Bologna 2-1 Empoli · Coppa Italia
Bologna beat Empoli 2-1 in the Coppa Italia. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Bologna and Empoli met in the Coppa Italia at Renato Dall'Ara in Bologna on Thursday, 24 April 2025.
Goalscorers
Bologna: G. Fabbian 7'; T. Dallinga 86'. Empoli: V. Kovalenko 33'.
How the match went
The referee showed 4 yellow cards (1 for Bologna, 3 for Empoli).
Line-ups
Bologna started in a 4-2-3-1: Federico Ravaglia, Lorenzo De Silvestri, Sam Beukema, Jhon Lucumí, Charalampos Lykogiannis, Nikola Moro, Remo Freuler, Riccardo Orsolini, Giovanni Fabbian, Nicolò Cambiaghi, Thijs Dallinga.
Empoli started in a 3-5-2: Jacopo Seghetti, Mattia De Sciglio, Luca Marianucci, Lorenzo Tosto, Tyronne Ebuehi, Junior Sambia, Jacopo Bacci, Viktor Kovalenko, Liberato Cacace, Ola Solbakken, Ismael Konate.
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Minute by minute
- 7'Goal! Bologna 1-0 Empoli. G. Fabbian (Bologna) scores, assisted by N. Moro.
- 33'Goal! Bologna 1-1 Empoli. V. Kovalenko (Empoli) scores.
- 45'Half-time. Bologna 1-1 Empoli.
- 86'Goal! Bologna 2-1 Empoli. T. Dallinga (Bologna) scores, assisted by C. Lykogiannīs.
- 90'Full-time. Bologna 2-1 Empoli.
Full commentary (43 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Bologna vs Empoli.
- 3'Attempt missed. L. De Silvestri (Bologna), header from a corner. xG 0.08.
- 7'Goal! Bologna 1-0 Empoli. G. Fabbian (Bologna) scores, assisted by N. Moro.
- 9'Attempt saved. C. Lykogiannīs (Bologna), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 9'Attempt blocked. N. Cambiaghi (Bologna), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 12'Attempt missed. O. Solbakken (Empoli), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 14'Attempt blocked. T. Dallinga (Bologna), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.07.
- 15'Attempt saved. T. Dallinga (Bologna), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.55.
- 15'Attempt missed. J. Lucumí (Bologna), header from a corner. xG 0.06.
- 18'Attempt blocked. O. Solbakken (Empoli), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 19'Yellow card for M. De Sciglio (Empoli) for foul.
- 19'Attempt saved. O. Solbakken (Empoli), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.08.
- 20'Yellow card for L. Marianucci (Empoli) for foul.
- 22'Attempt blocked. N. Cambiaghi (Bologna), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 33'Goal! Bologna 1-1 Empoli. V. Kovalenko (Empoli) scores.
- 33'Attempt saved. O. Solbakken (Empoli), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.09.
- 45'1 minute of added time.
- 45+1'Yellow card for R. Orsolini (Bologna) for foul.
- 45+1'Attempt saved. J. Sambia (Empoli), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 45'Half-time. Bologna 1-1 Empoli.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Substitution, Empoli: S. Goglichidze comes on for L. Marianucci.
- 46'Substitution, Empoli: L. Colombo comes on for O. Solbakken.
- 46'Substitution, Bologna: B. Domínguez comes on for R. Orsolini.
- 46'Substitution, Bologna: M. Erlić comes on for J. Lucumí.
- 56'Attempt missed. N. Cambiaghi (Bologna), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.17.
- 58'Attempt saved. G. Fabbian (Bologna), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 59'Yellow card for J. Sambia (Empoli) for foul.
- 61'Attempt missed. R. Freuler (Bologna), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.03.
- 62'Substitution, Empoli: L. Henderson comes on for J. Bacci.
- 62'Substitution, Empoli: E. Gyasi comes on for T. Ebuehi.
- 66'Attempt blocked. L. Colombo (Empoli), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 72'Substitution, Bologna: E. Pedrola comes on for N. Cambiaghi.
- 72'Substitution, Bologna: T. Pobega comes on for G. Fabbian.
- 73'Attempt missed. B. Domínguez (Bologna), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.03.
- 80'Substitution, Empoli: T. Campaniello comes on for V. Kovalenko.
- 81'Attempt missed. T. Dallinga (Bologna), right-footed shot. xG 0.32.
- 81'Attempt blocked. E. Pedrola (Bologna), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 82'Substitution, Bologna: O. E. Azzouzi comes on for R. Freuler.
- 86'Goal! Bologna 2-1 Empoli. T. Dallinga (Bologna) scores, assisted by C. Lykogiannīs.
- 86'Attempt blocked. N. Moro (Bologna), left-footed shot. xG 0.09.
- 90'2 minutes of added time.
- 90'Full-time. Bologna 2-1 Empoli.