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Coppa Italia - Final - 20-5-2012 (9:00 p.m.) 0 - 2 Edinson Cavani (63′- Penalty) Marek Hamsik (83′) Olimpico Stadium - Rome Referee: Christian Brighi Napoli beat Juve to Coppa glory! Napoli have ended the Juventus unbeaten record for this season and lifted their first trophy in 22 years by winning the Coppa Italia 2-0! May 20, 2012 The passion was palpable at a packed Stadio Olimpico in Rome with 30,000 fans for each team, as it was Alessandro Del Piero’s final game in the Bianconeri jersey (the 705th) and his team wore a special patch marking the occasion. Juve had the chance to do The Double and it could be Napoli’s first piece of silverware since 1990. Giorgio Chiellini and Paolo De Ceglie were injured, while Marcelo Estigarribia and Marco Borriello were given the start rather than Simone Pepe and Mirko Vucinic. As always in the Coppa this season, Marco Storari took the gloves. Walter Gargano was suspended for Napoli, but Ezequiel Lavezzi returned after being dropped in recent weeks. Juan Camilo Zuniga and Blerim Dzemaili stepped into the midfield. It took 69 seconds for the first chance, as Hugo Campagnaro burst down the right and crossed for Zuniga’s header into the ground, beaten away by Storari. Edinson Cavani was flagged offside for a very tight decision on Lavezzi’s through ball. Lavezzi then went on the counter himself and drilled wide, while Zuniga’s fierce effort was charged down by Leonardo Bonucci in an aggressive Napoli start. Morgan De Sanctis flapped away a Claudio Marchisio curler from the edge of the box. Lavezzi’s ball whipped across the face of goal, but Marek Hamsik just failed to get his head to it at the back post. Borriello curled wide of the far stick from distance and Juventus had penalty appeals just before half-time when Marchisio was pulling the trigger on the edge of the area only for Salvatore Aronica’s tackle to intercept the kick. The defender did kick the inside of Marchisio’s thigh as he was swinging his leg. With the last kick of the first half, Del Piero’s free kick was palmed away by De Sanctis. After the restart Blerim Dzemaili went on a strong run forward from midfield, but his pass across the face of goal was a little too long for Cavani. Napoli were again piling on pressure as they had early in the first half, but Del Piero was incorrectly flagged offside on Pirlo’s pass. Stephan Lichtsteiner ran a risk with a potential handling offence during a sliding tackle on Dzemaili in the box, then Christian Maggio also had timid appeals when going shoulder-to-shoulder with Martin Caceres. On 62 minutes the referee pointed to the spot when Lavezzi snuck between Leonardo Bonucci and Andrea Barzagli to latch on to a flicked-on throw-in, brought down by Storari. Cavani stepped up and sent Storari the wrong way to put Napoli in front. Pepe and Vucinic were thrown on for Lichtsteiner and Del Piero, officially ending the captain’s Juventus career. Goran Pandev replaced Lavezzi, who could also be making his last appearance for Napoli. De Sanctis got down well to parry a fine Bonucci volley at the base of the near post. Pepe had a great chance to score, but it took a strange deflection off Fabio Quagliarella and hit De Sanctis on the shin, looping up just wide of an open goal. A Pirlo free kick hit the wall, while a crucial Caceres intervention stopped Cavani going clear on the counter-attack. Napoli were now pegged back in their own half and the tactic paid off, as they went on a classic counter-attack to double their lead. Pandev burst forward and threaded through for Hamsik, who kept his cool to place a delicate angled drive across Storari and into the far side-netting. Juventus finished the match with 10 men, as Quagliarella was sent off for lashing out an elbow as Aronica had his arms around the substitute. Juventus 0-2 Napoli Scorers: Cavani pen 63 (N), Hamsik 83 (N) Juventus: Storari; Barzagli, Bonucci, Caceres; Lichtsteiner (Pepe 68), Vidal, Pirlo, Marchisio, Estigarribia; Del Piero (Vucinic 68), Borriello (Quagliarella 72) Napoli: De Sanctis; Campagnaro, Cannavaro, Aronica; Maggio, Dzemaili, Inler, Hamsik (Dossena 85), Zuniga; Lavezzi (Pandev 72), Cavani (Britos 92) Ref: Brighi Sent off: Quagliarella 90 (J)

