2004–05 Coppa Italia
The Coppa Italia 2004/ 05, the Italian Cup competition began in the 2004/05 season on August 14, 2004, the first group matches. The two finals were held between AS Roma and Inter Milan on 12 and 15 June 2005. Inter decided the final after a 2-0 at the Olympic Stadium of Rome and a 1-0 win at home in the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium with a final score of 3-0 for himself and celebrated the 4th Coppa Italia title in the club's history. In addition, this was the first edition of a series in which always faced from 2005 to 2008, these two teams in the final.
- 7.1 first leg
- 7.2 second leg
Mode
At the 57th edition of the highest Italian Cup competition was attended by a total of 48 teams from the three top divisions of Italy. By increasing the total number of participants in the play mode of the Serie A from 18 to 20 teams from the 2004/05 season, the top division this year from 20 clubs for the Coppa Italia.
The first eight teams in the final table of the preseason are set directly for the knockout stages. In the qualifying round for the knockout stages of the crews of the nine places to 14 last season and the two best climbers of the past Serie B season are set.
The 8 remaining places for the qualifying round will be awarded in a group stage to the group first. In eight groups of four teams playing in each case, the teams of the Series B and the winner of the Coppa Italia Series C. As the winner of this Cup of AC Cesena rise in the same year and thus was eligible as a second division, moved the final opponent Aurora Pro Patria after.
The remaining seats were then filled with the best teams in the last series C. Due to the bankruptcy-related forced downs SSC Napoli and AC Ancona in the C2 series alongside Aurora Pro Patria seven other teams from the series C were needed. These were the first of the four Girone A and the best of the three Girone B. This was not considered in Girone B due to financial difficulties the AS Viterbese Calcio as a third party, which nachrückte fourth Acireale Calcio.
In the group stage, everyone plays against everyone, from the qualifying round for the knockout stages were each held a round-trip game.
Group stage
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
Qualifying round
The qualified group winners had home advantage in the first leg. In Torgleichstand was the away goals rule. The results are always to be considered from the perspective of the former team.
Second round
Quarterfinals
Semifinal
Final
First leg
Return
Inter had already been winning by 2-0 in Rome in a very good position whereby they could secure with an unchallenged 1-0 success at home to fourth Cup success in the history of the club.
Inter coach Roberto Mancini won this competition so for the ninth time in his career, the third time as a coach and above six times as a player.
Scorer with nine goals Andrea Lazzari of Atalanta, though he failed with his team in the quarter- finals to eventual winners Inter Milan. This was possible because Atalanta had to do far more games through the group stage and the qualifying round.
The mode of the Cup, especially the late boarding the favorites was further criticized. Smaller clubs had fewer opportunities and also had to deliver far more games. Genuine Cup surprises were virtually excluded. The mode was therefore changed to 2005/ 06.