The 2007–08
Coppa Italia
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was the 61st edition of the national domestic 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 played at the
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in Rome. For the fourth consecutive tournament,
Roma
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and
Internazionale
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were the finalists. Roma won the tournament 2–1 in the final.
The format of the 2007–08 Coppa, which was announced on June 28, 2007, was a major departure from the format used in previous cup tournaments.
La A parte il 26 agosto; Coppa Italia, finale unica
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. The new format reduced the number of competitors to the 42 teams that would play in Serie A
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and Serie B
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for the 2007–08 season; no Serie C
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teams participated in the tournament. Also, the rather unusual two-leg final was eliminated.
Seedings and format
The format for pairings were as follows:
* First phase: one-leg fixtures
** First round: The bottom 24 seeds (19–42) were paired
** Second round: The 12 first round winners were paired
* Second phase: one-leg fixtures
** 6 first phase winners and seeds 9–18 were paired
* Third phase: two-leg fixtures
** Round of 16: 8 second phase winners were inserted into a bracket with seeds 1–8
** Quarterfinals and Semifinals: Two-leg fixtures with pairings based upon bracket
* Final: one-leg fixture at a neutral venue
Seeds in the tournament were allocated as follows:
Fixtures
Opening rounds
indicates home team in each leg
Top left bracket
Bottom left bracket
Top right bracket
Bottom Right Bracket
1 The match was played in Pistoia
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, 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
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, 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.
Semi-finals and final
Final
Top goalscorers
References
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Coppa Italia
Coppa Italia () is the annual domestic cup of Italian football. The knockout competition was organized by the DDS and the Lega Calcio until the 2009–10 season and by Lega Serie A ever since.
Juventus is the competition's most successf ...