The Torneo Estivo del 1986 (1986 Summer Tournament) was an Italian official football competition organized by the Lega Calcio and contested by those Serie A teams that had been eliminated from the Coppa Italia before the semi–finals (i.e. all sixteen teams except Como, Fiorentina, Roma and Sampdoria). Players capped by the national team to take part in the upcoming World Cup did not take part in the tournament.
The final was played between Avellino and Bari at the Stadio Santa Colomba in Benevento, on 19 June. Avellino won the match 3–2 to claim the trophy.
Format The 12 participants were divided into three groups of four teams with single-legged matches, with the winners and runners-up of each group qualified to the next round. The six remaining sides were divided again in two group of three teams, still with single-legged matches. The two group winners contested the final.
First group stage Key to colours in group tablesTeams progressed to the second group stage
Group 1 TeamPisa312010+14Juventus311143+13Hellas Verona311134−13Atalanta310234−12 4 May 1986Atalanta 2–1 Juventus10 May 1986Pisa 0–0 Juventus17 May 1986Pisa 1–0 Atalanta28 May 1986Atalanta 1–2 Verona1 June 1986Verona 0–0 Pisa4 June 1986Juventus 3–1 Verona
Group 2 TeamAvellino330082+66Bari311152+33Internazionale302134−12Napoli3012210−81 4 May 1986Bari 4–0 Napoli10 May 1986Avellino 5–1 Napoli17 May 1986Avellino 1–0 Bari25 May 1986Napoli 1–1 Inter28 May 1986Bari 1–1 Inter1 June 1986Inter 1–2 Avellino
Group 3 TeamTorino3210114+75Udinese321053+25Milan301225−31Lecce301217−61 4 May 1986Udinese 1–0 Milan14 May 1986Lecce 1–1 Milan17 May 1986Lecce 0–1 Udinese28 May 1986Torino 5–0 Lecce31 May 1986Udinese 3–3 Torino4 June 1986Milan 1–3 Torino
Second group stage Key to colours in group tablesTeams progressed to the final
Group 1 TeamBari211053+23Pisa210145−12Torino201123−11 7 June 1986Bari 1–1 Torino11 June 1986Pisa 2–4 Bari14 June 1986Torino 1–2 Pisa
Group 2 TeamAvellino220082+64Udinese210125−32Juventus200214−30 7 June 1986Avellino 5–1 Udinese11 June 1986Juventus 1–3 Avellino14 June 1986Udinese 1–0 Juventus
Final
Torneo Estivo del 1986WinnersAvellino
Top scorers 7 goals Alessandro Bertoni (Avellino) 6 goals Angelo Alessio (Avellino) Pietro Mariani (Torino) Paul Rideout (Bari) 3 goals Walter Schachner (Torino)
External links Results and tables at RSSSF