Bologna claimed just their third Coppa Italia title after Dan Ndoye's second-half strike proved decisive in a 1-0 final win over AC Milan. (As It Happened | More Football News)
Bologna's reward comes not only in the form of a first major trophy in 51 years, with this victory at the Stadio Olimpico sending them into next season's Europa League
Bologna claimed just their third Coppa Italia title after Dan Ndoye's second-half strike proved decisive in a 1-0 final win over AC Milan. (As It Happened | More Football News)
Ndoye pounced on an opportune rebound to score what turned out to be the winner in the 53rd minute, as Bologna revelled in 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 in the last two seasons as Fiorentina boss, including the Coppa in 2022-23 against Inter.
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Data Debrief: Milan miss double chance
Sergio Conceicao's Milan, who won바카라 웹사이트the Supercoppa Italiana in January against Inter, missed the chance to win two trophies in a single season for the first time since 2007-08.
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Riccardo Orsolini would have been expected to do the damage, given he is the first Bologna player to score 15 goals in all competitions in a single season since Marko Arnautovic in 2021-22 (also 15), but it was Ndoye who stepped up at the decisive moment.
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Conceicao can have few complaints given his side's lacklustre efforts to get back into the final, though Milan did accumulate 1.41 expected goals (xG) to Bologna's 1.04.
Jovic's first-half chance accounted for a massive 0.73 xG of that tally, with the Milan striker's miss ultimately proving costly in a cagey Rome showpiece.