Top-level Italian soccer resumes this weekend after the COVID-19-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.

ESPN platforms will show 124 Italian matches in 44 days.

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+

Front Row Soccer editor Michael Lewis has covered 13 World Cups (eight men, five women), seven Olympics and 25 MLS Cups. He has written about New York City FC, New York Cosmos, the New York Red Bulls and both U.S. national teams for Newsday and has penned a soccer history column for the Guardian.com. Lewis, who has been honored by the Press Club of Long Island and National Soccer Coaches Association of America, is the former editor of BigAppleSoccer.com. He has written seven books about the beautiful game and has published ALIVE AND KICKING The incredible but true story of the Rochester Lancers. It is available at Amazon.com.