2014 Coppa Italia final

2014 Coppa Italia final 66th Coppa Italia final AS Roma 4, Inter Milan 0 Stadio Olimpico.jpg 250 The Stadio Olimpico in Rome held the final 2013–14 Coppa Italia Fiorentina 1 Napoli 3 Daniele OrsatoCoppa Italia: Napoli-Fiorentina, arbitra Orsato http://www.corrieredellosport.it/coppa_italia/2014/04/30-359447/Coppa+Italia%3A+Napoli-Fiorentina,+arbitra+Orsato 2 May 2014 Corriere dello Sport 30 April 2014 it https://web.archive.org/web/20140504142625/http://www.corrieredellosport.it/coppa_italia/2014/04/30-359447/Coppa+Italia:+Napoli-Fiorentina,+arbitra+Orsato 2014-05-04 dead 3 May 2014 Stadio Olimpico Rome 65,000 2013 2015 The 2014 Coppa Italia final decided the winner of the 2013–14 Coppa Italia, Italy's main football cup. It was played on 3 May 2014 at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, between Fiorentina and Napoli. Napoli won the game 3–1, with two early goals from Lorenzo Insigne and a late third by substitute Dries Mertens, although they had Gökhan Inler sent off in the second half. Juan Manuel Vargas scored Fiorentina's goal. As Napoli qualified for the UEFA Champions League by their league position, Fiorentina as runners-up qualified for the Group Stage of the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League. This was the last season in which cup runners-up could qualify for the Europa League if the winner had already qualified for the Champions League.Strategic talks in Dubrovnik https://www.uefa.org/about-uefa/executive-committee/news/newsid=1999120.html 14 April 2014 UEFA 20 September 2013 Napoli went on to play in the 2014 Supercoppa Italiana against the 2013–14 Serie A champions Juventus, and won. The final was marred by pre-match violence, which delayed the scheduled kick-off time. Three Napoli fans were shot, one of whom died following a two-month coma. Club President Aurelio De Laurentiis dedicated Napoli's victory to the wounded fans. Background thumb|left|175px|Fiorentina manager Vincenzo Montella aimed for his team to finish fourth in Serie A and win the Coppa Italia Fiorentina played their 10th Coppa Italia final, having won six, including their last in 2001. It was Napoli's ninth, and they had previously won four, including their last final in 2012.Italy - List of Cup Finals RSSSF https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/italcuphist.html 13 April 2014 During the league season, Fiorentina and Napoli had already played each other twice. The first fixture, on 30 October 2013 at the Stadio Artemio Franchi, resulted in a 2–1 away win for Napoli which ended Fiorentina's unbeaten home record. All of the goals came in the first half—José Callejón opened the scoring, Giuseppe Rossi equalised with a penalty and Dries Mertens scored the winner in the 36th minute. In the closing stages of the game, Christian Maggio was sent off for the visitors, and Juan Cuadrado for the hosts.Napoli close in on Roma https://www1.skysports.com/football/live/match/304444/report 4 March 2015 Sky Sports News 31 October 2013 In the reverse fixture, at Napoli's Stadio San Paolo on 23 March 2014, Fiorentina were victorious as Joaquín scored the only goal of the game with three minutes remaining; Faouzi Ghoulam had been sent off for the hosts in the first half for fouling Marko Bakić when the Fiorentina midfielder had an opportunity to score.Napoli 0-1 Fiorentina: Joaquin downs 10-man hosts http://www.goal.com/en-gb/match/napoli-vs-fiorentina/1552030/report 4 March 2015 Goal.com 23 March 2014 Prior to the cup final, Napoli were in third place in Serie A and therefore in the last position to qualify for the Champions League, eight points ahead of Fiorentina with nine points left to play for. Fiorentina manager Vincenzo Montella said before the game that his priority was to finish fourth and win the Coppa Italia. His Napoli counterpart, Rafael Benítez, warned his players not to expect to win solely based on their league position.Coppa Italia final preview: Fiorentina hoping to overcome Napoli https://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11854/9293402/coppa-italia-final-preview-fiorentina-hoping-to-overcome-napoli 3 May 2014 Sky Sports News 2 May 2014 Players and staff of both clubs were invited to Vatican City the day before the final, where they listened to a speech by Pope Francis. Managers Montella and Benítez presented souvenirs of their clubs to the Pope.Coppa Italia, Napoli e Fiorentina incontrano il Papa https://www.repubblica.it/sport/2014/05/02/foto/coppa_italia_napoli_e_fiorentina_incontrano_il_papa-85035161/1/#1 25 September 2020 la Repubblica 3 May 2014 it Road to the final FiorentinaRoundNapoliOpponentResult2013–14 Coppa ItaliaOpponentResultChievo2–0Round of 16Atalanta3–1Siena2–1Quarter-finalsLazio1–0Udinese1–2 (A), 2–0 (H) (3–2 agg.)Semi-finalsRoma2–3 (A), 3–0 (H) (5–3 agg.) Fiorentina Fiorentina, of Serie A, entered the tournament in the Last 16 at home to Chievo, also of their league. They won 2–0 with first-half goals from Joaquín and Ante Rebić, despite the dismissal of Massimo Ambrosini.Fiorentina 2 - 0 Chievo https://www1.skysports.com/football/live/match/306044/teams 14 April 2014 Sky Sports News 8 January 2014 In the quarter-final on 23 January, again at home, they beat Serie B Siena 2–1 with Josip Iličić opening the scoring and Marvin Compper scoring the winner.Fiorentina 2-1 Siena: Late Compper show books semi-final berth http://www.goal.com/en-gb/match/128992/fiorentina-vs-siena/report 14 April 2014 Goal.com 23 January 2014 Fiorentina's semi-final against Udinese began with a 2–1 away defeat on 4 February, but the second leg on 12 February was a 2–0 home victory with goals from Manuel Pasqual and Cuadrado.Coppa Italia: Fiorentina beat Udinese 2-0 to book place in the final https://www1.skysports.com/football/live/match/308089/report 14 April 2014 Sky Sports News 12 February 2014 Napoli Napoli, also of Serie A, entered in the Last 16 on 15 January with a 3–1 home win over Atalanta, in which Callejón scored twice and Lorenzo Insigne the other goal. Their quarter-final on 29 January was a 1–0 victory at home over cup holders Lazio, with a late goal from Gonzalo Higuaín.Napoli 1-0 Lazio: Higuain snatches semi-final spot http://www.goal.com/en-gb/match/128993/napoli-vs-lazio/report 14 April 2014 Goal.com 19 January 2014 Like Fiorentina, Napoli began their semi-final with an away defeat (3–2 against Roma), but secured their place in the final with a 3–0 victory at home on 12 February, with goals from Callejón, Higuaín and Jorginho.Coppa Italia semi-final: Napoli beat Roma 3-0 to win 5-3 on aggregate and reach final https://www1.skysports.com/football/live/match/308090/report 14 April 2014 Sky Sports News 12 February 2014 Match Team selection Fiorentina were without record signing Mario Gómez, the German striker having suffered with injury all season. Their top scorer of the season, Giuseppe Rossi, had been injured since January but was included as a substitute. Montella opined that Rossi would be ready to represent Italy at the World Cup in June. Goalkeeper Neto and midfielder Borja Valero had been doubts due to recent finger and knee injuries respectively, but made the starting line-up. Midfielder Cuadrado was suspended, having been given a yellow card towards the end of their semi-final victory over Udinese.Fiorentina's Cuadrado dealt final ban http://www.espnfc.com/italian-coppa-italia/story/1714808/fiorentinas-juan-guillermo-cuadrado-suspended-for-coppa-italia-final 1 March 2015 Associated Press ESPN 13 February 2014 Napoli's top scorer of the season, Higuaín, started despite a bruise to his shin from his last match. Benítez said "Not everyone in the team is 100 per cent, but we are in good shape". Pre-match violence Three Napoli fans were shot outside the stadium before the match, two with arm injuries.https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-27269959 Gunfire injures three Naples fans ahead of Italy final 3 May 2014 7 May 2014 BBC Ciro Esposito, who was in a critical state after being shot in the chest, died in hospital on 25 June.https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jun/25/napoli-supporter-shot-roma-dies-hospital Napoli fan shot during fighting before Coppa Italia final dies in hospital 25 June 2014 25 June 2014 The Guardian Police, who found the gun, have stated that they do not believe that the shootings were related to other clashes by the two sets of fans: prior to the game, there were reports of firecrackers and other projectiles being thrown between them in the Tor di Quinto area of Rome. Kick-off was subsequently delayed as Napoli fans did not want the match to start without knowing the condition of the shot fans. When match organisers attempted to speak to the Napoli fans, accompanied by their midfielder Marek Hamšík, they were "pelted with flares and smoke bombs".https://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11866/9295982/coppa-italia-final-kick-off-delayed-after-violence-in-rome Coppa Italia final: Kick-off delayed after three Napoli fans are shot in Rome 3 May 2014 3 May 2014 Sky Sports News Daniele De Santis, a Roma ultra was convicted of shooting Esposito and was sentenced to 26 years in prison on 24 May 2016;https://www.thejournal.ie/football-hooligan-jailed-italy-2786699-May2016/ Notorious football hooligan given 26 years in prison for shooting rival fan thejournal.ie 24 May 2016 his sentenced was later reduced on appeals to 16 years on 26 September 2018.https://www.football-italia.net/128477/esposito-killer-given-16-years