Bologna defeated Empoli 2-1 on Thursday evening and reached the last 5-1 on aggregated. Bologna will meet AC Milan in the Coppa final.
During the last whistle of enthusiastic Italiano: “It was an objective, a dream of this city and the club. We have achieved something great, in honor of the Coppa Italia since the start, because when you come to the last sprint, everyone wants to reach the final.
“We devote this achievement to the crowd in this incredible stadium, which pushes the boys from start to finish. We devote it to the people of Bologna with all our hearts.
“I am happy to be in the final. When I met the owners, they said they wanted to go all the way in a tournament, now there is still one step, but we are already in history by taking all these people to Rome,” Italiano continued.
“It was only normal that there would be a first hesitation, because after what the team achieved last season, they changed the coach and several important players.
“I think participation in the Champions League really helped us to improve in our mentality, intensity and strength, so we took those lessons to the Serie A and the Coppa Italia.”
“Everything can happen”
Italiano says that fans will play a major role in the field of Rossonero.
He added: “I just hope to have a great achievement, to go on with this level of self -respect, then we will try to ride the wave of enthusiasm. We're up against a great team full of champions, but it's a one -time game and everything can happen.
“We can't wait to come to Rome with 30,000 fans behind us in the Stadio Olimpico.”