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Coppa Italia 2007-08

2007–08 Coppa Italia
Perrotta Coppa Italia.jpg
AS Roma players are given the trophy by Italian president Giorgio Napolitano after the final
Country Italy
Teams 42
Defending champions Roma
Champions Roma (9th title)
Runners-up Internazionale
Matches played 55
Goals scored 160 (2.91 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Mario Balotelli (Inter), Julio Cruz (Inter), Vincenzo Iaquinta (Juventus), 4 goals

The 2007–08 Coppa Italia was the 60th edition of the tournament. Fixtures were announced at 16:00 CET, July 25, 2007. The tournament began on August 14, 2007, and ended on May 24, 2008 with a single-match final to be played at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome. For the fourth consecutive season, Roma and Internazionale were the finalists. Roma won the tournament by a score of 2–1 in the final.

The format of the 2007–08 Coppa, which was announced on June 28, 2007, is a major departure from the format used in previous years. The new format reduces the number of competitors to the 42 teams which will play in Serie A and Serie B for the 2007–08 season; no Serie C teams participated in the tournament. Also, the rather unusual two-leg final was eliminated.

The format for pairings will be as follows:

Seeds in the tournament will be allocated as follows:

     indicates home team for one-leg rounds, or home team in each leg for two-leg rounds

1 The match was played in Pistoia, approximately 67 km from Pisa. Pisa was originally designated as the home team.

2 The match was played behind closed doors in Avellino.

3 The match was played in Fiorenzuola, approximately 23 km from Piacenza. Piacenza was originally designated as the home team.

4 The match was played at Ravenna, even though according to the original bracket Piacenza was designated as the home team.



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