1971–72 Coppa Italia

The 1971–72 Coppa Italia was the 25th Coppa Italia, the major Italian domestic cup. The competition was won by Milan, who defeated Napoli in a one-legged final played at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome.

1971–72 Coppa Italia
Tournament details
Country Italy
Dates29 Aug 1971 – 5 July 1972
Teams36
Final positions
ChampionsMilan (2nd title)
Runner-upNapoli
Tournament statistics
Matches played95
Goals scored204 (2.15 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Roberto Boninsegna
(8 goals)
1971–72 Milan Associazione Calcio

First round edit

Group 1 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Internazionale 4 2 2 0 9 2 +7 6
2 Varese 4 2 2 0 4 1 +3 6
3 Como 4 2 1 1 4 2 +2 5
4 Brescia 4 1 1 2 4 4 0 3
5 Reggina 4 0 0 4 2 14 −12 0
Source: [citation needed]

Group 2 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Milan 4 3 1 0 6 1 +5 7
2 Mantova 4 2 0 2 5 5 0 4
3 Novara 4 2 0 2 4 5 −1 4
4 Catania 4 1 1 2 3 5 −2 3
5 Monza 4 1 0 3 3 5 −2 2
Source: [citation needed]

Group 3 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Napoli 4 3 0 1 4 2 +2 6
2 Catanzaro 4 2 1 1 3 2 +1 5
3 Hellas Verona 4 1 2 1 6 3 +3 4
4 Sorrento 4 2 0 2 3 6 −3 4
5 Palermo 4 0 1 3 1 4 −3 1
Source: [citation needed]

Group 4 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Juventus 4 2 2 0 10 5 +5 6
2 Sampdoria 4 2 1 1 4 4 0 5
3 Genoa 4 0 4 0 5 5 0 4
4 Bari 4 0 3 1 2 3 −1 3
5 Taranto 4 0 2 2 2 6 −4 2
Source: [citation needed]

Group 5 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Bologna 4 4 0 0 12 3 +9 8
2 Modena 4 2 0 2 4 5 −1 4
3 Vicenza 4 2 0 2 6 8 −2 4
4 Reggiana 4 1 1 2 4 5 −1 3
5 Cesena 4 0 1 3 0 5 −5 1
Source: [citation needed]

Group 6 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Lazio 4 3 1 0 6 1 +5 7
2 Roma 4 1 2 1 2 2 0 4
3 Atalanta 4 0 3 1 1 2 −1 3
4 Perugia 4 1 1 2 4 6 −2 3
5 Ternana 4 0 3 1 2 4 −2 3
Source: [citation needed]

Group 7 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Fiorentina 4 3 0 1 7 1 +6 6
2 Cagliari 4 2 2 0 7 3 +4 6
3 Arezzo 4 0 3 1 4 5 −1 3
4 Livorno 4 1 1 2 2 7 −5 3
5 Foggia 4 0 2 2 4 8 −4 2
Source: [citation needed]

Final Group edit

Join the defending champion: Torino.

