Overview
- Serie A clubs unanimously launched the television-rights tender for 2027–2030 that lists two alternative Coppa Italia formats.
- The tender offers a choice between keeping the current cup structure or adopting an FA Cup–style model with single-match elimination.
- The proposed FA Cup model would expand entry to include 32 Serie C teams and bring the biggest Serie A clubs in earlier, at the round of 16.
- Broadcasters will be able to bid for either format and their commercial responses will play a central role in the final decision; Mediaset currently holds the rights but other buyers are expected.
- A key unresolved issue is how to assign home advantage in single matches, with some clubs like Bologna and Torino backing a pure draw and others proposing the lower-ranked side host; Serie A will revisit this after receiving market offers and in further meetings.