1978–79 Coppa Italia

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1978–79 Coppa Italia
Tournament details
Country Italy
Dates27 Aug 1978 – 17 May 1979
Teams36
Final positions
ChampionsJuventus (6th title)
Runner-upPalermo
Tournament statistics
Matches played83
Goals scored190 (2.29 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Massimo Palanca (8 goals)

The 1978–79 Coppa Italia was the 32nd coppa Italia. Round-robin, Juventus won 2-1 against Palermo to achieve 6 coppa Italia.

Group stage[edit]

Group 1[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Juventus 4 3 1 0 6 1 +5 7
2 Fiorentina 4 1 3 0 4 3 +1 5
3 Monza 4 2 0 2 5 4 +1 4
4 Nocerina 4 0 2 2 1 4 −3 2
5 Taranto 4 0 2 2 1 5 −4 2
Source: [citation needed]

Group 2[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Lazio 4 2 2 0 3 1 +2 6
2 Vicenza 4 2 1 1 4 3 +1 5
3 Bari 4 2 0 2 3 2 +1 4
4 Bologna 4 0 3 1 2 3 −1 3
5 Pistoiese 4 0 2 2 1 4 −3 2
Source: [citation needed]

Group 3[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Palermo 4 3 1 0 8 4 +4 7
2 Torino 4 2 0 2 8 8 0 4
3 Cesena 4 1 1 2 7 8 −1 3
4 Brescia 4 1 1 2 6 7 −1 3
5 Hellas Verona 4 1 1 2 6 8 −2 3
Source: [citation needed]

Group 4[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Catanzaro 4 3 1 0 11 4 +7 7
2 Milan 4 2 1 1 9 7 +2 5
3 SPAL 4 2 0 2 6 6 0 4
4 Lecce 4 1 0 3 4 7 −3 2
5 Foggia 4 1 0 3 2 8 −6 2
Source: [citation needed]

Group 5[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Perugia 4 2 2 0 7 1 +6 6
2 Avellino 4 1 3 0 3 2 +1 5
3 Udinese 4 1 2 1 3 2 +1 4
4 Pescara 4 1 2 1 3 3 0 4
5 Sambenedettese 4 0 1 3 1 9 −8 1
Source: [citation needed]

Group 6[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Napoli 4 2 2 0 4 2 +2 6
2 Sampdoria 4 2 1 1 7 5 +2 5
3 Genoa 4 1 1 2 5 5 0 3
4 Rimini 4 1 1 2 7 8 −1 3
5 Atalanta 4 1 1 2 6 9 −3 3
Source: [citation needed]

Group 7[edit]

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

Quarter-finals[edit]

Join the defending champion: Internazionale.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Palermo 0-0 (p: 5-4) Lazio 0-0 0-0
Cagliari 2-3 Catanzaro 2-2 0-1
Juventus 3-2 Internazionale 3-1 0-1
Napoli 2-1 Perugia 2-1 0-0

p=after penalty shoot-out

Semi-finals[edit]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Catanzaro 3-5 Juventus 1-1 2-4
Palermo 2-1 Napoli 0-0 2-1

Final[edit]

Juventus2–1 (a.e.t.)Palermo
Brio 83'
Causio 117'
Chimenti 1'
Attendance: 40,000

Top goalscorers[edit]

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Italy Massimo Palanca Catanzaro 8
2 Italy Carlo Bresciani Sampdoria 5
3 Italy Franco Pezzato SPAL 4
4 Italy Agostino Di Bartolomei Roma 3
Italy Roberto Pruzzo Roma
Italy Marco Tardelli Juventus
Italy Pietro Paolo Virdis Juventus
Italy Franco Causio Juventus
Italy Aldo Maldera Milan
Italy Paolo Pulici Torino
Italy Carlo Osellame Palermo
Italy Adriano Tedoldi Rimini

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