2018–19 Coppa Italia
The 2018–19 Coppa Italia, also known as TIM Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 72nd edition of the national cup in Italian football.[1]
| Country | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 28 July 2018 – 15 May 2019 |
| Teams | 78 |
| Champions | Lazio (7th title) |
| Runners-up | Atalanta |
| Matches played | 79 |
| Goals scored | 218 (2.76 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Krzysztof Piątek (8 goals) |
← 2017–18 2019–20 → | |
Juventus were the four-time defending champions, but were eliminated by Atalanta in the quarter-finals.
Lazio won the competition by defeating Atalanta 2–0 in the final, winning their seventh title overall.[2]
Participating teams
Serie A (20 teams)
Serie B (19 teams)
Serie C (30 teams)
- AlbinoLeffe
- Alessandria
- Carrarese
- Casertana
- Catania
- FeralpiSalò
- Giana Erminio
- Juve Stabia
- Monopoli
- Monza
- Novara
- Piacenza
- Pisa
- Pistoiese
- Pontedera
- Pordenone
- Pro Vercelli
- Renate
- Rende
- Sambenedettese
- Sicula Leonzio
- Siena
- Südtirol
- Ternana
- Trapani
- Triestina
- Vicenza Virtus
- Virtus Entella
- Virtus Francavilla
- Viterbese
Serie D (9 teams)
- Albalonga
- Campodarsego
- Chieri
- Como
- Imolese
- Matelica
- Picerno
- Rezzato
- Unione Sanremo
Format and seeding
Teams entered the competition at various stages, as follows:[1]
- First phase (one-legged fixtures)
- First round: 27 teams from Serie C and the nine Serie D teams started the tournament
- Second round: the eighteen winners from the previous round were joined by the nineteen Serie B teams and three teams from Serie C
- Third round: the twenty winners from the second round met the twelve Serie A sides seeded 9–20
- Fourth round: the sixteen winners faced each other
- Second phase
- Round of 16 (one-legged): the eight fourth round winners were inserted into a bracket with the Serie A clubs seeded 1–8
- Quarter-finals (one-legged)
- Semi-finals (two-legged)
- Final (one-legged)
Round dates
The schedule of each round was as follows:[3]
| Phase | Round | First leg | Second leg |
|---|---|---|---|
| First stage | First round | 29 July 2018 | |
| Second round | 5 August 2018 | ||
| Third round | 12 August 2018 | ||
| Fourth round | 5 December 2018 | ||
| Final stage | Round of 16 | 13 January 2019 | |
| Quarter-finals | 30 January 2019 | ||
| Semi-finals | 27 February 2019 | 24 April 2019 | |
| Final | 15 May 2019 | ||
First stage
First round
A total of 36 teams from Serie C and Serie D competed in this round, eighteen of which advanced to second round. The first round matches were played on 28 and 29 July 2018.[4][5]
| 28 July 2018 | Casertana (3) | 2–0 | AZ Picerno (4) | Caserta |
| 20:30 CEST |
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Report | Stadium: Stadio Alberto Pinto |
| 29 July 2018 | Viterbese (3) | 1–0 | Rende (3) | Viterbo |
| 18:00 CEST |
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Report | Stadium: Stadio Enrico Rocchi |
| 29 July 2018 | Sambenedettese (3) | 1–0 | Unione Sanremo (4) | San Benedetto del Tronto |
| 18:30 CEST |
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Report | Stadium: Stadio Riviera delle Palme |
| 29 July 2018 | Ternana (3) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) | Pontedera (3) | Terni |
| 20:30 CEST | Vantaggiato |
Report | Vigna |
Stadium: Stadio Libero Liberati |
| Penalties | ||||
| 29 July 2018 | Catania (3) | 3–0 | Como (4) | Catania |
| 20:30 CEST | Lodi Rossetti Curiale |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Angelo Massimino |
| 29 July 2018 | Juve Stabia (3) | 1–0 | Pistoiese (3) | Castellammare di Stabia |
| 20:30 CEST | Paponi |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti |
| 29 July 2018 | Pisa (3) | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p) | Triestina (3) | Pisa |
| 20:45 CEST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Arena Garibaldi - Romeo Anconetani |
| Penalties | ||||
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| 29 July 2018 | Monopoli (3) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p) | Piacenza (3) | Monopoli |
| 20:30 CEST | Scoppa |
Report | Sylla |
Stadium: Stadio Vito Simone Veneziani |
| Penalties | ||||
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| 29 July 2018 | Carrarese (3) | 0–1 | Imolese (4) | Carrara |
| 20:30 CEST | Report | de Marchi |
Stadium: Stadio dei Marmi |
| 29 July 2018 | Trapani (3) | 1–0 | Campodarsego (4) | Erice |
| 20:30 CEST | Evacuo |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Polisportivo Provinciale |
| 29 July 2018 | Südtirol (3) | 2–1 | Albalonga (4) | Bolzano |
| 17:30 CEST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Druso |
| 29 July 2018 | FeralpiSalò (3) | 2–0 | Virtus Francavilla (3) | Salò |
| 20:30 CEST | Marchi |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Lino Turina |
| 29 July 2018 | Siena (3) | 2–0 | Sicula Leonzio (3) | Siena |
| 20:30 CEST | Report | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi |
| 29 July 2018 | Alessandria (3) | 0–1 | Giana Erminio (3) | Alessandria |
| 16:30 CEST | Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Moccagatta |
| 29 July 2018 | AlbinoLeffe (3) | 0–1 | Pordenone (3) | Bergamo |
| 18:30 CEST | Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia |
| 29 July 2018 | Vicenza (3) | 2–1 | Chieri (4) | Vicenza |