Esposito killer given 16 years Football Italia 26 September 2018 Summary Napoli winger Insigne opened the scoring in the 11th minute by cutting in from the left and curling a shot past Fiorentina goalkeeper Neto. He doubled the lead six minutes later by connecting to Higuaín's cross and forcing a deflection off Nenad Tomović. With two goals in the final, he equalled the number of goals that he had scored in the entire Serie A season.Coppa Italia final: Rafael Benitez's Napoli beat Fiorentina 3-1 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/27271913 4 May 2014 BBC Sport 3 May 2014 Fiorentina responded in the 28th minute, when Josip Iličić chipped the defence and Juan Vargas volleyed the ball into the goal. Fiorentina had chances to equalise in the second half, with a long shot from substitute Matías Fernández tipped over the crossbar by Napoli goalkeeper Pepe Reina, and Iličić missing a one-on-one. http://www.espnfc.com/uk/en/report/388636/report.html?soccernet=true&cc=5739 Insigne brace seals Coppa 3 May 2014 ESPN 7 May 2014 Despite being reduced to ten men for the last ten minutes after a second booking for Gökhan Inler after he fouled Iličić, Napoli extended their lead in injury time when substitute Mertens scored a third after being set up by Callejón. Details 3 May 2014 21:45 CEST Fiorentina 1–3 Report Napoli Vargas 28 Insigne 11 17Mertens 90+2 Stadio Olimpico, Rome 65,000 Daniele Orsato _fiorentina1415h _fiorentina1415h _fiorentina1415h 501b85 501b85 501b85 501b85 501b85 Fiorentina _napoli1314ci _napoli1314ci _napoli1314ci _napoli1314 2696D9 2696D9 2696D9 FFFFFF 2696D9 Napoli GK 1 BRA NetoRB 40 SRB Nenad Tomović 48CB 2 ARG Gonzalo RodríguezCB 15 MNE Stefan SavićLB 23 ITA Manuel Pasqual (c) 56DM 7 CHI David PizarroRM 10 ITA Alberto Aquilani 83LM 66 PER Juan Manuel VargasAM 20 ESP Borja Valero 10CF 17 ESP Joaquín 72CF 72 SLO Josip Iličić 40Substitutes:GK 25 ITA Antonio RosatiDF 3 FRA Modibo DiakitéDF 4 ARG Facundo RoncagliaDF 5 GER Marvin CompperMF 8 MNE Marko BakićMF 14 CHI Matías Fernández 65 56MF 21 ITA Massimo AmbrosiniMF 27 POL Rafał WolskiMF 30 BRA Ryder MatosMF 88 BRA AndersonFW 32 ITA Alessandro Matri 83FW 49 ITA Giuseppe Rossi 72Manager:ITA Vincenzo Montella300px GK 25 ESP Pepe Reina 81RB 4 BRA HenriqueCB 21 ARG Federico FernándezCB 33 ESP Raúl Albiol 36LB 31 ALG Faouzi GhoulamCM 88 SWI Gökhan Inler 2 50 79CM 8 ITA JorginhoRW 7 ESP José CallejónAM 17 SVK Marek Hamšík (c) 63LW 24 ITA Lorenzo Insigne 81CF 9 ARG Gonzalo Higuaín 70Substitutes:GK 15 ITA Roberto ColomboGK 80 ESP Toni DoblasDF 2 FRA Anthony RéveillèreDF 5 URU Miguel BritosDF 11 ITA Christian MaggioMF 14 BEL Dries Mertens 63MF 16 ITA Giandomenico MestoMF 18 COL Juan ZúñigaMF 20 SWI Blerim DžemailiMF 85 SWI Valon Behrami 81FW 19 MKD Goran Pandev 70FW 91 COL Duván ZapataManager:ESP Rafael Benítez Post-match Napoli supporters invaded the pitch to celebrate following their team's victory. However, they were brought under control in order to allow the trophy ceremony to take place.Napoli defeat Fiorentina after fan is shot to win their fifth Coppa Italia https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/may/03/napoli-fiorentina-coppa-italia-match-report 25 September 2020 The Guardian 3 May 2014 Aurelio De Laurentiis, club president of Napoli, dedicated the cup win to the then unidentified fan who had been shot before the match and operated on. https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/may/03/napoli-fiorentina-coppa-italia-match-report Napoli defeat Fiorentina after fan is shot to win their fifth Coppa Italia 3 May 2014 The Guardian 7 May 2014 On the pre-match violence, Demetrio Albertini, vice president of the Italian Football Federation, said, "It certainly wasn't a great scene, what we displayed today alongside football, for a football lover like me, it was an ugly display." As cup winners, Napoli qualified for the 2014 Supercoppa Italiana in which they would face Serie A champions Juventus. The match had traditionally taken place in August, but Napoli requested it be moved due to their Champions League play-off that month. The fixture was eventually played on 22 December during the league's winter break, at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium in Doha, Qatar. It finished 1–1 after 90 minutes, 2–2 after extra time, and Napoli won 6–5 in the penalty shootout.Juventus 2-2 Napoli (5-6 on pens) https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30582475 22 December 2014 BBC Sport 22 December 2014 See also 2013–14 ACF Fiorentina season 2013–14 SSC Napoli season References 2014 Coppa Italia Final Coppa Italia Final 2014 Coppa Italia Final 2014 Coppa Italia Final Coppa Italia Final 2014 Category:Football competitions in Rome