The 2020–21 Coppa Italia (branded as the TIMVISION Cup for sponsorship reasons during the final) was the 74th edition of the national domestic Italian football tournament.
Napoli were the defending champions, but were defeated by Atalanta in the semi-finals.
Juventus won a record-extending fourteenth cup title, defeating Atalanta 2–1 in the final.
This season is the last using the 78-teams format. From the next season, the format would be with 44 teams.
Participating teams Serie A
Juventus (round of 16) Internazionale (round of 16) Atalanta (round of 16) Lazio (round of 16) Roma (round of 16) Milan (round of 16) Napoli (round of 16) Sassuolo (round of 16) Hellas Verona Fiorentina Parma Bologna Udinese Cagliari Sampdoria Torino Genoa Benevento Crotone Spezia
Serie B
Brescia SPAL Monza Vicenza Reggina Reggiana Cremonese Virtus Entella Ascoli Cosenza Pisa Pescara Salernitana Venezia Lecce Empoli Frosinone Cittadella Chievo Pordenone
Serie C
Group A Carrarese Renate Pontedera Alessandria Novara Albinoleffe Arezzo Pro Patria Livorno
Group B Padova Feralpisalò Modena Piacenza Triestina Südtirol Carpi Sambenedettese Perugia
Group C Bari Virtus Francavilla Teramo Catanzaro Catania Ternana Potenza Monopoli Avellino Trapani Juve Stabia
Serie D
Tritium Ambrosiana Breno San Nicolò Notaresco Pineto Trastevere Latte Dolce Casarano Gelbison
Format and seeding Teams entered the competition at various stages, as follows: First phase (one-legged fixtures) First round: 27 teams from Serie C and the nine Serie D teams started the tournament Second round: the 18 winners from the previous round were joined by the 20 Serie B teams and 2 teams from Serie C Third round: the 20 winners from the second round met the 12 Serie A sides, seeded 9–20 Fourth round: the 16 winners faced each other Second phase Round of 16 (one-legged): the 8 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 the following.Stagione 2020–21: ecco tutte le date del campionato, Coppa Italia e coppe europee. Il Pallone Gonfiato (in Italian). 11 August 2020.
Phase Round First leg Second leg First stage First round 22–23 September 2020 Second round 29–30 September 2020 Third round 27–28 October 2020 Fourth round 24–26 November 2020 Final stage Round of 16 12–21 January 2021 Quarter-finals 26–28 January 2021 Semi-finals 2–3 February 2021 9–10 February 2021 Final 19 May 2021
First stage First round A total of 36 teams from Serie C and Serie D competed in this round, eighteen of which advanced to the second round.
Second round A total of forty teams (eighteen winners from the first round, two from Serie C, and all twenty from Serie B) competed in the second round, twenty of which advanced to the third round.
Third round A total of 32 teams (twenty winners from the second round and twelve Serie A clubs seeded 9–20) competed in the third round, sixteen of which advanced to the fourth round.
Fourth round The sixteen winners from the third round competed in the fourth round, eight of which advanced to the round of 16.
Final stage Bracket
Round of 16 The round of 16 matches were played between the eight winners from the fourth round and clubs seeded 1–8 in 2019–20 Serie A, and held from 12 to 21 January. A draw (held on 27 November) determined the home and away teams in matches involving two Serie A sides.
Quarter-finals The quarter-final matches were played between clubs advancing from the round of 16, and held from 26 to 28 January. A draw (held on 27 November) determined the home and away teams in matches involving two Serie A sides.
Semi-finals The semi-finals (a two-legged round) were played between clubs advancing from the quarter-finals, and held from 2 to 10 February 2021.
First leg
Second leg
Final
Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals 1 Gianluca ScamaccaGenoa 42 Dennis JohnsenVenezia3 Dejan KulusevskiJuventus Hirving LozanoNapoli Leonardo MancusoEmpoli 628 players 2
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