Article by Claudiu Badea – Published on Thursday, April 24, 2025 21:34 / Updated on Friday, April 25, 20:00:00
Bologna qualified in the final of the Italy Cup, after the success in the return, 2-1, with Empoli. In the tour, the band coached by Vincenzo Italiano won a categorical 3-0. AC Milan will be the opponent for the big trophy.
AC Milan was the first team to qualified in the final. The “Rossonerii” shattered their great rival, inter, yesterday, April 23, with a categorical 3-0, after the two recorded a draw, 1-1.
Bologna – AC Milan is the final of Italy Cup
Bologna wasted any emotion from the 7th minute. A perfect center of Moro found inside the box on Fabbian, who sent the ball in the net with an unstable header.
The guests gave signs of return. In the 33rd minute, Kovalenko took a mistake in the defensive of Bologna. From a rejection, the ball came to the midfielder, who completed without emotions inside the box.
In addition to the assured qualification, Bologna necessarily wanted to win the match. In the 87th minute, Dallonga scored from a phase similar to the first goal: uncrowded headache, from Lykogiannis's focus.
Thus, Bologna qualified for the third time in history in the final of the Italian Cup, after the previous two trophies won in 1969/1970 and 1973/1974.
Bologna – AC Milan is scheduled on Wednesday, April 14, on Stadio Olimpico. The time of conduct has not yet been announced.
Final »Bologna – Empoli 2-1
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Scored: Fabbian (7), Dallliga (87) / Kovalenko (33)
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Min 87: Dallonga dispels any emotion and sends Bologna to the Italian Cup final.
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Min 33: Kovalenko takes advantage of an error in the defense of the hosts, and from a lucky rejection, sends the ball into the port of the gate by Ravaglia.
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Min 7: The first opportunity also brought the opening of the score. Moro sent a perfect center in the box, where Fabbian resumed reigning with a header.
Bologna – Empoli »Start teams
Bologna (4-2-3-1): Ravaglia – de Silvestri, Beukema, Lucumi, Lykogiannis – Freuler, Moro – Orsolini, Fabbian, Cambia – Dalligna
Reserves: Skorupski, Bagnolini, Erlic, Calabria, Miranda, Pedrola, Pobega, Odgaard, Aebischer, Dominguez, El Azzouzi, Ndoye, Dominguez, Castro
Coach: Vincenzo Italiano
Empoli (3-4-2-1): Seghetti – de Sciglio, Marianucci, Tosto – Ebuehi, Kovalenko, Bacci, Cacace – Konate, Sambia – Solbakken
Reserves: Silvestri, Brancolini, Asmussen, Baralla, Campaniello, Colombo, Di Leva, Goglichidze, Gyasi, Henderson, Moray
Coach: Roberto d'A Aversa
Stadium: Renato Dall'ara (Bologna)
Referee: Matteo Marchenaro
