This was Parma's fourth Coppa Italia final and Fiorentina's tenth.
The final was won by Fiorentina, who claimed their sixth Coppa Italia title with a 2–1 aggregate victory.
It remained level for the vast majority of the 90 minutes, but it was ex-Tardini regular Paolo Vanoli who got the only goal of the game for Fiorentina with just minutes left on the clock.
Two years earlier, the left-back had scored for Parma to help them to victory in the 1999 UEFA Cup Final.
A first-half Savo Milošević strike made the Viola nervous, but Nuno Gomes hit back for the home side half-way through the second half to put Fiorentina back in control of the tie and his side duly saw the game out and lifted the trophy.