2018 Coppa Italia final

The 2018 Coppa Italia Final decided the winner of the 2017–18 Coppa Italia, the 71st season of Italy's main football cup. It was played on 9 May 2018 at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome between rivals Juventus and Milan.

2018 Coppa Italia Final
The Stadio Olimpico in Rome held the final
Event2017–18 Coppa Italia
Date9 May 2018
VenueStadio Olimpico, Rome
RefereeAntonio Damato
Attendance64,983
2017
2019

Juventus won the match 4–0 with all four goals coming in the second half, winning their fourth consecutive Coppa Italia title and 13th title overall.[1] This was the fifth time these teams met in the Coppa Italia Final, with Juventus winning previously in 1942, 1990 and 2016, and Milan winning in the 1973 final.[1][2][3]

Road to the final edit

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

Juventus Round Milan
Opponent Result 2017–18 Coppa Italia Opponent Result
Genoa 2–0 (H) Round of 16 Hellas Verona 3–0 (H)
Torino 2–0 (H) Quarter-finals Internazionale 1–0 (a.e.t.) (H)
Atalanta 1–0 (H), 1–0 (A) (2–0 agg.) Semi-finals Lazio 0–0 (H), 0–0 (a.e.t.) (A) (0–0 agg., 5–4 p)

Match edit

Details edit

Juventus4–0Milan
Report
Attendance: 64,983
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Juventus[4]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Milan[4]
GK 1   Gianluigi Buffon (c)
RB 7   Juan Cuadrado
CB 15   Andrea Barzagli
CB 4   Medhi Benatia
LB 22   Kwadwo Asamoah
CM 6   Sami Khedira
CM 5   Miralem Pjanić   87'
CM 14   Blaise Matuidi
RW 10   Paulo Dybala   83'
LW 11   Douglas Costa   62'   73'
CF 17   Mario Mandžukić
Substitutes:
GK 16   Carlo Pinsoglio
GK 23   Wojciech Szczęsny
DF 2   Mattia De Sciglio
DF 12   Alex Sandro
DF 21   Benedikt Höwedes
DF 24   Daniele Rugani
DF 26   Stephan Lichtsteiner
MF 8   Claudio Marchisio   87'
MF 27   Stefano Sturaro
MF 30   Rodrigo Bentancur
FW 9   Gonzalo Higuaín   83'
FW 33   Federico Bernardeschi   73'
Manager:
  Massimiliano Allegri
 
GK 99   Gianluigi Donnarumma
RB 2   Davide Calabria   73'
CB 19   Leonardo Bonucci (c)
CB 13   Alessio Romagnoli
LB 68   Ricardo Rodríguez
CM 79   Franck Kessié
CM 73   Manuel Locatelli   80'
CM 5   Giacomo Bonaventura
RW 8   Suso   67'
CF 63   Patrick Cutrone   62'
LW 10   Hakan Çalhanoğlu
Substitutes:
GK 30   Marco Storari
GK 90   Antonio Donnarumma
DF 17   Cristián Zapata
DF 20   Ignazio Abate
DF 22   Mateo Musacchio
DF 31   Luca Antonelli
MF 4   José Mauri
MF 18   Riccardo Montolivo   80'
MF 21   Lucas Biglia
FW 7   Nikola Kalinić   62'
FW 9   André Silva
FW 11   Fabio Borini   67'
Manager:
  Gennaro Gattuso

Assistant referees:
Riccardo Di Fiore
Giulio Dobosz
Fourth official:
Marco Guida
Reserve assistant referee:
Fabrizio Posado
Video assistant referee:
Massimiliano Irrati
Assistant video assistant referee:
Gianluca Vuoto

Match rules[5]

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Twelve named substitutes, of which up to three may be used.

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Coppa: Force Four Juve flatten Milan". Football Italia. 9 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Juventus 4 AC Milan 0". BBC Sport. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Juventus thrash Milan 4-0 to seal record 13th Coppa Italia victory". Guardian. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Report Statistiche – TIM Cup 2017–2018 – Finale: Juventus-Milan" [Statistical report – TIM Cup 2017–2018 – Final: Juventus v Milan]. legaseriea.it (in Italian). Lega Serie A. 9 May 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 October 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Regolamento Coppa Italia 2015–2018" [Coppa Italia regulations 2015–2018] (PDF). legaseriea.it (in Italian). Lega Serie A. 19 February 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 November 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2018.