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2024 Coppa Italia Final
The 2024 Coppa Italia final was the final match of the 2023–24 Coppa Italia, 2023–24 edition of the Coppa Italia, Italy's premier national football cup. It was played on 15 May 2024 between Atalanta BC, Atalanta and Juventus FC, Juventus. Juventus won the match 1–0 for a record-extending 15th Coppa Italia title. Background Atalanta had previously played in five Coppa Italia finals, winning once. Their most recent final appearance was in 2021 Coppa Italia final, 2021 a 2–1 defeat to Juventus; their only win was in 1963 Coppa Italia final, 1963, a 3–1 victory over Torino FC, Torino, which was also their most recent major title. Juventus had won 14 of their 21 appearances in the cup final. Their most recent appearance was a 4–2 Overtime (sports)#association football, extra time loss to Inter Milan, Internazionale in 2022 Coppa Italia final, 2022. The two teams had last met in the Coppa Italia final in 2021, where Juventus won 2–1. That was also Juventus' most recent w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stadio Olimpico
Stadio Olimpico (; ), colloquially known as l'Olimpico (The Olympic), is an Italian multi-purpose sports venue located in Rome. Seating over 70,000 spectators, it is the largest sports facility in Rome and the second-largest in Italy, after Milans San Siro. It formerly had a capacity of over 100,000 people, and was also called Stadio dei Centomila (Stadium of the 100,000). It is owned by Sport e Salute, a government agency that manages sports venues, and its operator is the Italian National Olympic Committee. The Olimpico is located in northwestern Rome in the Foro Italico sports complex. Construction began in 1928 under Enrico Del Debbio and the venue was expanded in 1937 by Luigi Moretti. World War II interrupted further expansions; after the Liberation of Rome in June 1944, the stadium was used by the Allies as vehicle storage and as a location for Anglo-American military competitions. After the war, the Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI), appointed as operator ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
US Sassuolo Calcio
Unione Sportiva Sassuolo Calcio, commonly referred to as Sassuolo (), is an Italian professional football club based in Sassuolo, Emilia-Romagna. Their colours are black and green, hence the nickname ''Neroverdi'' (literally "black and greens", in Italian). They currently play in Serie B. In the 2025–26 season they will play in Serie A. Sassuolo participated in Serie A from the 2013–14 season until their relegation in the 2023–24 season, joining a select group of teams to have played in Serie A without belonging to a provincial capital city, such as Empoli, Legnano, Pro Patria (Busto Arsizio), Carpi, and Casale. History The club was founded in 1920Giovanardi, Rossi, ''Sassuolo nel pallone. Storia del calcio sassolese dalla Z alla... A'', Edizioni Artestampa. and played in the Emilian amateur divisions for most of its history until its first promotion to Serie D in 1968. In this era, the club merged with other local football teams to eventually form the current US ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yellow Card (football)
Penalty cards are used in many sports as a means of warning, reprimanding or penalising a player, coach or team official. Penalty cards are most commonly used by referees or umpires to indicate that a player has committed an offence. The official will hold the card above their head while looking or pointing toward the player who has committed the offence. This action makes the decision clear to all players, as well as spectators and other officials in a manner that is language-neutral. The colour or shape of the card used by the official indicates the type or seriousness of the offence and the level of punishment that is to be applied. Yellow and red cards are the most common, typically indicating, respectively, cautions and dismissals. History and origin The idea of using a universal language – neutral coloured cards to communicate a referee's intentions originated in association football, with English referee Ken Aston. Aston had been appointed to the FIFA Referees' Committ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isak Hien
Isak Malcolm Kwaku Hien (born 13 January 1999) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or right-back for club Atalanta and the Sweden national team. Club career Early career Born in Stockholm, Hien played youth football for AIK, where he played alongside future professional players Alexander Isak and Leopold Wahlstedt. In 2016, he signed with Vasalunds IF with which he made his senior debut in Division 1 Norra in 2017. Up until the age of 21, he operated mainly as a striker, but was convinced to switch to centre-back, and flourished in that new position. Djurgårdens IF In 2021, he signed with Djurgårdens IF before going back to Vasalund on loan during the 2021 Superettan season. During the 2022 season, Hien played in 17 games and scored two goals in Allsvenskan before he was signed by Serie A side Hellas Verona. Hellas Verona On 27 August 2022, Hien joined Italian club Hellas Verona on a permanent deal, signing a four-year contract. Atala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Federico Gatti
Federico Gatti (born 24 June 1998) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Juventus and the Italy national team. In his youth career, Gatti played for the clubs Chieri, Torino and Alessandria. Gatti's senior career began with in February 2015, when he joined Promozione team Pavarolo, who gained promotion to Eccellenza in the next season. In mid-2016, Gatti joined Saluzzo but returned to Pavarolo six months later. Gatti remained at Pavarolo until 2018, when he changed his position from midfielder to defender during the last matches of the season. He then moved to Verbania, who won the Eccellenza title and were promoted to Serie D in the 2018–19 season. Gatti made his professional debut with Serie C side Pro Patria and he joined Serie B side Frosinone the following year. In January 2022, Gatti joined Juventus, who loaned him back to Frosinone until the end of the season. Gatti did not represent Italy at youth levels, and he won his first se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weston McKennie
