1971–72 Coppa Italia

Football tournament season

1971–72 Coppa Italia
Tournament details
Country	Italy
Dates	29 Aug 1971 – 5 July 1972
Teams	36
Final positions
Champions	Milan (2nd title)
Runner-up	Napoli
Tournament statistics
Matches played	95
Goals scored	204 (2.15 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Roberto Boninsegna (8 goals)
← 1970–71 1972–73 →

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

Internazionale v Juventus

4 June 1972 Matchday 1	Internazionale	3–1	Juventus	Milan
Sunday	Boninsegna 16', 89' Mazzola 72'		Anastasi 2'	Referee: Giunti

Torino v Milan

4 June 1972 Matchday 1	Torino	0–0	Milan	Turin
Sunday				Referee: Menegali

Juventus v Torino

8 June 1972 Matchday 2	Juventus	2–1	Torino	Turin
Wednesday	Furino 19' Anastasi 88'		Ferrini 66'	Referee: Torelli

Milan v Internazionale

7 June 1972 Matchday 2	Milan	1–0	Internazionale	Milan
Wednesday	Sabadini 43'			Referee: Gonella

Juventus v Milan

11 June 1972 Matchday 3	Juventus	0–1	Milan	Turin
Sunday			Prati 27'	Referee: Toselli

Inter Milan v Torino

11 June 1972 Matchday 3	Inter Milan	3–0	Torino	Milan
Sunday	Mazzola 40' Corso 44' Boninsegna 82'			Referee: R. Lattanzi

Juventus v Internazionale

25 June 1972 Matchday 4	Juventus	2–1	Internazionale	Turin
Sunday	Novellini 47', 80'		Jair 88'	Referee: Barbaresco

Milan v Torino

25 June 1972 Matchday 4	Milan	1–1	Torino	Milan
Sunday	Benetti 68' (pen.)		Puia 25'	Referee: Pieroni

Internazionale v Milan

28 June 1972 Matchday 5	Internazionale	0–1	Milan	Milan
Wednesday			Bigon 28'	Referee: Bernadis

Torino v Juventus

28 June 1972 Matchday 5	Torino	2–1	Juventus	Turin
Wednesday	Bui 82' Toschi 88'		Capello 84'	Referee: Francescon

Milan v Juventus

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

Torino v Internazionale

1 July 1972 Matchday 6	Torino	1–0	Internazionale	Turin
Sunday	Toschi 52' (pen.)			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

Bologna v Napoli

4 June 1972 Matchday 1	Bologna	2–2	Napoli	Bologna
Sunday	Bulgarelli 68' Gregori 77'		M. Perego 14' Juliano 88'	Referee: Carminati

Lazio v Fiorentina

4 June 1972 Matchday 1	Lazio	1–0	Fiorentina	Rome
Sunday	Nanni 88'			Referee: Trinchieri

Fiorentina v Bologna

8 June 1972 Matchday 2	Fiorentina	0–0	Bologna	Florence
Wednesday				Referee: Trono

Napoli v Lazio

8 June 1972 Matchday 2	Napoli	5–1	Lazio	Naples
Wednesday	Sormani 39' Juliano 43' Montefusco 47', 85' Macchi 73'		Facchin 30'	Referee: Reggiani

Fiorentina v Napoli

11 June 1972 Matchday 3	Fiorentina	1–1	Napoli	Florence
Sunday	Clerici 28' (pen.)		Macchi 90'	Referee: Francescon

Lazio v Bologna

14 June 1972 Matchday 3	Lazio	0–1	Bologna	Rome
Wednesday			Savoldi 87'	Referee: Porcelli

Fiorentina v Lazio

25 June 1972 Matchday 4	Fiorentina	1–1	Lazio	Florence
Sunday	Nanni 43' (pen.)		Clerici 64' (pen.)	Referee: Michelotti

Napoli v Bologna

25 June 1972 Matchday 4	Napoli	2–1	Bologna	Naples
Sunday	M. Perego 16' Macchi 46'		Rizzo 20'	Referee: Serafini

Bologna v Fiorentina

28 June 1972 Matchday 5	Bologna	0–2	Fiorentina	Bologna
Wednesday			De Sisti 79' Braglia 90'	Referee: Motta

Lazio v Napoli

28 June 1972 Matchday 5	Lazio	3–0	Napoli	Rome
Wednesday	Gritti 38' D'Amico 60' Chinaglia 67'			Referee: Branzoni

Bologna v Lazio

1 July 1972 Matchday 6	Bologna	2–1	Lazio	Bologna
Sunday	Ghetti 3', 63'		Chinaglia 15'	Referee: Gialluisi

Napoli v Fiorentina

1 July 1972 Matchday 6	Napoli	1–1	Fiorentina	Naples
Sunday	M. Perego 10'		Braglia 25'	Referee: Carminati

Final

5 July 1972

21:00

Milan	2–0	Napoli
Panzanato 49' (o.g.) Rosato 78'

Stadio Olimpico, Rome

Referee: Paolo Toselli

Top goalscorers

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

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Non-UEFA competitions	Intertoto Cup Balkans Cup '71 '72