| 18:30 CEST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti |
Second round
A total of forty teams from Serie B, Serie C and Serie D competed in the second round, twenty of which advanced to join twelve teams from Serie A in the third round. The second round matches were played on 4, 5 and 7 August 2018.[4]
| 4 August 2018 | Ascoli (2) | 0–4 | Viterbese (3) | Ascoli Piceno |
| 18:00 CEST | Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca |
| 4 August 2018 | Carpi (2) | 0–2 | Ternana (3) | Pisa |
| 20:30 CEST | Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Ettore Mannucci | |
| Note: The tie were played in Pisa due indisponibilty of the stadium. | ||||
| 4 August 2018 | Spezia (2) | 2–1 | Sambenedettese (3) | La Spezia |
| 20:30 CEST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco |
| 4 August 2018 | Trapani (3) | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Cosenza (2) | Erice |
| 20:30 CEST | Evacuo |
Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Polisportivo Provinciale |
| Note: Tie reversed from the original draw. | ||||
| 5 August 2018 | Benevento (2) | 3–1 | Imolese (4) | Benevento |
| 20:00 CEST |
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Report | Stadium: Stadio Ciro Vigorito |
| 5 August 2018 | Cittadella (2) | 1–0 | Monopoli (3) | Cittadella |
| 20:00 CEST | Bendetti |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Piercesare Tombolato |
| 5 August 2018 | Venezia (2) | 0–1 | Südtirol (3) | Venice |
| 20:00 CEST | Report | Fabbri |
Stadium: Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo |
| 5 August 2018 | Brescia (2) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–1 p) | Pro Vercelli (3) | Brescia |
| 20:30 CEST | Donnarumma |
Report | Berri |
Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti |
| Penalties | ||||
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| 5 August 2018 | Cremonese (2) | 3–3 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p) | Pisa (3) | Cremona |
| 20:30 CEST |
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Report | Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini | |
| Penalties | ||||
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| 5 August 2018 | Livorno (2) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (7–6 p) | Casertana (3) | Livorno |
| 20:30 CEST | Giannetti |
Report | De Vena |
Stadium: Stadio Armando Picchi |
| Penalties | ||||
| 5 August 2018 | Palermo (2) | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (6–5 p) | Vicenza (3) | Palermo |
| 20:30 CEST | Rajković |
Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera |
| Penalties | ||||
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| 5 August 2018 | Perugia (2) | 1–3 | Novara (3) | Perugia |
| 20:30 CEST | Vido |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Renato Curi |
| 5 August 2018 | Pescara (2) | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | Pordenone (3) | Pescara |
| 20:30 CEST | Report | Stadium: Stadio Adriatico-Giovanni Cornacchia | ||
| Penalties | ||||
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| 5 August 2018 | Hellas Verona (2) | 4–1 | Juve Stabia (3) | Verona |
| 20:30 CEST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi |
| 5 August 2018 | Virtus Entella (3) | 3–0 | Siena (3) | Chiavari |
| 20:30 CEST | Report | Stadium: Stadio Comunale |
| 5 August 2018 | Crotone (2) | 4–0 | Giana Erminio (3) | Crotone |
| 20:30 CEST | Report | Stadium: Stadio Ezio Scida |
| 5 August 2018 | Foggia (2) | 1–3 | Catania (3) | Foggia |
| 20:30 CEST | Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Pino Zaccheria |
| 5 August 2018 | Salernitana (2) | 6–1 | Rezzato (4) | Salerno |
| 20:30 CEST |
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Report | Bruno |
Stadium: Stadio Arechi |
| 7 August 2018 | Lecce (2) | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | FeralpiSalò (3) | Lecce |
| 20:30 CEST | Palombi |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare |
Third round
A total of 32 teams from Serie A, Serie B and Serie C competed in the third round, sixteen of which advanced to the fourth round. The third round matches were played on 11 and 12 August 2018.[4]
| 11 August 2018 | Udinese (1) | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Benevento (2) | Udine |
| 20:00 CEST | Machís |
Report | Stadium: Dacia Arena |
| 11 August 2018 | Genoa (1) | 4–0 | Lecce (2) | Genoa |
| 21:15 CEST | Piątek |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris |
| 12 August 2018 | Sampdoria (1) | 1–0 | Viterbese (3) | Genoa |
| 20:30 CEST | Jankto |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris |
| 12 August 2018 | Spezia (2) | 0–1 | SPAL (1) | La Spezia |
| 18:30 CEST | Report | Petagna |
Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco | |
| Note: Tie reversed from the original draw | ||||
| 12 August 2018 | Sassuolo (1) | 5–1 | Ternana (3) | Reggio Emilia |
| 20:30 CEST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore |
| 12 August 2018 | Catania (3) | 2–0 | Hellas Verona (2) | Catania |
| 18:00 CEST | Report | Stadium: Stadio Angelo Massimino | ||
| Note: Tie reversed from the original draw | ||||
| 12 August 2018 | Parma (1) | 0–1 | Pisa (3) | Parma |
| 20:30 CEST | Report | Zammarini |
Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini |
| 12 August 2018 | Brescia (2) | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) | Novara (3) | Brescia |