Weston James Earl McKennie (born August 28, 1998) is an American professional association football, soccer player who plays primarily as a midfielder for Serie A club Juventus FC, Juventus and the United States men's national soccer team, United States national team. Described as a "Swiss Army knife," he is known for his widespread positional versatility as a midfielder (Attacking mid, attacking, Central midfield, central, and Defensive mid, defensive), a Defender (association football), defender (Wingback (association football), wingback and Fullback (association football), fullback), and as a Forward (association football), forward (Winger (association football), winger and false 9). A youth prospect from FC Dallas, McKennie began his senior club career at Bundesliga side FC Schalke 04, Schalke 04 after rising through the team's academy sector. In 2017–18 FC Schalke 04 season, 2017–18, he established himself as a first team player, playing 25 games in all competitions. Aft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Nicolussi Caviglia
Hans Nicolussi Caviglia (born 18 June 2000) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Venezia. Club career Having come through the youth ranks of Juventus, Nicolussi Caviglia made his Serie C debut for Juventus U23 on 27 September 2018 in a game against Cuneo as an 88th-minute substitute for Idrissa Touré. On 8 March 2019, he made his Juventus senior debut in Serie A, coming on as a late substitute for Moise Kean in a 4–1 home victory over Udinese. On 2 September 2019, he joined Serie B club Perugia on loan. On 5 October 2020, he went to Serie A side Parma on loan. On 28 October, he made his Parma debut in Coppa Italia, starting in a 3–1 home victory over Pescara. However, on 15 December, during a training session, Nicolussi tore his ACL and needed to end his season early. Prior to this injury, Nicolussi Caviglia had only been fielded twice: the other match he played was a 2–1 win Coppa Italia against Cosenza on 25 November. On 18 August ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marco Carnesecchi
Marco Carnesecchi (born 1 July 2000) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club Atalanta. Club career Atalanta Carnesecchi started playing for the Under-19 squad of Atalanta in the 2017–18 season. He was first called up to the senior squad on 14 January 2019 for a 2018–19 Coppa Italia game against Cagliari, but remained on the bench. Loan to Trapani On 25 July 2019, Carnesecchi was loaned to the newly-promoted Serie B club Trapani. He made his professional Serie B debut for Trapani on 22 September 2019 in a game against Salernitana. He played the whole game. Loan to Cremonese On 5 January 2021, Carnesecchi was loaned to Serie B club Cremonese for the remainder of the 2020–21 season, having spent the first few months as an unused substitute at Atalanta. In his first season at Cremonese, Carnesecchi kept 8 clean sheets in 20 matches. His loan was subsequently extended for another season. On 31 August 2022, Carnesecchi returned to Cremonese on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrea Cambiaso
Andrea Cambiaso (born 20 February 2000) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a full-back or wing-back for Serie A club Juventus and the Italy national team. Club career Genoa Cambiaso is a product of Genoa youth teams. He spent 2017–18 and 2018–19 seasons on loan to Serie D clubs Albissola and Savona respectively. He helped Albissola achieve promotion to Serie C. Cambiaso returned to Genoa for the 2021–22 season, scoring his first goal in Serie A on 29 August 2021 in a 2–1 home defeat against Napoli. Loan moves to Alessandria and Empoli On 2 August 2019, Cambiaso joined Serie C club Alessandria on loan. He made his professional Serie C debut for Alessandria on 25 August 2019 in the opening game against Gozzano, starting the game and playing the whole match. Cambiaso suffered an ACL tear on 4 December 2019 in a match against Juventus U23 (which was his 17th start for the club), the injury would keep him unable to play for the rest of the 2019–20 sea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SS Lazio
(; ; ''Lazio Sport Club'') is an Italian professional sports club based in Rome, most known for its Football club (association football), football activity. The society, founded in 1900, plays in the Serie A and have spent most of their history in the top tier of Italian football. Lazio were List of Italian football champions, Italian champions in 1974 and 2000. They have won the Coppa Italia seven times, the Supercoppa Italiana five times, and both the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and UEFA Super Cup on one occasion. They also won the 1968–69 Serie B, 1968-69 Serie B. Lazio share the 70,634 capacity Stadio Olimpico with A.S. Roma, Roma. The club earliest major honour was a domestic cup win in 1958 Coppa Italia, 1958. In 1973–74 Serie A, 1974, they won their first Serie A title. The 1990s were the most successful period in Lazio's history: they reached the UEFA Europa League, UEFA Cup final in 1998 UEFA Cup Final, 1998; won the 1999 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final, UEFA Cup Winners' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Playoff Format
There are a number of formats used in various levels of competition in sports and games to determine an overall champion. Some of the most common are the ''single elimination'', the ''best-of-'' series, the ''total points series'' more commonly known as ''on aggregate'', and the '' round-robin tournament''. Single elimination A single-elimination ("knockout") playoff pits the participants in one-game matches, with the loser being dropped from the competition. Single-elimination tournaments are often used in individual sports like tennis. In most tennis tournaments, the players are seeded against each other, and the winner of each match continues to the next round, all the way to the final. When a playoff of this type involves the top four teams, it is sometimes known as the Shaughnessy playoff system, after Frank Shaughnessy, who first developed it for the International League of minor league baseball. Variations of the Shaughnessy system also exist, such as in the promotion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ACF Fiorentina
ACF Fiorentina, commonly referred to as Fiorentina (), is an Italian professional Association football, football List of football clubs in Italy, club based in Florence, Tuscany. The original team was founded by a merger in August 1926, while the current club was refounded in August 2002 following bankruptcy. Fiorentina have played at the top level of Italian football for the majority of their existence; only four clubs have played in more Serie A seasons. Fiorentina has won two List of Italian football champions, Italian league titles, in 1955–56 Serie A, 1955–56 and again in 1968–69 Serie A, 1968–69, as well as six Coppa Italia trophies and one Supercoppa Italiana. On the UEFA competitions, European stage, Fiorentina won the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1960–61 European Cup Winners' Cup, 1960–61. They also lost five finals, finishing runners-up in the 1956–57 European Cup (the first Italian team to reach the final in the top continental competition), the 1961–62 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