Coppa Italia - Final - 20-5-2012 (9:00 p.m.) 0 - 2 Edinson Cavani (63′- Penalty) Marek Hamsik (83′) Olimpico Stadium - Rome Referee: Christian Brighi Cavani and Hamsik clinch Coppa Italia and dash double dreams of Turin giants The Partenopei delivered an impeccable performance to bring the Bianconeri to defeat and win their first title in more than 20 years. May 20, 2012 Napoli have won the Coppa Italia for the fourth time in their history after a deserved 2-0 victory over Serie A champions Juventus at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome. After a tightly-contested first half, the Partenopei hit the Bianconeri with strikes from Edinson Cavani and Marek Hamsik after the break, as Walter Mazzarri's men extinguished the Old Lady's hopes of a double on Alessandro Del Piero's farewell game for the Turin giants. Napoli got off to a wonderful start, as in the third minute Camilo Zuniga found himself unmarked on the end of a great cross by Hugo Campagnaro, but saw his close-range header tipped wide by Juventus goalkeeper Marco Storari. Moments later, Napoli created another superb chance when Ezequiel Lavezzi released Cavani with a exquisite pass after winning the ball from Arturo Vidal, but the Uruguayan was flagged for offside just as he was about to pull the trigger. Juventus' answer came through Claudio Marchisio in the 19th minute, when the midfielder collected an Alessandro Del Piero finish, which was blocked by Napoli's defence, and struck the ball from well outside the box, only to see his powerful drive saved by Morgan De Sanctis. Just before the half-hour mark the Partenopei almost got the opener when Hamsik fell one step short of connecting with a floating cross by Lavezzi at the left post, much to the relief of the Juventus faithful. The last minutes of the first half belonged to Juventus as Marchisio and Del Piero tested De Sanctis, but the goalkeeper stood strong to deny the duo. Both teams employed conservative tactics in the beginning of the second half as the game became increasingly scrappy. Blerim Dzemaili created a superb chance for Napoli in the 50th minute when he whipped in a cross, which Cavani just could not connect with in the centre of the box. The Partenopei would not wait long for the opener, however, as just after the hour mark Lavezzi found himself behind Juventus' defence only to be taken down in the penalty area by Bianconeri goalkeeper Storari. Cavani stepped up to convert the resulting spot-kick, sending a powerful low effort in the right corner to give Napoli a deserved lead. This was the Uruguayan's fifth goal in Coppa Italia this season, securing the striker as the top scorer of the competition. Juventus tried to get back into the game, but were struggling to to create chances after the opener as the Partenopei valiantly held off the Old Lady's advances. Coach Antonio Conte decided to withdraw Del Piero in the 68th minute as the curtain fell on the legendary striker's illustrious career with the Bianconeri. The tireless Vidal almost drew the game level shortly after, but was denied by former Juventus goalkeeper De Sanctis, who did well to parry the Chilean's thunderous volley at the right post. In the 74th minute Simone Pepe was rather unfortunate to see a goal-bound finish deflected from its path as the Old Lady were tightening the grip. But despite their best efforts, the Bianconeri were unable to break down Napoli in the remaining time, and were punished for their overcommitment in attack with another goal. A quick break saw Goran Pandev release Hamsik in a one-on-one with Storari, and the attacker made no mistake as he slipped the ball past Storari to bring Juventus to a devastating loss. To add to the Bianconeri's misery, Fabio Quagliarella was sent off in the final minutes of the game for elbowing Salvatore Aronica as the Old Lady's capitulation was complete. The victory saw the Partenopei lift the Coppa Italia for their first piece of silverware in 22 years.

Ci siamo svegliati tardi.

ADDIO!

Storari provoca il rigore

Telecronista: "Agnelli non ha dubbi che Conte resti l'allentore della Juve" Io: "E per forza".

La bandiera fa sventolare le bandiere!

Estigarribia ininfluente.

4 rigori non dati al napoli .... i rai stanno impazzendo.

La rai vuole un altro rigore per il Napoli.

Volevano un altro rigore.

Estibargiggia in fuga.

Solo?

Mirko sei uno importante. Vatti a scaldare sotto tutti i punti di vista.

Conte ha attuato nel primo tempo una tattica ciclistica: Fuga bidone del gregario Borriello per far stancare gli avversari. Ora tocca a Vucinic per la fuga vincente.

In coppa Italia giocano le riserve.

Per forza, lui é gaio.

Brighi si' nu brave uaglione ....

Era rigore.

Borriello core 'ngrato

Nessuno ti ha invitato a stare in questo forum di juventini. Alla prossima ti banno e torni da berlusconi.

Il Napoli pressa sempre di meno e la Juve sta prendendo il controllo della partita.

Se la cresta di Hamsik era piú lunga era goal.

Stanno giá calando