1971–72 Coppa Italia

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1971–72 Coppa Italia
Tournament details
CountryItaly
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

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.

First round

Group 1

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Join the defending champion: Torino.

Group A

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 —
Source: historical-lineups.com
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
  • 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
Referee: Monti

Group B

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 —
Source: historical-lineups.com
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

Main article: 1972 Coppa Italia final
Milan2–0Napoli
Panzanato 49' (o.g.)
Rosato 78'
Referee: Paolo Toselli

Top goalscorers

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

References