AC Milan, kidnapped by Bologna in the Italian Cup final!


Article by Alexandru Stanciu – published Thursday, May 15, 2025, 00:04 / Updated Thursday, May 15, 2025 00:04
Bologna defeated AC Milan in the Italian Cup final, score 1-0, and won the trophy for the third time in history, after the triumphs of 1970 and 1974.
“Rossoneri” thus missed the most important objective of this season, after the final lost on “Stadio Olimpico” in Rome.
For Sergio Conceicao, who is in danger of being dismissed, there is only the hope of a qualification in the European Cups, AC Milan being 8th in Serie A, with 60 points, with 2 stages before the end.
Bologna, historical triumph in the Italian Cup
Bologna then managed to control the game, and the statistics of the first half showed a clear domination from Vicenzo Italiano's team, but the first part of the final ended with a score of 0-0.
The table was unlocked in the 53rd minute, after Dan Ndoye shot a ball recovered inside the box and defeated Mike Maignan.
Pressing score, Sergio Conceicao made 3 changes in the 62nd minute. Kyle Walker, Santiago Gimenez and Joao Felix replaced Fikayo Tomori, Luka Jovic and Alejandro Jimenez, but without any impact.
The Milanese failed to endanger Skorupski's gate even after the desperate changes in the 88th minute, when Tammy Abraham and Samuel Chukwueze replaced Christian Pumisic and Youssouf Fofana.
“Rossoneri” had not succeeded until the end of no dangerous phase, and the final was awarded by Bologna, who won the Italy Cup after a 51-year break.
Final »AC Milan – Bologna 0-1
Start teams at AC Milan – Bologna
Milan (3-4-2-1): Maignan – Tomori, Gabbia, Pavlovic – Jimenez, Fofana, Reijnders, Hernandez – Pulisic, Leo – Jovic
reserves: Abraham, Bartesaghi, Camarda, Chukwueze, Emerson Royal, Florezi, S. Gimenez, Joao Felix, Loftus-Cheek, Musah, Sportiello, Terracciano, Thiaw, Torriani, Walker
Coach: Sergio Conceicao
Bologna (4-2-3-1): Skorupski – Holm, Beukema, Lucumi, Miranda – Ferguson, Freuler – Orsolini, Fabbian, Ndoye – Castro
reserves: Aebischer, Bagnolini, Calabria, Cambiaghi, Casale, Dalloll, de Silvestri, Dominguez, El Azzouzi, Erlic, Lykogiannis, Moro, Odgaard, Pobiga, Ravaglia
Coach: Vincenzo Italiano




