2018–19 Coppa Italia Explained

Coppa Italia
Year:2018–19
Champions:Lazio
Count:7
Runner-Up:Atalanta
Matches:79
Goals:218
Top Goal Scorer:Krzysztof Piątek
(8 goals)
Country: Italy
Dates:28 July 2018 –
15 May 2019
Num Teams:78
Prevseason:2017–18
Nextseason:2019–20

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

Juventus were the four-time defending champions, but were eliminated by Atalanta in the quarter-finals.

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

Participating teams

Serie A (20 teams)

Serie B (19 teams)

Serie C (30 teams)

Serie D (9 teams)

Format and seeding

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

Round dates

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

PhaseRoundFirst legSecond leg
First stageFirst round29 July 2018
align=center Second round5 August 2018
align=center Third round12 August 2018
Fourth round5 December 2018
Final stageRound of 1613 January 2019
Quarter-finals30 January 2019
align=center Semi-finalsalign=center 27 February 2019align=center 24 April 2019
align=center Final15 May 2019

First stage

First round

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

Second round

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

Third round

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

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Fourth round

A total of sixteen teams from Serie A, Serie B and Serie C competed in the fourth round, eight of which advanced to the round of 16. The fourth round matches were played on 4, 5 and 6 December 2018.[4]

Final stage

Bracket

Round of 16

Round of 16 matches were played from 12 to 14 January 2019.

Quarter-finals

Quarter-final matches were played from 29 to 31 January 2019.

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.

Second leg

Final

See main article: article and 2019 Coppa Italia final.

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClub(s)Goals
1align=left Krzysztof Piątekalign=left Genoa/Milan8
2align=left Federico Chiesaalign=left Fiorentina6
3align=left Ciro Immobilealign=left Lazio3
align=left Luis Murielalign=left Fiorentina
align=left Mattia Rossettialign=left Catania
align=left Duván Zapataalign=left Atalanta

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Coppa Italia 2018/2019, 2019/2020 e 2020/2021. legaseriea.it. it. 18 July 2018. 9 July 2018. 28 December 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201228115801/http://www.legaseriea.it/uploads/default/attachments/comunicati/comunicati_m/7689/files/allegati/7743/1_-_regolamento_coppa_italia_ss_18-19__19-20__20-21.pdf. dead.
  2. Web site: Coppa Italia: Atalanta bow to Lazio. Football Italia. 15 May 2019. 15 May 2019.
  3. Web site: Date di calendario per la stagione sportiva 2018/2019. Serie A. it. 18 June 2018. 15 January 2020. 12 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180712194827/http://www.legaseriea.it/uploads/default/attachments/comunicati/comunicati_m/7682/files/allegati/7737/267-_date_serie_a_2018-2019.pdf. dead.
  4. Web site: COPPA ITALIA 2018/2019. legaseriea.it. 21 July 2018. 21 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180721192448/http://www.legaseriea.it/uploads/default/attachments/comunicati/comunicati_m/7699/files/allegati/7753/06_-_cu_tabellone_coppa_italia_18-19.pdf. dead.
  5. Web site: 1° TURNO ELIMINATORIO – DATE E ORARI. it. legaseriea.it. 25 July 2018. 20 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180820103237/http://www.legaseriea.it/uploads/default/attachments/comunicati/comunicati_m/7700/files/allegati/7755/7_-_coppa_italia_18-19_orari_1__turno.pdf. dead.