It was April 27, 2022, when Inter visited Bologna while leading the race for the Scudetto. Everything was in their hands — until a huge blunder by goalkeeper Ionut Radu gifted Bologna a win. As it turned out, that mistake handed the Scudetto to city rivals AC Milan. Inter didn’t need a better reminder ahead of today’s visit to the Dall’Ara. And yet — they fell to their knees again! Bologna defeated the Nerazzurri 1–0 with a spectacular goal by Riccardo Orsolini in the 94th minute, leveling the Scudetto race and propelling themselves back into the fight for a Champions League spot. We’re in for a fiery Serie A finish — both in the title race and for European qualification.⚽️ GOAL: Riccardo Orsolini🇮🇹 Bologna 1-0 Interpic.twitter.com/cXX5Vqqfq1— Goals Xtra (@GoalsXtra) April 20, 2025 But unlike 2022, this is a different Bologna. Stronger, more dangerous, and a real Champions League contender. They didn’t need an opponent’s mistake this time — they earned the victory through the quality of their own players. The team from Emilia-Romagna has made tremendous progress in the past three years. This was a brutal two-week stretch for Bologna with the toughest possible schedule. After a draw with Napoli and a loss to Atalanta, they beat Inter and ended this mini-cycle against the top three teams with four points — which isn’t bad at all. Bologna now has a huge opportunity on May 4, at home against Juventus, to take a decisive step toward Champions League qualification.🚨 Rival Watch: Inter suffer a 1-0 defeat away to Bologna. With Barça set to face them in 10 days, Inter still have tough fixtures against AC Milan and AS Roma ahead.Their recent form: L-D-W-W-D-D. pic.twitter.com/43x7dn8TPd— BarçaTimes (@BarcaTimes) April 20, 2025 As for Inter, they can no longer afford any more slip-ups. Napoli has a much easier schedule, while the Nerazzurri still have to face tough opponents like Roma and Lazio. Today, they defended in the final minutes just like they did in the return leg against Bayern. But this time, they didn’t survive. Riccardo Orsolini’s moment of magic sealed their fate. Despite fighting on three fronts and playing two matches a week, Simone Inzaghi didn’t rotate much. The only surprise was Tucu Correa starting up top alongside Lautaro, even though Arnautović or Taremi were expected. Renato Augusto was preferred over Dimarco — otherwise, it was a standard lineup. Vincenzo Italiano surprised more on the other side, giving Aebischer the nod over Pobega, and Domínguez ahead of Orsolini. Santi Castro wasn’t fit enough to start, so Dallinga led the line.##EDITORS_CHOICE##Inter created an early chance when Calhanoglu took a quick free kick in the 3rd minute and Lautaro shot — but Bologna’s backup goalkeeper Ravaglia, standing in for the injured Skorupski, made a good save. Dan Ndoye was the liveliest player for the hosts, causing serious problems for Inter’s defense. The Swiss winger even hit the post in the 17th minute. Bologna’s intense man-to-man pressing completely disrupted Inter’s rhythm and left them without solutions. Sommer saw a lot of the ball, but Thuram wasn’t up front to win aerial duels and hold it up.12 – Riccardo Orsolini has scored 12 goals in this championship and the last Italian player who scored more goals in a #SerieA season with Bologna was Alberto Gilardino, in 2012/13 (13). Extremis.#BolognaInter pic.twitter.com/QILVjg6eee— OptaPaolo (@OptaPaolo) April 20, 2025 After another dangerous run from Ndoye in the 28th minute, Bologna came close to scoring again — only for Pavard to block Dallinga’s shot at the last moment. Inter responded from a set piece, but Bastoni’s shot after a corner went over the bar. Bologna began the second half without coach Vincenzo Italiano, who was harshly sent off — but they didn’t back down. In fact, they bared their teeth and went for the win. Simone Inzaghi tried to shake things up for Inter by bringing on Dimarco, Frattesi, and Taremi, but it had no effect. On the other side, Orsolini, Castro, and Cambiaghi came on for Bologna, and the siege of Inter’s goal began in the closing stages. The key moment came from Miranda’s long throw-in ability. With his first, he shifted the play deep into Inter’s third. With the second, he launched the ball right into the six-yard box. Bisseck got a touch, just enough to flick it toward the back post, where Riccardo Orsolini reacted brilliantly, scoring with a stunning bicycle kick in the 94th minute and sending the Dall’Ara into absolute rapture.SERIE A – MATCHDAY 33SaturdayLecce – Como 0-1 (0-0)/Diao 53, 90+1, Goldaniga 84/Monza – Napoli 0-1 (0-0)/McTominay 72/Roma – Verona 1-0 (1-0)/Shomurodov 4/SundayEmpoli – Venezia 2-2 (0-0)/Fazzini 59, Anjorin 87 – Jeboah 67, Busio 85/Bologna – Inter 1-0 (0-0)/Orsolini 90+4/21:45: (2.55) Milan (3.35) Atalanta (2.75)Monday13:30: (2.40) Torino (2.95) Udinese (3.45)16:00: (3.00) Cagliari (3.15) Fiorentina (2.50)19:00: (3.45) Genoa (3.25) Lazio (2.35)21:45: (5.10) Parma (3.60) Juventus (1.80)***odds are subject to change***
