First Trophy In 51 YEARS! Bologna Edge Out AC Milan To Win Historic Coppa Italia

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Last Updated:May 15, 2025, 09:26 IST

Wednesday's triumph was besides Italiano's archetypal large honour arsenic a manager arsenic helium mislaid 3 finals with his erstwhile nine Fiorentina, including the 2023 Italian Cup final.

Bologna celebrating their Coppa Italia triumph (AFP)

Bologna ended a 51-year hold for a large trophy connected Wednesday aft winning the Italian Cup with a 1-0 triumph implicit AC Milan, who slumped to yet different achy decision successful a fearfulness season.

Dan Ndoye scored the extremity successful the 53rd minute, which gave Bologna a historical victory, their archetypal honour since past winning the cupful successful 1974.

Bologna hadn’t adjacent been successful a large tourney last since past winning the Italian Cup — the 2nd of their 2 home cupful triumphs.

But manager Vincenzo Italiano has done a superb occupation since arriving to regenerate Thiago Motta astatine Bologna, who person won the Italian title 7 times but past did truthful successful 1964.

“It was a pugnacious lucifer but we won it for us, for the metropolis and for the fans," said Ndoye to broadcaster Mediaset.

“We did everything right, we scored astatine the close infinitesimal and they worked similar a existent team."

Wednesday’s triumph was besides Italiano’s archetypal large honour arsenic a manager arsenic helium mislaid 3 finals with his erstwhile nine Fiorentina, including the 2023 Italian Cup final.

Italiano was held aloft by his jubilant players arsenic Bologna fans danced and cried successful the Stadio Olimpico stands aft seeing what galore thought they’d ne'er see.

“We deserved this, particularly arsenic we played large tonight. It was a fantastic performance," said Italiano.

“We’ve crowned an unthinkable twelvemonth with the cup, which is what our fans deserved."

Milan were crowned European champions the aforesaid play they past won the cupful successful 2003, a antithetic clip for a nine erstwhile owned by deceased erstwhile Italian premier curate Silvio Berlusconi.

Rivals Inter Milan are successful the Champions League last and trying to clasp their Serie A rubric portion Milan are successful conflict to suffice for Europe aft missing retired connected the cup.

Sergio Conceicao’s squad beryllium eighth successful Serie A, 3 points down Roma who beryllium successful the Conference League spot and big Milan connected Sunday.

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