1977–78 Coppa Italia

1977–78 Coppa Italia

Tournament details
Country	Italy
Dates	21 Aug 1977 – 8 June 1978
Teams	36
Final positions
Champions	Internazionale (2nd title)
Runner-up	Napoli
Tournament statistics
Matches played	96
Goals scored	247 (2.57 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Giuseppe Savoldi (12 goals)

The 1977–78 Coppa Italia was the 31st Coppa Italia, the major Italian domestic cup. The competition was won by Internazionale, who defeated Napoli in a one-legged final played at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome.

First round

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Juventus(A)	4	3	1	0	8	2	+6	7
2	Cesena(B)	4	2	1	1	6	3	+3	5
3	Brescia(B)	4	2	0	2	3	4	−1	4
4	Sambenedettese(B)	4	1	0	3	6	9	−3	2
5	Hellas Verona(A)	4	1	0	3	6	11	−5	2

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Monza(B)	4	2	1	1	7	4	+3	5
2	Lazio(A)	4	2	0	2	7	5	+2	4
3	Varese(B)	4	1	2	1	3	3	0	4
4	Ternana(B)	4	2	0	2	4	8	−4	4
5	Bologna(A)	4	1	1	2	5	6	−1	3

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Group 3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Fiorentina(A)	4	4	0	0	9	3	+6	8
2	Roma(A)	4	3	0	1	7	5	+2	6
3	Sampdoria(B)	4	1	1	2	5	7	−2	3
4	Modena(B)	4	1	0	3	4	6	−2	2
5	Rimini(B)	4	0	1	3	3	7	−4	1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Group 4

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Torino(A)	4	3	1	0	7	3	+4	7
2	Genoa(A)	4	2	1	1	9	5	+4	5
3	Lecce(B)	4	1	2	1	3	3	0	4
4	Foggia(A)	4	1	1	2	8	11	−3	3
5	Bari(B)	4	0	1	3	2	7	−5	1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Group 5

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Internazionale(A)	4	3	1	0	7	1	+6	7
2	Ascoli(B)	4	2	2	0	4	2	+2	6
3	Atalanta(A)	4	1	1	2	4	6	−2	3
4	Cremonese(B)	4	1	1	2	2	4	−2	3
5	Como(B)	4	0	1	3	1	5	−4	1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Group 6

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Napoli(A)	4	4	0	0	11	3	+8	8
2	Palermo(B)	4	2	0	2	5	6	−1	4
3	Vicenza(A)	4	1	1	2	6	7	−1	3
4	Catanzaro(B)	4	1	1	2	4	5	−1	3
5	Avellino(B)	4	1	0	3	3	8	−5	2

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Group 7

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Taranto(A)	4	2	2	0	7	2	+5	6
2	Pescara(B)	4	2	2	0	7	2	+5	6
3	Perugia(A)	4	2	2	0	4	1	+3	6
4	Cagliari(B)	4	1	0	3	5	11	−6	2
5	Pistoiese(B)	4	0	0	4	1	8	−7	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Play-off match

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Taranto	3-2	Pescara	2-2	1-0

Second round

Join the defending champion: Milan.

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Internazionale(A)	6	3	3	0	8	2	+6	9
2	Fiorentina(A)	6	2	3	1	8	5	+3	7
3	Torino(A)	6	1	3	2	4	5	−1	5
4	Monza(B)	6	1	1	4	5	13	−8	3

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Napoli(A)	6	3	2	1	10	2	+8	8
2	Milan(A)	6	3	2	1	11	5	+6	8
3	Juventus(A)	6	2	1	3	7	14	−7	5
4	Taranto(B)	6	0	3	3	3	10	−7	3

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Final

Main article: 1978 Coppa Italia final

8 June 1978

20:30

Internazionale	2–1	Napoli
Altobelli 18' Bini 89'		Restelli 6'

Stadio Olimpico, Rome

Referee: Gino Menicucci

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Giuseppe Savoldi	Napoli	12
2	Giovanni Sartori	Milan	5
3	Alessandro Altobelli	Internazionale	4
	Carlo Muraro	Internazionale
	Pietro Anastasi	Internazionale
	Oscar Damiani	Genoa
	Bruno Nobili	Pescara
	Paolo Pulici	Torino
	Claudio Desolati	Fiorentina
	Enio Fiaschi	Hellas Verona
	Aldo Cantarutti	Monza

References

• rsssf.com