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- Coppa Italia semifinals air today and Saturday Exclusively on ESPN+
- Serie A action returns June 20 on ESPN+, ESPN and ESPN Deportes
Top-level Italian soccer resumes this weekend after the coronavirus-enforced break with a pair of 2019-20 Coppa Italia semifinal matches airing exclusively on ESPN+ in English and Spanish. Juventus F.C. vs. A.C. Milan airs today at 3 p.m. ET while SSC Napoli vs. Inter Milan meet on Saturday, June 13, at 3 p.m. in second-leg matches.
In the first leg, Juventus earned a 1-1 tie on the road at A.C. Milan. Napoli holds a 1-0 road victory over Inter Milan. The four semifinal teams rank among the top-seven in current Italian Serie A standings.
The semifinal winners will meet in the Coppa Italia Final at Stadio Olimpico in Rome on Wednesday, June 17 (3 p.m., ESPN, ESPN Deportes, ESPN+). Mark Donaldson and analyst Matteo Bonetti – ESPN’s lead commentator team for Italian soccer – will call the Coppa Italia Final in English, while Ricardo Ortiz and Andrés Agulla will handle the Spanish-language commentary on ESPN Deportes.
2019-20 Coppa Italia Semifinals and Final:
| Date | Time (ET) | Event | Platform |
| Fri, Jun 12 | 3 p.m. | Coppa Italia Semifinal I (Juventus F.C. vs. A.C. Milan) | ESPN+ |
| Sat, Jun 13 | 3 p.m. | Coppa Italia Semifinal II (SSC Napoli vs. Inter Milan) | ESPN+ |
| Wed, Jun 17 | 3 p.m. | 2019-20 Coppa Italia Final
Mark Donaldson and Matteo Bonetti — English Ricardo Ortiz and Andres Agulla – Spanish |
ESPN, ESPN+, ESPN Deportes |
Serie A:
Beginning Saturday, June 20, ESPN+ returns as the primary home for Italian Serie A TIM matches in the United States. ESPN+ will live-stream most of the 124 remaining matches of the 2019-20 Serie A season over 44 days. The schedule begins with Torino vs. Parma from Olympic Grande Torino Stadium at 1:30 p.m. ET. ESPN+ matches will stream in English and Spanish.
ESPN’s linear television networks – ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNEWS – will televise up to four matches each week through the conclusion of the season. ESPN Deportes will also carry four matches every week in Spanish.
Serie A Returns – Schedule for First Five Matchdays:
| Date | Time (ET) | Event | Platform |
| Sat, Jun 20 | 1:30 p.m. | Torino vs. Parma | ESPN+ |
| 3:45 p.m. | Verona vs. Cagliari | ESPN+ | |
| Sun, Jun 21 | 1:30 p.m. | Atalanta vs. Sassuolo | ESPN+ |
| 3:45 p.m. | Inter Milan vs. Sampdoria | ESPN+ | |
| Mon, Jun 22 | 1:30 p.m. | Fiorentina vs. Brescia | ESPN+ |
| 1:30 p.m. | Lecce vs. A.C. Milan | ESPN, ESPN Deportes | |
| 3:45 p.m. | Bologna vs. Juventus | ESPN+ | |
| Tue, Jun 23 | 1:30 p.m. | Spal vs. Cagliari | ESPN, ESPN Deportes |
| 1:30 p.m. | Verona vs. Napoli | ESPN+ | |
| 3:45 p.m. | Genoa vs. Parma | ESPN, ESPN Deportes | |
| 3:45 p.m. | Torino vs. Udinese | ESPN+ | |
| Wed, Jun 24 | 1:30 p.m. | Inter Milan vs. Sassuolo | ESPN+ |
| 3:45 p.m. | Atalanta vs. Lazio | ESPN, ESPN Deportes | |
| 3:45 p.m. | Roma vs. Sampdoria | ESPN+ |
About ESPN+
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Programming on ESPN+ includes exclusive UFC and Top Rank boxing events, thousands of college sports events (including football and basketball) from more than a dozen sports at 20 conferences, hundreds of MLB and NHL games, top domestic and international soccer (Serie A, MLS, FA Cup, Bundesliga – beginning in 2020, EFL Championship and Carabao Cup, Eredivisie), Grand Slam tennis, international and domestic rugby and cricket, exclusive ESPN+ Original series, acclaimed studio shows and the full library of ESPN’s award-winning 30 for 30 films.
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