Coppa Italia | Empoli 0-3 Bologna: Dominant Rossoblu put together for Remaining
Bologna are on observe for his or her first Coppa Italia Remaining in 51 years, dominating the primary leg of this semi-final 3-0 in Empoli with Riccardo Orsolini and a Thijs Dallinga brace.
The Tuscans scraped solely 4 attracts of their final 15 Serie A rounds, but it surely was a really completely different story within the Coppa Italia, beating Torino earlier than . Liam Henderson was , with Youssef Maleh, Ardian Ismajli, Nicolas Haas, Szymon Zurkowski and Pietro Pellegri injured. The Rossoblu had been fourth within the league, however Santiago Castro was on the therapy desk.
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Riccardo Orsolini’s angled drive flashed simply large after 85 seconds, but it surely was solely a warning, as he opened the scoring on 23 minutes.
Jens Odgaard’s cross from the left noticed two Empoli defenders each gravitate in the direction of Thijs Dallinga, forgetting Orsolini was prepared behind them to fireplace in on the half-volley. It was a very vital aim with Italy coach Luciano Spalletti within the stands.
Quickly after, Dan Ndoye’s impressed slide-rule go break up the defence, permitting Dallinga to take a contact and prod off the surface of the correct boot into the far backside nook from 10 yards. It was his first aim since January 21.
EMPOLI, ITALY – APRIL 1: Thijs Dallinga of Bologna FC 1909 celebrates after scoring a aim with Riccardo Orsolini of Bologna FC 1909 through the Coppa Italia Semi Remaining match between Empoli FC and FC Bologna at Stadio Carlo Castellani on April 1, 2025 in Empoli, Italy. (Picture by Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Photographs)
Lukasz Skorupski received down for an incredible fingertip save when Jacopo Fazzini flicked on the ball for a ferocious Ola Solbakken angled drive.
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Empoli wasted a promising probability with the misplaced Junior Sambia go for Emanuel Gyasi and moments later Bologna added a 3rd as a substitute, Dallinga sliding in to satisfy the Ndoye roll throughout from the left from six yards.
Gyasi had one other golden alternative, drilling throughout the face of aim below stress from Davide Calabria, the defender getting a knock to the knee within the course of and limping off.
Jacopo Seghetti received right down to parry the Orsolini left-foot roller, then acrobatically pushed a Juan Miranda strike out from below the crossbar and on the ensuing nook nearly stopped the Dallinga header utterly crossing the road.
It was practically 4-0 within the remaining minute, as Niccolò Cambiaghi smashed his end towards the bottom of the close to put up from a tough angle.
The second leg is on the Stadio Dall’Ara on April 24.
Empoli 0-3 Bologna
Orsolini 23 (B), Dallinga 29, 51 (B)
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