Until tonight, they were ill-fortuned – a club that has been trophyless for 51 years, led by a manager who lost each of his three major finals, all in the last two years. From now on, they are winners and one of the best teams in Italy!Thiago Motta started Bologna’s magical spell, and Vincenzo Italiano – for whom fourth luck was the charm – continued and upgraded the club from Stadio Renato Dall’Ara. In Serie A, the Rossoblu are fighting for their second consecutive UCL participation, but after tonight’s victory over AC Milan in the Coppa Italia final, they have a Europa League ticket in their pocket. And most importantly, they have a trophy in their hands after over half a century!Reijn-man becomes a Cityzen?In 1974, they won their last piece of silverware, grabbing the Cup after beating Palermo in the final on penalties. This time, the shoot-out wasn’t necessary, as the Swiss striker of Senegalese descent, Dan Ndoye, netted a winner in the 53rd minute! A winner for celebration, pride, and tears of joy!The Rossoneri once again disappointed their fans and made it clear that many things will have to change – on and off the pitch – ahead of the next season.BOLOGNA BEAT MILAN TO WIN THE COPPA ITALIA 🇮🇹 pic.twitter.com/cePHnJUuy4— B/R Football (@brfootball) May 14, 2025 The rivals were on fire since the first ref’s whistle, but it wasn’t enough for them to score before the break. Bologna threatened a few times over Santiago Castro and Emil Holm, but the Rossoneri had two best chances of the first half in the span of a couple of seconds.Namely, in the tenth minute, following Alejandro Jimenez’s cross, Sam Beukema was reckless and almost netted an own goal, Lukasz Skorupski deflected the ball, and Luka Jovic was there for a rebound, shooting a first-touch volley from a four-meter distance, but the Pole pulled off another amazing stop.Skorupski 🤯#MilanBologna #CoppaItaliaFrecciarossa pic.twitter.com/ek532T9gGT— Lega Serie A (@SerieA) May 14, 2025 By the break, the rivals weren’t too dangerous but quite nervous, as the ref Maurizio Mariani showed three yellow cards – all after the 38th minute – to Milan’s Fikayo Tomori and Christian Pulisic and Lewis Ferguson of Bologna.Rafael Leao seemed to have woken up after the break, as he started tormenting Bologna’s defence, but his “flicker” was short-winded and the Rossoblu responded shortly, breaking the deadlock!Giovanni Fabbian sent a perfect defence-splitting pass for Castro, the ball luckily rebounded to Dan Ndoye, who smashed it into Mike Maignan’s net, giving Bologna a vital lead eight minutes into the second half!🚨🇮🇹 GOAL | AC Milan 0-1 Bologna | Dan NdoyeDAN NDOYE OPENS THE SCORING FOR BOLOGNA IN THE COPPA ITALIA FINAL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!pic.twitter.com/Sm4NgOOmAQ— Tekkers Foot (@tekkersfoot) May 14, 2025 Sergio Conceicao reacted shortly, subbing in offensive firepower embodied in Santiago Gimenez and Joao Felix. Yet, the subs brought practically nothing, while the Rossoneri were getting more and more nervous as the end of the game approached.And they were right to be anxious and tense, as they suffered a defeat which marked their miserable season. On the other hand, Bologna won a trophy after 51 years and only one thing is clear – the capital and the largest city of Emilia-Romagna region won’t sleep tonight!##NAJAVA_MECA_8925883##COPPA ITALIA – FINALWednesdayMilan – Bologna 0-1 (0-0)/Ndoye 53/