| 20:30 CEST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti |
| Penalties | ||||
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| 12 August 2018 | Empoli (1) | 0–3 | Cittadella (2) | Empoli |
| 20:30 CEST | Report | Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani |
| 12 August 2018 | Torino (1) | 4–0 | Cosenza (2) | Torino |
| 20:45 CEST | Report | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino |
| 12 August 2018 | Frosinone (1) | 0–2 | Südtirol (3) | Benevento |
| 20:30 CEST | Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Ciro Vigorito Attendance: 0[note 1] | |
| Note: The Stadio Benito Stirpe was disqualified and it was decided to play in Benevento behind closed doors. | ||||
| 12 August 2018 | Virtus Entella (3) | 2–0 | Salernitana (2) | Chiavari |
| 20:30 CEST |
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Report | Stadium: Stadio Comunale |
| 12 August 2018 | Livorno (2) | 0–1 | Crotone (2) | Livorno |
| 20:30 CEST | Report | Rohdén |
Stadium: Stadio Armando Picchi |
| 12 August 2018 | Chievo (1) | 1–0 | Pescara (2) | Verona |
| 20:30 CEST | Rigoni |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi |
| 12 August 2018 | Cagliari (1) | 2–1 | Palermo (2) | Cagliari |
| 20:30 CEST | Pavoletti |
Report | Nestorovski |
Stadium: Sardegna Arena |
Fourth round
A total of sixteen teams from Serie A, Serie B and Serie C competed in the fourth round, eight of which advanced to the round of 16. The fourth round matches were played on 4, 5 and 6 December 2018.[4]
| 4 December 2018 | Benevento (2) | 1–0 | Cittadella (2) | Benevento |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Bandinelli |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Ciro Vigorito Referee: Federico Dionisi |
| 4 December 2018 | Bologna (1) | 3–0 | Crotone (2) | Bologna |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Orsolini Falcinelli |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Referee: Juan Luca Sacchi |
| 4 December 2018 | Sampdoria (1) | 2–1 | SPAL (1) | Genoa |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) | Defrel Kownacki |
Report | Floccari |
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Aleandro Di Paolo |
| 5 December 2018 | Novara (3) | 3–2 | Pisa (3) | Novara |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Peralta Bove Manconi |
Report | Marconi Lisi |
Stadium: Stadio Silvio Piola Referee: Lorenzo Illuzzi |
| 5 December 2018 | Sassuolo (1) | 2–1 | Catania (3) | Sassuolo |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Matri Locatelli |
Report | Brodić |
Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Referee: Antonio Rapuano |
| 5 December 2018 | Chievo (1) | 1–2 | Cagliari (1) | Verona |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) | Léris |
Report | Cerri Pisacane |
Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi Referee: Luigi Nasca |
| 6 December 2018 | Genoa (1) | 3–3 (a.e.t.) (6–7 p) | Virtus Entella (3) | Genoa |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Piątek Lapadula |
Report | Icardi Adorján |
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Valerio Marini |
| Penalties | ||||
| Bessa Veloso Sandro Biraschi Piątek Zukanović Rômulo Lapadula |
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Final stage
Bracket
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
| Torino (1) | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Fiorentina (1) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Fiorentina | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Roma | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Roma (1) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Virtus Entella (3) | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Fiorentina | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Atalanta | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cagliari (1) | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Atalanta (1) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Atalanta | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Juventus | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Bologna (1) | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Juventus (1) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Atalanta | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Lazio | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Internazionale (1) | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Benevento (2) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Internazionale | 1 (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Lazio (p) | 1 (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Lazio (1) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Novara (3) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Lazio | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Milan | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sampdoria (1) | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Milan (1) (a.e.t.) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Milan | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Napoli | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Napoli (1) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sassuolo (1) | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Round of 16
Round of 16 matches were played from 12 to 14 January 2019.
