2018 Coppa Italia final

2018 Coppa Italia Final
70th 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

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

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

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

Details

Juventus4–0Milan
  • Benatia 56', 64'
  • Douglas Costa 61'
  • Kalinić 76' (o.g.)
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

  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.