Roma chasing Juve record, Inter in sight of Fiorentina
The winners of this year's final between Inter and Roma will lift the
59th Coppa Italia. Vado beat Udinese 1-0 after extra time to win the
first final in 1922. Sixteen different teams have lifted the domestic
cup. Juventus have won it 9 times, followed by Roma (7), Fiorentina
(6), AC Milan (5), Inter and Torino (5), Lazio (4), Sampdoria (4),
Napoli (3) Parma (3), Bologna (2), Atalanta (1), Genoa (1), Vado (1),
Venezia (1) and Vicenza (1).
No penalty shootout since 1980/81, no extra time since 1996/97
The Coppa Italia has been won after extra time on 7 occasions. The
last time it happened was in 1996/97 when Vicenza beat Napoli 3-0.
There have been 5 penalty shootouts in cup final history. Torino were
the last team to lift the trophy after penalties in 1980/81. On that
occasion the Granata beat Roma 5-3 on penalties after a 1-1 draw.
Totti, Crespo top scorers in cup final
With four goals each, Francesco Totti and Hernan Crespo are the top
scorers in Coppa Italia final history. The Roma captain scored one
goal in the 2002/03 final 1st leg, two in the return match that
season, and one in this year's 1st leg. The Argentine scored at home
and away for Parma in the 1998/99 final, adding two more goals in this
season's 1st leg at the Olimpico. Four players have scored a record
three goals in one Coppa Italia final. They are: Amadei (Roma 3-3
Venezia, 1941), Lushta (Juventus 4-1 AC Milan, 1942), Domenghini
(Atalanta 3-1 Torino, 1963) and Giannini (Roma 5-2 Torino, 1993).
Third consecutive final
Roma v Inter is the third consecutive Coppa Italia final between the
two teams - the first time this has happened in the history of the
competition. Inter, winners in 2004/05 and 2005/06, play at home to
the Giallorossi in the return leg for the third season running.
The Coppa Mancini
From AC Milan 0-1 Sampdoria on 30 June 1985 to Inter 0-0 Lazio on 18
May 2000, Roberto Mancini has taken part in more Coppa Italia finals
than any other player. He is also the player who has lifted the most
cups (6), with triumphs at Sampdoria in 1984/85, 1987/88, 1988/89 and
1993/94, and Lazio in 1997/98 and 1999/00. This winning trend hasn't
changed since Mancini became a coach. In 2000/01 he led Fiorentina to
a two-legged victory over Parma (0-1 in Parma, 1-1 in Florence). Three
seasons later Mancini's Lazio beat Juventus over two legs (2-0 in
Rome, 2-2 in Turin). In 2004/05 he led Inter to an aggregate victory
against Roma (0-2 in Rome, 1-0 in Milan), and last season his
Nerazzurri side beat the Giallorossi again (1-1 in Rome, 3-1 in Milan).
Eriksson, Mancini: 3 cups at 3 different clubs, 4 triumphs each
Sven Goran Eriksson and Roberto Mancini are the only two coaches to
have won the Coppa Italia with three different teams, and to have
lifted the trophy four times. The Swedish coach won it with Roma in
1985/86, Sampdoria in 1993/94 and Lazio in 1997/98 and 1999/00.
Mancini equalled Eriksson's record by winning the cup with Inter in
2004/05 after triumphs with Fiorentina in 2000/01 and Lazio in 2003/04.
Inter: no home defeat in Coppa since December 2002
Inter 1-2 Bari on 19 December 2002 was the Nerazzurri's last defeat in
Italy's cup competition. Since that round of 16 return leg fixture,
Inter have won 11 and drawn 3 cup games at San Siro.
No cup goal against Inter at San Siro for 280 minutes
Nonda's 80th-minute strike in Inter 3-1 Roma on 11 May 2006 was the
last goal conceded by the Nerazzurri in a Coppa Italia match played at
home. Including the remaining 10 minutes of last year's final second
leg, plus the entire games against Messina, Empoli and Sampdoria this
season, Inter have not let in a domestic cup goal at San Siro for 280
competitive minutes.
Inter on target in last 9 home games
Roberto Mancini's team have scored in each of their last 9 fixtures at
San Siro, netting a total of 18 goals. They last failed to score at
San Siro in the goalless cup semi-final return leg against Sampdoria
on 1 February.
Adriano, Recoba likely scorers against Roma
Adriano usually relishes facing Roma. Of his 98 goals since arriving
in Italy, the Brazilian striker has scored six against the
Giallorossi. Adriano has scored the same number of goals in matches
against Juventus. Roma are also one of Alvaro Recoba's favourite
targets. The Uruguayan has scored 6 of his 83 Italian goals in matches
against the Giallorossi. He has also put six past Bologna, Empoli and
Lecce.
Adriano two away from century of goals for Italian clubs
Adriano Leite Ribeiro has scored 98 goals in competitive games for
Italian clubs, and is therefore just two away from completing his
century. In matches for Inter, Fiorentina and Parma, the Brazilian has
netted 73 times in Serie A, 6 in Coppa Italia and 19 in European
competitions. The first of his 98 goals came in Inter 2-1 Venezia
(Serie A) on 16 September 2001.
Roma unbeaten in cup this season
With 5 wins and 2 draws (both 2-2), Roma are still unbeaten in this
year's Tim Cup. The Giallorossi's last defeat in the competition was
the 3-1 loss to Inter in the return leg of last year's final.
Roma on target in last 11 cup games
Luciano Spalletti's team have scored in 11 consecutive Coppa Italia
games, for a total of 23 goals. The last time Roma failed to find the
net in Italy's cup competition was in their 1-0 home defeat to
Juventus on 1 February 2006.
Roma: 2 years since last cup away game without scoring
Roma last failed to score in a Coppa Italia away match on 15 June 2005
when they were beaten 1-0 by Inter in the return leg of the final. The
Giallorossi have scored in each of their 7 cup trips since that date,
netting a total of 14 goals.
Disciplinary situation
Inter
Disqualified: Dacourt, Materazzi.
Cautioned: Burdisso, Cordoba, Figo, Maicon, Solari, Vieira.
Roma
Disqualifed: -
Cautioned: A.Mancini, Chivu, Defendi, Marsili, Mexes, Pizarro, Rosi,
Tonetto.