2007–08 in Italian football

The 2007–2008 season was the 106th season of competitive football in Italy.

Overview

• Juventus will make their return to Serie A after being relegated to Serie B for the previous season for their role in the 2006 Serie A scandal.
• Grosseto will make their debut in Serie B, the highest division in which the club has participated in its history.

Events

• June 28, 2007 - The FIGC announce that the Serie A season will begin on August 26, 2007 and end on May 18, 2008.
• August 19, 2007 - In the Italian Super Cup, Roma defeat Inter 1-0.
• August 25, 2007 - Serie B season begins.
• August 26, 2007 - Serie A season begins.
• November 17, 2007 - Italy book their place in Euro 2008 with a win over Scotland.
• December 2, 2007 - Italy drawn into Group C for Euro 2008 along with Holland, Romania, and France
• May 18, 2008 - Inter successfully defends their title in Serie A.
• June 15, 2008 - Lecce joins Bologna and Chievo as the teams promoted to Serie A.
• June 17, 2008 - Italy finishes second in Group C in Euro 2008 and qualifies for the quarter-finals
• June 22, 2008 - Italy is eliminated from Euro 2008 by Spain.
• June 26, 2008 - Roberto Donadoni is fired as head coach; Marcello Lippi returns to the position.

Managerial changes

Name	Club	Date of departure	Replacement	Date of appointment
Fernando Orsi	Livorno	9 October 2007[1]	Giancarlo Camolese	10 October 2007[2]
Massimo Ficcadenti	Reggina	1 November 2007[3]	Renzo Ulivieri	1 November 2007[4]
Andrea Mandorlini	Siena	12 November 2007[5]	Mario Beretta	12 November 2007[5]
Marco Giampaolo	Cagliari	13 November 2007[6]	Nedo Sonetti	13 November 2007[7]
Stefano Colantuono	Palermo	26 November 2007[8]	Francesco Guidolin	27 November 2007[9]
Luigi Cagni	Empoli	26 November 2007[10]	Alberto Malesani	27 November 2007[11]

National team

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Italy 12 9 2 1 22 9 +13 29  France 12 8 2 2 25 5 +20 26  Scotland 12 8 0 4 21 12 +9 24  Ukraine 12 5 2 5 18 16 +2 17  Lithuania 12 5 1 6 11 13 −2 16  Georgia 12 3 1 8 16 19 −3 10  Faroe Islands 12 0 0 12 4 43 −39 0

Faroe Islands  — 0–6 0–6 1–2 0–1 0–2 0–2 France  5–0 — 1–0 3–1 2–0 0–1 2–0 Georgia  3–1 0–3 — 1–3 0–2 2–0 1–1 Italy  3–1 0–0 2–0 — 1–1 2–0 2–0 Lithuania  2–1 0–1 1–0 0–2 — 1–2 2–0 Scotland  6–0 1–0 2–1 1–2 3–1 — 3–1 Ukraine  5–0 2–2 3–2 1–2 1–0 2–0 —

Italy will continue their qualifying campaign for Euro 2008. They are coached by Roberto Donadoni.

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score[12]	Competition	Italy scorers
August 22, 2007	Stadium Puskás Ferenc, Budapest (A)	Hungary	1-3	F	Antonio Di Natale
September 8, 2007	San Siro, Milan (H)	France	0-0	ECQ
September 12, 2007	NSC Olympiyskiy Stadium, Kiev (A)	Ukraine	2-1	ECQ	Antonio Di Natale (2)
October 13, 2007	Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa (H)	Georgia	2-0	ECQ	Andrea Pirlo, Fabio Grosso
October 17, 2007	Stadio Artemio Franchi, Siena (H)	South Africa	2-0	F	Cristiano Lucarelli (2)
November 17, 2007	Hampden Park, Glasgow (A)	Scotland	2-1	ECQ	Luca Toni, Cristian Panucci
November 21, 2007	Stadio Alberto Braglia, Modena (H)	Faroe Islands	3-1	ECQ	Benjaminsen(o.g), Luca Toni, Giorgio Chiellini
February 6, 2008	Letzigrund, Zürich (N)	Portugal	3-1	F	Luca Toni, Andrea Pirlo, Fabio Quagliarella
March 26, 2008	Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero, Elche (A)	Spain	0-1	F
May 30, 2008	Stadio Artemio Franchi, Siena (H)	Belgium	3-1	F	Antonio Di Natale (2), Mauro Camoranesi
June 9, 2008	Stade de Suisse, Bern (N)	Netherlands	0-3	EC (C)
June 13, 2008	Letzigrund, Zürich (N)	Romania	1-1	EC (C)	Cristian Panucci
June 17, 2008	Letzigrund, Zürich (N)	France	2-0	EC (C)	Andrea Pirlo (P), Daniele De Rossi
June 22, 2008	Ernst Happel, Vienna (N)	Spain	0-0 (2-4)	EC (Q)

Key

• H = Home match
• A = Away match
• N = Neutral site
• ECQ = European Championship Qualifier
• F = friendly
• EC (C) = European Championship - Group C match
• EC (Q) = European Championship - Quarter-final match

Honours

Competition	Winner
Serie A	Inter
Coppa Italia	Roma
Serie B	Chievo
Serie C1	C1/A: Sassuolo C1/B: Salernitana
Serie C2	C2/A: Pergocrema C2/B: Reggiana C2/C: Benevento
Coppa Italia Serie C	Bassano Virtus
Serie D	Girone A: Alessandria Girone B: Como Girone C: Itala San Marco Girone D: Giacomense Girone E: Figline Girone F: Sangiustese Girone G: Isola Liri Girone H: Aversa Normanna Girone I: Cosenza
Eccellenza Regionale	See Winners
Italian Super Cup	Roma

Transfer deals

• List of Italian football transfers 2007-08

Deaths

• Erminio Favalli, 64, Juventus and Palermo midfielder.^[13]
• Adriano Lombardi, 62, Avellino defender and then manager. Killed by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.^[14]

Notes and references

1. Livorno sack Orsi Football Italia. Retrieved on December 9, 2007
2. Livorno turn to Camolese Football Italia.Retrieved on December 9, 2007
3. Reggina sack Ficcadenti Football Italia. Retrieved on December 9, 2007
4. Reggina call on Ulivieri Football Italia. Retrieved on December 9, 2007
5. Mandorlini out, Beretta in Football Italia. Retrieved on December 9, 2007
6. Cagliari sack Giampaolo Football Italia. Retrieved on December 9, 2007
7. Cagliari appoint Sonetti Football Italia. Retrieved on December 9, 2007
8. Palermo sack Colantuono Football Italia. Retrieved on December 9, 2007
9. Guidolin's back at the Barbera Football Italia. Retrieved on December 9, 2007
10. Empoli axe Cagni Football Italia. Retrieved on December 9, 2007
11. Malesani: Why I chose Empoli Football Italia. Retrieved on December 9, 2007
12. Italy's score given first
13. "E' morto Erminio Favalli" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 2008-04-18. Retrieved 2008-04-18.
14. "È morto Lombardi. Ultima vittima della Sla" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 2007-11-30. Retrieved 2008-04-18.