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts ACM TOR INT JUV
1 Milan 6 4 2 0 7 3 +4 10 1–1 1–0 3–2
2 Torino 6 2 2 2 5 7 −2 6 0–0 1–0 2–1
3 Internazionale 6 2 0 4 7 6 +1 4 0–1 3–0 3–1
4 Juventus 6 2 0 4 8 11 −3 4 0–1 2–1 2–1
4 June 1972 Matchday 1 Internazionale 3–1 Juventus Milan
Sunday
  • Boninsegna   16', 89'
  • Mazzola   72'
  • Anastasi   2'
Referee: Giunti
4 June 1972 Matchday 1 Torino 0–0 Milan Turin
Sunday Referee: Menegali
8 June 1972 Matchday 2 Juventus 2–1 Torino Turin
Wednesday
  • Furino   19'
  • Anastasi   88'
  • Ferrini   66'
Referee: Torelli
7 June 1972 Matchday 2 Milan 1–0 Internazionale Milan
Wednesday
  • Sabadini   43'
Referee: Gonella
11 June 1972 Matchday 3 Juventus 0–1 Milan Turin
Sunday Prati   27' Referee: Toselli
11 June 1972 Matchday 3 Inter Milan 3–0 Torino Milan
Sunday
  • Mazzola   40'
  • Corso   44'
  • Boninsegna   82'
Referee: R. Lattanzi
25 June 1972 Matchday 4 Juventus 2–1 Internazionale Turin
Sunday Novellini   47', 80' Jair   88' Referee: Barbaresco
25 June 1972 Matchday 4 Milan 1–1 Torino Milan
Sunday
  • Benetti   68' (pen.)
  • Puia   25'
Referee: Pieroni
28 June 1972 Matchday 5 Internazionale 0–1 Milan Milan
Wednesday
  • Bigon   28'
Referee: Bernadis
28 June 1972 Matchday 5 Torino 2–1 Juventus Turin
Wednesday
  • Bui   82'
  • Toschi   88'
  • Capello   84'
Referee: Francescon
1 July 1972 Matchday 6 Milan 3–2 Juventus Milan
Sunday
  • Rivera   13' (pen.), 73'
  • Piloni   18' (o.g.)
  • Novellini   34'
  • Haller   44'
Referee: Giunti
1 July 1972 Matchday 6 Torino 1–0 Internazionale Turin
Sunday
  • Toschi   52' (pen.)
Referee: Monti

Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts NAP FIO BOL LAZ
1 Napoli 6 2 3 1 11 9 +2 7 1–1 2–1 5–1
2 Fiorentina 6 1 4 1 5 4 +1 6 1–1 0–0 1–1
3 Bologna 6 2 2 2 6 7 −1 6 2–2 0–2 2–1
4 Lazio 6 2 1 3 7 9 −2 5 3–0 1–0 0–1
4 June 1972 Matchday 1 Bologna 2–2 Napoli Bologna
Sunday
  • Bulgarelli   68'
  • Gregori   77'
  • M. Perego   14'
  • Juliano   88'
Referee: Carminati
4 June 1972 Matchday 1 Lazio 1–0 Fiorentina Rome
Sunday Nanni   88' Referee: Trinchieri
8 June 1972 Matchday 2 Fiorentina 0–0 Bologna Florence
Wednesday Referee: Trono
8 June 1972 Matchday 2 Napoli 5–1 Lazio Naples
Wednesday
  • Sormani   39'
  • Juliano   43'
  • Montefusco   47', 85'
  • Macchi   73'
  • Facchin   30'
Referee: Reggiani
11 June 1972 Matchday 3 Fiorentina 1–1 Napoli Florence
Sunday Clerici   28' (pen.) Macchi   90' Referee: Francescon
14 June 1972 Matchday 3 Lazio 0–1 Bologna Rome
Wednesday Savoldi   87' Referee: Porcelli
25 June 1972 Matchday 4 Fiorentina 1–1 Lazio Florence
Sunday Nanni   43' (pen.) Clerici   64' (pen.) Referee: Michelotti
25 June 1972 Matchday 4 Napoli 2–1 Bologna Naples
Sunday
  • M. Perego   16'
  • Macchi   46'
  • Rizzo   20'
Referee: Serafini
28 June 1972 Matchday 5 Bologna 0–2 Fiorentina Bologna
Wednesday
  • De Sisti   79'
  • Braglia   90'
Referee: Motta
28 June 1972 Matchday 5 Lazio 3–0 Napoli Rome
Wednesday
  • Gritti   38'
  • D'Amico   60'
  • Chinaglia   67'
Referee: Branzoni
1 July 1972 Matchday 6 Bologna 2–1 Lazio Bologna
Sunday
  • Ghetti   3', 63'
  • Chinaglia   15'
Referee: Gialluisi
1 July 1972 Matchday 6 Napoli 1–1 Fiorentina Naples
Sunday
  • M. Perego   10'
  • Braglia   25'
Referee: Carminati

Final edit

Milan2–0Napoli
Panzanato   49' (o.g.)
Rosato   78'
Referee: Paolo Toselli

Top goalscorers edit

Rank Player Club Goals
1   Roberto Boninsegna Internazionale 8
2   Francesco Rizzo Bologna 5
  Giorgio Chinaglia Lazio
4   Pietro Anastasi Juventus 4
  Pierino Prati Milan

References edit