The 2021–22 Coppa Italia (branded as the Coppa Italia

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for sponsorship reasons from the second round) is the 75th edition of the

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in Italian football. The number of participating teams was reduced from 78 of the previous season to 44 clubs.

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are the defending champions.

Participating teams

Format and seeding

Teams enter the competition at various stages, as follows: * First phase (one-legged fixtures) ** Preliminary round: 4 teams from

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and 4

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teams start the tournament ** First round: the 4 winners are joined by 16

teams and 12 teams from

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** Second round: the 16 winners face each other * Second phase ** Round of 16 (one-legged): the 8 winners are joined by

clubs, seeded 1–8 ** Quarter-finals (one-legged): the 8 winners face each other ** Semi-finals (two-legged): the 4 winners face each other ** Final (one-legged): the 2 winners face each other

Round dates

The schedule of each round was announced on 12 July 2021.

Preliminary round

A total of 8 teams from

and

competed in this round, 4 of which advanced to the first round. Date and time were released on 21 July 2021.

First round

A total of 32 teams (4 winners from the preliminary round, the remaining 16 teams from

and 12

teams seeded 9–20) competed in this round, 16 of which advanced to the second round.

Second round

The 16 winning teams from the first round competed in the second round, 8 of which advanced to the round of 16.

Bracket

Round of 16

The round of 16 matches will be played between the eight winners from the second round and clubs seeded 1–8 in

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. Lecce are the only

club in this round.

Quarter-finals

Quarter-final matches will be played between clubs advancing from the round of 16.

Semi-finals

Semi-finals (a two-legged round) will be played between clubs advancing from the quarter-finals. ----

Final

Top goalscorers

References

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