Looking at history - Bologna winning the Coppa Italia is a sensation.
However, anyone who followed Milan this season and watched at least five of the "red-blue" matches in Serie A or the Champions League could only conclude one thing: the team Vincenzo the Italian is so good against great opponents that he deserves to celebrate a trophy, especially one he has waited 51 years for.
Bologna defeated the giants at Rome's Olimpico on Wednesday, and although only one goal made the difference, it was scored by Den Endowments At the beginning of the second half, the general impression was that the "Bolognese" controlled the final match from the first to the last minute.
Milan only had one chance, which they had at the start. Luka Jovic, and everything else went to the team that is fighting to reach the Champions League for the second season in a row.
Bologna has been Italian champion seven times in its history (the last in 1964), and has won the Cup on three occasions - before this, in 1970 and four years later.
"It was worth the wait, this city deserved to celebrate," he said. Richard Orsolini, Bologna striker.
Bologna was a hit in Serie A last season with Tiago Mot on the bench and played spectacular football as they reached fifth place, which guaranteed a historic place in the Champions League.
Mota then went to Juventus (he was sacked almost two months ago), the club sold Ricardo Calafiori i Joshua Zikrzea to Arsenal, or rather Manchester United, for almost 90 million euros, but with the arrival of the Italian, he even took a step forward.
NEW COACH AND WEAKER TEAM...
"Rosoblu" are a story in themselves this season, so the Cup trophy is the crowning achievement of everything the players, coach and sports sector do, which is led almost perfectly by the tandem. Giovanni Sartori - Marco di Vaio.
Di Vaio was a great striker, a legend of Bologna, and Sartori is without a doubt one of the best operatives in the world of football in the Apennines.
He is the "architect" of this Bologna, but also the man who, almost 25 years ago, from his position as director, influenced Chievo Verona to become a team for the European scene from an Italian third division team. Ten years ago, it was Sartori who laid the foundations in Atalanta, and has been a member of Bologna since May 2022...
- We showed character with undoubted playing potential. In finals you always need a little more to reach the trophy and we offered everything and were simply better than Milan - said Sartori.
He compared Motta to the Italian, who until the night before last had lost all three finals in his career as a coach. Two in the Conference League (to West Ham and Olympiacos), and one in the Coppa Italia (to Inter) when he was on the bench at Fiorentina.
- The coaches are different and this season it took us some time for the team to grasp the principles of the game that the Italian wants. We had a great season, but there are still two rounds left and we can finish it in an ideal way - Sartori pointed out.
Bologna has a guaranteed spot in the Europa League for next season, but is not far from qualifying for the Champions League - heading into the final 180 minutes of Serie A football, they are in seventh place, two points behind fourth-placed Juventus.
PLAYERS THE GIANTS WANT
Bologna will certainly not deviate from its recognizable transfer policy, it is unlikely that they will pay more than 15-20 million euros for any player, and it is assumed that the club will sell at least two or three important players in the summer.
Lazio is looking for Orsolini, an experienced player Michelle Ebischer Premier League and Bundesliga teams want him, Andoy is a target for Borussia Dortmund, Antonio Conte will, if he stays at Napoli, do everything he can to sign the Scot Louis Ferguson, while Inter are interested in the striker Santjaga Kastra, these central defenders Sema Beukemu i John Lucumia...
- The market is such that you never know what tomorrow will bring, but we know what we are doing and Bologna is ready for the transfer window - Sartori is clear.
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