Coppa Italia 2007/2008

[rockball]

The Coppa Italia tournament, traditionally reviled by the Italian public and often used by the top teams as a kind of training ground for talented youngsters, has been revamped by the Italian FA to try and recapture the public's attention after poor attendances and a limited TV audience.

No Serie C sides will be involved, so 42 teams will be participating, 20 from Serie A and 22 from Serie B. The first three rounds and the Final will be single-legged ties, while the rest will be two-legged encounters as usual.

Napoli and Genoa, who finished second and third respectively in Serie B last season, will play in the first round. Juventus meanwhile move straight into the third round.

In the third round Serie A sides who finished between 9th and 17th will enter the competition. The already known clashes are Juventus-Parma and Cagliari-Siena, which are both programmed for 29 August.

Cup holders Roma will enter the fray in the fourth round along with the teams who finished within the first 7 places in Serie A last year.

The opening round will see relegated sides Ascoli and Chievo face newly promoted Serie B sides Ravenna and Avellino respectively.

The Final is scheduled for May 24 2008 with the venue yet to be decided.

First Round

Rimini – Frosinone
Treviso - Lecce
Messina – Vicenza
Bari – Albinoleffe
Bologna – Modena
Triestina – Mantova
Piacenza – Spezia
Ravenna – Chievo
Genoa – Grosseto
Napoli - Cesena
Avellino – Ascoli
Napoli – Cesena
Pisa - Brescia



The first round clashes are scheduled for 15 August.

[rockball]

Finally some changes to the format....The best thing is making the final single legged

[shahz_nerazzurri]

A two legged final is such a retarded thing. I was really hoping they would change it, guess not.

[minterke]

lol thank God it wasn't a single legged final last Coppa Italia, or else we would've lost 6-2 on agg woww

[Serpico]

No harm to the Italian authorities but the only way to make the Coppa Italia in the remotest bit exciting is to allow serie c1 and c2 sides back into the draw. Make the entire competition one-leg affairs, a la the FA Cup in England (which only allows for 1 possible replay - penalties at the end of the replay to decide) and therefore create the 'possibility', however remote, of the likes of Inter or Milan getting beaten at places like Cesena or Juve Stabia in a one-off match.

[Choppin Onions]

No harm to the Italian authorities but the only way to make the Coppa Italia in the remotest bit exciting is to allow serie c1 and c2 sides back into the draw. Make the entire competition one-leg affairs, a la the FA Cup in England (which only allows for 1 possible replay - penalties at the end of the replay to decide) and therefore create the 'possibility', however remote, of the likes of Inter or Milan getting beaten at places like Cesena or Juve Stabia in a one-off match.

Agreed. The smaller teams just don't have the depth to play two-legs and compete against the bigger teams. With one-leg, at least they have a chance to field their best squad and possibly cause an upset.

[Toninu]

No harm to the Italian authorities but the only way to make the Coppa Italia in the remotest bit exciting is to allow serie c1 and c2 sides back into the draw. Make the entire competition one-leg affairs, a la the FA Cup in England (which only allows for 1 possible replay - penalties at the end of the replay to decide) and therefore create the 'possibility', however remote, of the likes of Inter or Milan getting beaten at places like Cesena or Juve Stabia in a one-off match.

I don't think the FIGC would want to copy the English system maybe out of pride.

[sergiu.inter]

2007/08 Tim Cup round of 16:

Roma v Torino

Sampdoria v Cagliari

Palermo v Udinese

AC Milan v Catania

Lazio v Napoli

Fiorentina v Ascoli

Empoli v Juventus

INTER v Reggina

FORZA INTER!!

[Diavolo]

I'm falling in love with Rosina. Just look at his goal and that chi near the end of the clip. Magical.

Torino-Rimini 3-2

[Choppin Onions]

lol love the chip in the box. Takes alot of confidence to do that kind of thing. Would've been sick if he actually scored because the keeper was frozen solid.

He's turning into a star. Azzurri material definitely.

[Handoyo]

Fark, we should have made a real go for him during the summer...

[AntonTheGreat]

Finally a year of televised copa italia action. Hopefully goltv will show some good games, and it gives me a chance to see some coppa games on tv instead of streams. Grande goltv they better show ever inter game, although i dont think they mention inter in their commercial.

[sergiu.inter]

Finally a year of televised copa italia action. Hopefully goltv will show some good games, and it gives me a chance to see some coppa games on tv instead of streams. Grande goltv they better show ever inter game, although i dont think they mention inter in their commercial.

good for u..i won't see s*** this year..only CL highlights and i haven't seen s*** on tv for like2 years...no Italian championship,no coppa,no cl no nothing.....

[AntonTheGreat]

damn, thats harsh serqiu. Want to rent out a room in my house. Inter games included

[lonewolf19]

Forza Inter in Italian Cup too... ambition and dreaming of a domestic double =P

[sergiu.inter]

damn, thats harsh serqiu. Want to rent out a room in my house. Inter games included

ohh....just tell me when and i'm there ....i'll bring some romanian beer to drink and watch INTER in coppa italia in your living room

[AntonTheGreat]

nice, i just got a 54 inch plasma its a beuty. Any way, JUVE FREAKING LOST TO EMPOLI. GOD BLESS ANOTHER EARLY JUVE ELIMINATION (LAST YEAR WITH NAPOLI AND HOPEFULLY NOW WITH EMPOLI)

[bennyblanco]

Coppa Italia


Empoli 2 - 1 JuBentus

[lonewolf19]

Coppa Italia


Empoli 2 - 1 JuBentus

GREAT!!
FORZA Empoli!
kick Jube out of coppa

[INTER]

ehhh rube will qualify from the second leg...