Match

Date change

The 2017 Coppa Italia Final was originally scheduled to be played on 2 June, however with the qualification of Juventus to the 2017 UEFA Champions League Final on 3 June, the date was changed to 17 May.[6]

Summary

Dani Alves opened the scoring for Juventus after 12 minutes with a right foot volley from eight yards out after a cross from the left by Alex Sandro. Leonardo Bonucci got the second when he tapped in from close range after a corner from the left from Paulo Dybala was deflected into his path.

Details

GK 25 Neto
CB 15 Andrea Barzagli
CB 19 Leonardo Bonucci
CB 3 Giorgio Chiellini (c)
RM 23
CM 8 Claudio Marchisio
CM 28 Tomás Rincón
LM 12 Alex Sandro
AM 21
AM 17 Mario Mandžukić
CF 9 Gonzalo Higuaín
Substitutes:
GK 1 Gianluigi Buffon
GK 32 Emil Audero
DF 4 Medhi Benatia
FW 7 Juan Cuadrado
MF 14 Federico Mattiello
MF 18
MF 22 Kwadwo Asamoah
DF 26 Stephan Lichtsteiner
MF 27 Stefano Sturaro
FW 34 Moise Kean
FW 46 Mehdi Léris
Manager:
Massimiliano Allegri
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GK 1 Thomas Strakosha
CB 13 Wallace
CB 3
CB 15
RM 8 Dušan Basta
CM 16
CM 20 Lucas Biglia (c)
CM 21 Sergej Milinković-Savić
LM 19 Senad Lulić
CF 17 Ciro Immobile
CF 14 Keita Baldé
Substitutes:
GK 31 Marius Adamonis
GK 55 Ivan Vargić
DF 2 Wesley Hoedt
DF 4 Patric
FW 9 Filip Đorđević
MF 10
FW 11 Luca Crecco
MF 18
FW 25 Cristiano Lombardi
DF 26
FW 71 Mamadou Tounkara
MF 96 Alessandro Murgia
Manager:
Simone Inzaghi
Match rules
  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Napoli 3 Juventus 2 (agg 4-5). 5 April 2017. BBC Sport. 7 April 2017.
  2. Web site: Roma 3 Lazio 2 (agg 3-4). 4 April 2017. BBC Sport. 7 April 2017.
  3. Web site: Coppa Italia final on May 17?.
  4. Web site: Coppa: Juventus Treble sinks Lazio. Football Italia. 17 May 2017. 17 May 2017.
  5. Web site: Juventus 2 Lazio 0. 17 May 2017. BBC Sport. 18 May 2017.
  6. Web site: Official: Coppa Italia May 17. Football Italia. 9 May 2017. 10 May 2017.