Bologna look to Thijs Dallinga and Riccardo Orsolini within the Coppa Italia semi-final towards injury-hit Empoli, hoping to ebook their showdown with Milan.
It kicks off at 20.00 UK time (19.00 GMT).
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The Rossoblu have already got one foot within the Closing on Might 14 on the Stadio Olimpico, as they in Tuscany due to Orsolini and a Dallinga double.
They’re coming off a spectacular 1-0 Serie A victory over Inter, determined by the last-gasp Orsolini scissor-kick volley, which noticed them leapfrog Juventus into fourth place.
Emil Holm has been dominated out by a muscular concern to his left calf, becoming a member of Lukasz Skorupski, Lewis Ferguson and Nicolò Casale on the therapy desk.
Orsolini steps into the beginning XI with Dallinga, as Santiago Castro continues to be not at 100 per cent after a foot bruise on worldwide obligation.
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Nikola Moro and Giovanni Fabbian additionally are available in.
EMPOLI, ITALY – APRIL 1: Followers of Empoli FC through the Coppa Italia Semi Closing match between Empoli FC and FC Bologna at Stadio Carlo Castellani on April 1, 2025 in Empoli, Italy. (Photograph by Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Photos)
Empoli have been an absolute revelation within the Coppa Italia this season, eliminating Torino, Fiorentina and Juventus alongside the way in which to their first ever semi-final.
That kind was actually not mirrored in Serie A, the place they’re and not using a win in 2025 and at actual threat of relegation, though there have been enhancements currently due to attracts with Como, Cagliari and Venezia.
The absentee listing stays in depth, together with Youssef Maleh, Christian Kouame, Ardian Ismajli, Nicolas Haas, Pietro Pellegri and Szymon Zurkowski.
Ola Solbakken leads the assault with help from Ibrahim Konate and Viktor Kovalenko, whereas veteran Mattia De Sciglio begins in a three-man defence.
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Bologna: Ravaglia; De Silvestri, Beukema, Lucumí, Lykogiannis; Freuler, Moro; Orsolini, Fabbian, Cambiaghi; Dallinga
Empoli: Seghetti; Tosto, Marianucci, De Sciglio; Ebuehi, Sambia, Bacci, Cacace; Kovalenko, Konate; Solbakken
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