1978–79 Coppa Italia

The 1978–79 Coppa Italia, the 32nd Coppa Italia was an Italian Football Federation domestic cup competition won by Juventus.

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

Group stage

Group 1
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:

Group 2
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:

Group 3
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:

Group 4
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:

Group 5
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:

Group 6
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:

Group 7
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:

Quarter-finals

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
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
Main article: 1979 Coppa Italia Final
Juventus2 – 1 (a.e.t.)Palermo
Brio  83'
Causio  117'		 Chimenti  1'

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

References
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