Milan accomplished one other exceptional turnaround to beat Bologna simply days earlier than their Coppa Italia Closing conflict, as Santiago Gimenez’s brace and Christian Pulisic neutralised the Riccardo Orsolini opener.
By a curious coincidence, these groups confronted off in Serie A simply days earlier than assembly once more within the Coppa Italia Closing, which shall be on the Stadio Olimpico in Rome on Could 14. With , Youssouf Fofana, Warren Bondo and Riccardo Sottil carrying accidents, Sergio Conceicao used the identical beginning XI that beat Genoa final week. The Rossoblu missed Dan Ndoye, Emil Holm, Estanis Pedrola and Jens Odgaard, however rotated with Nikola Moro, Martin Erlic, Tommaso Pobega and Benjamin Dominguez stepping in.
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Fikayo Tomori’s sport didn’t final lengthy, as he stumbled throughout a clearance and by chance fell head-first into Benjamin Dominguez, leaving him relatively dazed and having to make approach for Malick Thiaw.
Christian Pulisic ran by way of the center and noticed his shot charged down by Charalampos Lykogiannis, then because the transfer continued Joao Felix noticed his roller deflected inches vast by Lorenzo De Silvestri, with Luka Jovic’s header on the ensuing nook captured by Lukasz Skorupski.
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Mike Maignan bought down for a troublesome one-handed save on the Dominguez roller from the sting of the realm, however Bologna had been additionally compelled right into a change when Martin Erlic sustained a foot damage.
Riccardo Orsolini wasted two golden alternatives, nodding onto the side-netting on the again put up, then ballooning over from 12 yards on the Pobega pull-back.
Orsolini made up for it by opening the scoring straight after the restart, as Thijs Dallinga flicked on a protracted ball, the winger reduce inside Strahinja Pavlovic and curled a left-foot end into the far backside nook from the sting of the realm.
epa12087662 Bologna�s Riccardo Orsolini (L) celebrates after scoring in the course of the Italian Serie A soccer match between AC Milan and Bologna FC 1909, in Milan, Italy, 09 Could 2025. EPA-EFE/Daniel Dal Zennaro
Theo Hernandez stung Skorupski’s gloves from distance, whereas Santiago Gimenez had penalty appeals waved away for his coming along with Lucumi and Joao Felix blasted the rebound into the stands.
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Milan did equalise moments later, as Samuel Chukwueze sprung the offside entice, his roll throughout was deflected off Lucumi into the trail of Christian Pulisic, who despatched Gimenez down the appropriate to slide a end beneath the on-rushing Skorupski.
Gimenez had the ball within the internet once more a few minutes after that, however he was offside when beating the Bologna goalkeeper with a pleasant lob.
MILAN, ITALY – MAY 09: Joao Felix of AC Milan controls the ball while beneath strain from Remo Freuler of Bologna in the course of the Serie A match between AC Milan and Bologna at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on Could 09, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Photograph by Marco Luzzani/Getty Photos)
Milan did flip the sport round, as Chukwueze ran onto one other lengthy ball and pulled it again for Joao Felix, the weak end bounced off Sam Beukema and into the trail of Pulisic to brush into the far backside nook.
Bologna very almost bought it again to 2-2 when the ball fell kindly to Nicoló Cambiaghi, forcing a determined Maignan response save on the close to backside nook.
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As an alternative, the Rossoneri sealed it in stoppages when Chukwueze went on the counter-attack, discovered Gimenez down the left, he reduce inside Lorenzo De Silvestri and swept right-footed into the far backside nook.
Milan 3-1 Bologna
Orsolini 49 (B), Gimenez 73, 92 (M), Pulisic 79 (M)