The 2009 Coppa Italia Final was the final match of the 2008–09 Coppa Italia, the top cup competition in Italian football. The match was played at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome on 13 May 2009 between Lazio and Sampdoria; Lazio won 6–5 on penalties after the match ended 1–1 after extra time. Hugo Campagnaro missed his spot kick for Sampdoria and allowed Ousmane Dabo to slot home the winner for Lazio.[2][3][4]

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2009 Coppa Italia Final
61th Coppa Italia Final
President of Italy Giorgio Napolitano handing the trophy to Tommaso Rocchi and Cristian Ledesma
Event2008–09 Coppa Italia
After extra time
Lazio won 6–5 on penalties
Date13 May 2009
VenueStadio Olimpico, Rome
RefereeRoberto Rosetti
Attendance68,000
WeatherClear
19 °C (66 °F)[1]
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Route to the final

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LazioSampdoria
Benevento
H
5–1
Mauri 9'
Meghni 22'
Manfredini 54'
Pandev 57', 90'
Third Roundnot played
Atalanta
H
2–0
Ledesma 17'
Pandev 83'
Fourth Roundnot played
Milan
A
2–1
(a.e.t.)
Zárate 87' (pen.)
Pandev 92'
Round of 16Empoli
H
2–1
Bonazzoli 31'
Fornaroli 46'
Torino
H
3–1
Pandev 47'
Mauri 55'
Rocchi 91'
QuarterfinalsUdinese
H
1–1
(a.e.t.)
Pazzini 10'
Juventus
H
2–1
Pandev 66'
Rocchi 78'
Semifinals
First leg
Internazionale
H
3–0
Cassano 9'
Pazzini 30', 41'
Juventus
A
2–1
Zárate 37'
Kolarov 46'
Second legInternazionale
A
0–1
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Pre-match

Team selection

Goran Pandev and Pasquale Foggia both returned to fitness for Lazio in the lead up to this match; however, they had to do without the services of their Brazilian midfielder Matuzalém, who missed out through suspension. Sampdoria welcomed back defensive duo Pietro Accardi and Stefano Lucchini, as well as Paolo Sammarco, who passed a late fitness test, to assure him of a spot in the final.[5]

Sampdoria coach Walter Mazzarri said that the final should be played in a neutral venue, and that it would give more balance to the match.[6]

Ticketing

Although the usual capacity of the Stadio Olimpico is over 72,000, not every single ticket has been sold. In fact, Lega Calcio decided to sell about 20,000 tickets for each club, and the remain tickets at the neutral public (even if they had been bought for the most part from Lazio fans because the final was in Rome). Lazio fans took place in "Curva Nord", while the Sampdoria ones at the opposite side. Between Lazio fans and Sampdoria fans a sector, the "Distinti Sud Est", has been left empty to leave a large space between the "Curva Sud" and the "Tribuna Tevere", due to avoid fights between fans. That space was occupied in part by children of the youth Lazio teams. At the end of the match, it has been counted about 50,000 Lazio fans and 18,000 Sampdoria fans.

Kits

Having been designated as the official "home" team, Lazio could wear their usual kit, that is the light-blue one. Nevertheless, Sampdoria could wear their home kit too, but with blue shorts instead of white ones.[7]

Match

Match details

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Sampdoria
GK86Uruguay Fernando Muslera
RB2Switzerland Stephan Lichtsteiner
CB13Italy Sebastiano SivigliaYellow card 54'
CB22Czech Republic David Rozehnal
LB3Serbia Aleksandar Kolarov
RM5Italy Cristian Brocchidownward-facing red arrow 105'
CM24Italy Cristian Ledesma (c)
CM6France Ousmane Dabo
LM17Italy Pasquale FoggiaYellow card 8'downward-facing red arrow 80'
CF19North Macedonia Goran Pandevdownward-facing red arrow 73'
CF10Argentina Mauro Zárate
Substitutes:
GK1Argentina Juan Pablo Carrizo
DF32Romania Ştefan Radu
DF29Italy Lorenzo De Silvestriupward-facing green arrow 105'
DF87France Modibo Diakité
MF11Italy Stefano Mauri
FW81Italy Simone Del Neroupward-facing green arrow 80'
FW18Italy Tommaso Rocchiupward-facing green arrow 73'
Manager:
Italy Delio Rossi
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GK1Italy Luca Castellazzi
CB16Argentina Hugo Campagnaro
CB6Italy Stefano LucchiniYellow card 26'downward-facing red arrow 98'
CB5Italy Pietro AccardiYellow card 61'
DM21Italy Paolo Sammarcodownward-facing red arrow 91'
DM19Italy Daniele Franceschinidownward-facing red arrow 87'
RM23Lithuania Marius Stankevičius
LM46Italy Mirko Pieri
AM17Italy Angelo Palombo (c)Yellow card 110'
CF10Italy Giampaolo Pazzini
CF99Italy Antonio Cassano
Substitutes:
GK83Italy Antonio Mirante
DF28Italy Daniele GastaldelloYellow card 112'upward-facing green arrow 98'
DF84Italy Andrea Raggi
MF88Italy Daniele Dessenaupward-facing green arrow 91'
MF20Switzerland Marco Padalino
MF40Italy Gennaro DelvecchioYellow card 100'upward-facing green arrow 87'
FW89Italy Guido Marilungo
Manager:
Italy Walter Mazzarri

Post-match

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Rocchi receives the trophy form Giorgio Napolitano.

After the match, some Lazio players wore a T-shirt to joke A.S. Roma rivals with written on it Io campione, tu zero titoli (I'm a champion, you have no honours), quoting a sentence said by José Mourinho who had, earlier in the season, correctly predicted that Milan, Juventus and Roma would have completed the season with no honours.[9][10]

Lazio captain, Tommaso Rocchi, has been rewarded by the President of the Italian Republic Giorgio Napolitano in front of the "Tribuna Montemario", and gave him the trophy that Rocchi lifted with the captain of that match, Cristian Ledesma.

Cristian Brocchi and Lorenzo De Silvestri dedicated the victory to Gabriele Sandri, a fan who was killed last season,[11] and coach Delio Rossi said that the triumph was also dedicated to the fans and everyone who had made many sacrifices to get the team to the final.[12]

After the match, a minority of Lazio fans clashed with police and tried to smash shops in Rome city centre following the win over Sampdoria, according to a statement on 14 May 2009. Police said three arrests had been made before and after the final and added that five police officers had been injured.[13][14]

References

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