Bologna ended a 51-year wait for a major trophy when it beat AC Milan 1-0 to win the Italian Cup on Wednesday.
Dan Ndoye returned from injury to score the only goal and help Bologna to its first Italian Cup since 1974. The club, which is owned by Canadian Joey Saputo, has only won two second-division titles in between.
It was also coach Vincenzo Italiano’s first win in a final, having lost back-to-back Europa Conference League finals while in charge of Fiorentina and finishing runner-up in the 2023 Italian Cup.
The result secured Bologna a spot in next season’s Europa League and left Milan with the very real likelihood of missing out on European competition.
It could spell the end of Sérgio Conceição’s short stint in charge of the Rossoneri, with Milan eighth in Serie A after a disappointing season.
Both teams came to Rome looking to end an Italian Cup drought, as Milan last lifted the trophy 22 years ago — losing two finals in the intervening years.
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OwnerG
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Newcastle won a major trophy after a 70 years wait, harry kane finally won a major trophy in his entire career, bologna does the same after 50 years, and tottenham and psg are both in an european final 👀.
NsubugaBadrudeen
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congratulations Bologna
Yehabkmz
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Newcastle won a major trophy after a 70 years wait, harry kane finally won a major trophy in his entire career, bologna does the same after 50 years, and tottenham and psg are both in an european final 👀.
not forget Real Betis have not won a trophy for many years