| 12 January 2019 | Lazio (1) | 4–1 | Novara (3) | Rome |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Luis Alberto Immobile Milinković-Savić |
Report | Eusepi |
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 15,604 Referee: Eugenio Abbattista |
| 12 January 2019 | Sampdoria (1) | 0–2 (a.e.t.) | Milan (1) | Genoa |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Cutrone |
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 14,854 Referee: Fabrizio Pasqua |
| 12 January 2019 | Bologna (1) | 0–2 | Juventus (1) | Bologna |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Bernardeschi Kean |
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 15,469 Referee: Federico La Penna |
| 13 January 2019 | Torino (1) | 0–2 | Fiorentina (1) | Turin |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Chiesa |
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino Attendance: 16,957 Referee: Rosario Abisso |
| 13 January 2019 | Internazionale (1) | 6–2 | Benevento (2) | Milan |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Icardi Candreva Dalbert Martínez |
Report | Insigne Bandinelli |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 0[note 2] Referee: Antonio Giua |
| 13 January 2019 | Napoli (1) | 2–0 | Sassuolo (1) | Naples |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) | Milik Fabián |
Report | Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 14,908 Referee: Daniele Chiffi |
| 14 January 2019 | Cagliari (1) | 0–2 | Atalanta (1) | Cagliari |
| 17:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Zapata Pašalić |
Stadium: Sardegna Arena Attendance: 10,119 Referee: Marco Piccinini |
| 14 January 2019 | Roma (1) | 4–0 | Virtus Entella (3) | Rome |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Schick Marcano Pastore |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 20,984 Referee: Aleandro Di Paolo |
Quarter-finals
Quarter-final matches were played from 29 to 31 January 2019.
| 29 January 2019 | Milan (1) | 2–0 | Napoli (1) | Milan |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) | Piątek |
Report | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 22,289 Referee: Piero Giacomelli |
| 30 January 2019 | Fiorentina (1) | 7–1 | Roma (1) | Florence |
| 17:30 CET (UTC+1) | Chiesa Muriel Benassi Simeone |
Report | Kolarov |
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 21,190 Referee: Gianluca Manganiello |
Semi-finals
The first legs of the semi-finals were played on 26 and 27 February and the second legs on 24 and 25 April 2019.
First leg
| 26 February 2019 | Lazio (1) | 0–0 | Milan (1) | Rome |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 31,235 Referee: Daniele Orsato |
Final
| Atalanta | 0–2 | Lazio |
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| Report |
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Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Club(s) | Goals |
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| 1 | Genoa/Milan | 8 | |
| 2 | Fiorentina | 6 | |
| 3 | Lazio | 3 | |
| Fiorentina | |||
| Catania | |||
| Atalanta |
Notes
- The Frosinone v Südtirol match was played behind closed doors
- The Inter v Benevento match was played behind closed doors due to punishment by Serie A after alleged racist chants by Inter supporters in their match against Napoli.[6]
References
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- "Date di calendario per la stagione sportiva 2018/2019" (PDF) (in Italian). Serie A. 18 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
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- "1° TURNO ELIMINATORIO – DATE E ORARI" (PDF) (in Italian). legaseriea.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 August 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
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