Coppa Italia | Empoli 0-3 Bologna: Dominant Rossoblu put together for Remaining
Bologna are on monitor 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, nevertheless it was a really totally 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 extensive after 85 seconds, nevertheless it 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 direction of Thijs Dallinga, forgetting Orsolini was prepared behind them to fireplace in on the half-volley. It was a very necessary purpose with Italy coach Luciano Spalletti within the stands.
Quickly after, Dan Ndoye’s impressed slide-rule cross cut up the defence, permitting Dallinga to take a contact and prod off the surface of the best boot into the far backside nook from 10 yards. It was his first purpose since January 21.
EMPOLI, ITALY – APRIL 1: Thijs Dallinga of Bologna FC 1909 celebrates after scoring a purpose with Riccardo Orsolini of Bologna FC 1909 in the course of 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 bought down for an amazing fingertip save when Jacopo Fazzini flicked on the ball for a ferocious Ola Solbakken angled drive.
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Empoli wasted a promising likelihood with the misplaced Junior Sambia cross for Emanuel Gyasi and moments later Bologna added a 3rd as an alternative, 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 purpose below stress from Davide Calabria, the defender getting a knock to the knee within the course of and limping off.
Jacopo Seghetti bought 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 difficult 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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