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unusual facts about Coppa Italia


Stadio San Filippo

The first official match was a week later, on August 22, Coppa Italia match Messina-Acireale (4-0).


1986–87 Serie A

The 1986–87 Serie A season ended with S.S.C. Napoli doing the "domestic double", winning their first Scudetto and third Coppa Italia, spurred on by their talismanic captain Diego Maradona, who had also just played a key part in World Cup glory for his home country of Argentina.

Campionato Nazionale Primavera

Due to sponsorship reasons, the league is officially called Campionato Primavera Tim – Trofeo Giacinto Facchetti, as Telecom Italia Mobile has sponsored the Coppa Italia, Serie A, Serie B, Campionato Nazionale Primavera and Coppa Italia Primavera.

Harvey Esajas

He came on as a substitute three minutes before time in the Italian Cup match against U.S. Città di Palermo, for Massimo Ambrosini, and was even able to create a scoring opportunity for Jon Dahl Tomasson, who headed over the bar.

Italian Football Federation

It organises the Italian football league, Coppa Italia, Italian national football team, and the Italian women's national football team.

Nevio Scala

He held that position for six years, leading the Emilian club to its first promotion in the Italian top flight and then turning the team into a major one in the Italian Serie A, thanks also to the relevant financial backing from chairman and Parmalat founder Calisto Tanzi, and winning a Coppa Italia 1992 and a Cup Winners' Cup in 1993 together with the European Super Cup the same year and a UEFA Cup in 1995.

Salvatore Sirigu

In 2005 he joined Palermo and made his debut for the club as a regular in a 2006–07 Coppa Italia match against Sampdoria and a UEFA Cup match against Fenerbahçe.


see also

Alfred Gomis

Alfred was loaned to Serie B club Crotone during the 2013-14 season to gain experience, making his debut during Coppa Italia against Reggina (lost 1-0).

Coppa Italia Serie D

Coppa Italia Serie D (Italian for Serie D Italian Cup) is a straight knock-out based competition involving teams from Serie D in Italian football.