Only five days after AC Milan Bologna defeated 3-1 in the Serie A, the two parties renewed the hostilities in the Italian capital with the Coppa Italia on the line.
2024/2025 Coppa Italia
1-0
- Dan Ndoye (53 ')
Match report
Bologna only claimed their third Coppa Italia title after the second half strike from Dan Ndoye turned out to be decisive in a 1-0 final victory over AC Milan.
Ndoye bounced on a suitable rebound to score what turned out to be the winner in the 53rd minute, while Bologna enjoyed Coppa Glory for the first time since 1974.
Wednesday's triumph also marked something of a redemption story for Bologna head coach Vincenzo Italiano, who had lost three finals as Fiorentina boss in the last two seasons, including the Coppa in 2022-23 against Inter.
The reward of Bologna is not only in the form of a first large trophy in 51 years, with this victory in the Stadio Olimpico that sends them to the Europa League of next season.
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In an entertaining opening, Alex Jimenez abused an early chance of the fourth minute of austerity of Rafael Leao, while Mike Maignan was forced into a smart salvation through the header of Santiago Castro on the other side.
Bologna survived another fear when goalkeeper Lukasz Skorupski clawed away when Luka Jovic hit Sam Beukema's mistake, where Christian Pulisic was unable to take advantage of the follow-up.
The side of Italiano dominated the possession from that moment, and they were eventually rewarded after the interval when Ndoye stepped a tackle side before he saw a casual rebound falling along Maignan.
A rising run from Youssouf Fofana was the nearest Milan who immediately came to a response before the replacement Santiago Gimenez Tamely shot on the non -tested Skorupski.
Ndoye flashed wide in another show of Bologna's constant threat with counterattack, although Italiano soon sent defensive reinforcements to see a milestone moment in the history of Rossoblu.
Debrief data: Milan Miss Double Chance
Sergio Conukicao's Milan, who won the Supercoppa Italiana in January against Inter, missed the chance to win two trophies in one season for the first time since 2007-08.
Milan had won four consecutive games in all competitions this season, on the way to this collision with real confidence, but they finally got a good short.
In Stark Contrast, Bologna had not won in their last three games, but at the right time they delivered what their second COPPA final was, because the first of their two previous victories came through the old group phase format in 1969-70.
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Riccardo Orsolini would be expected to cause the damage, since he is the first Bologna player who scores 15 goals in all competitions in one season since Marko Arnautovic in 2021-22 (also 15), but it was Ndoye who stepped at the decisive moment.
The Switzerland International is only the second Bologna player who scores in a Coppa final after Giuseppe Savoldi, who took on Palermo before the Rossoblu claimed the title on fines after a 1-1 draw in 1974.
Concuyo may have few complaints given the matte efforts of his party to return to the final, although Milan has gathered 1.41 expected goals (XG) to Bologna's 1.04.
The first half of Jovic was good for a huge 0.73 xg of that count, where the Milan's Miss turned out to be expensive in a Cagey Rome pronkpiece.
Match -Events
0 'The game is about to start!
0 'Highlight of Bologna vs Milan
4 'Leao twists, Lucumi runs inside out, withdraws from the by-line!
12 'Skorupski shows reflexes and stops its own goal from Jimenez's bent cross!
30 'Reijnders eventually crashes on top of the knee of the Bologna defender!
32 'Leao flashes a bad sloping ride over the face of the goal, but still offside!
38 'yellow card! Tomori recorded for a wrong tackle Dan Ndoye!
45 'yellow card! Lewis Ferguson has booked for hacking Leao!
49 'Leao winds away, pulls over for Jovic but Lucumi intercepts for a corner!
53 'goal! Then ndoye drills from 11 meters and it is on the other side! Bologna 1-0 Milan
54 'Rafael Leao went for an overhead kick, but he had more time and space!
62 'Fofana Great Run ends with Over Hit Pass to Jovic, who shoots in Side-Netting!
63 'Tomori, Jovic and Jimenez for Milan such as Walker, Gimenez and Joao Felix on!
69 'Milan Corner, Reijnders Pull-Back, Felix terrible touch shifts it wide!
73 'Pulisic avoids but perishes from the contact of Freuler while Skorupski collects!
75 'yellow card! Jhon Lucumà has ​​booked for the withdrawal of Pulisic on the counter!
79 'Match event for Bologna vs Milan
87 'Abraham and Chukwueze Op, Fofana and Pulisic Off for Milan!
93 'Highlight of Bologna vs Milan
Line-ups
Bologna XI: Skorupski, Freuler, Jhon LucumÃ, Orsolini, Sam Beukema, Juan Miranda, Lewis Ferguson, Dan Ndoye, Emil Holm, Giovanni Fabbian, Santiago Castro
Subs: De Silvestri, Charalampos Lykogiannis, Calabria, Nikola Moro, Martin Erlić, Jens Odgaard, Tommaso Pobega, Michel Aebischer, Federico Ravaglia, Nicolò Casale, Oussama El Azzouzi, Nicolò, Nicolò, Nicolò, Nicolò, Nicolò, Nicolò, Nicolò, Nicolò, Nicolò, Nicolòi, Nicolòi, Nicolòi, Nicolòi, Nicolòi, Nicolòi, Nicolòi. DomÃnguez
Milan XI: Maignan, Jovic, Tomori, Theo, Pulisic, Gabbia, Reijnders, Leoo, Youssouf Fofana, S. Pavlovic, Jimenez
Subs: Walker, Florenzi, Sportiello, Loftus-Cheek, Abraham, Chukwueze, Felix, Aparecido, Santiago Gimenez, Yunus Musah, Malick Thiaw, Terracciano, Davide Bartesaghi, Torriani, Francesco Camarda