Bologna scores in the second half to defeat Milan in the Coppa Italia final, ending a 51-year trophy drought
(foto: Isabella BONOTTO / AFP)
Bologna were crowned champions of the 78th edition of the Coppa Italia on Wednesday (14/5), beating Milan 1-0 in the final played at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome. A goal by Swiss striker Dan Ndoye early in the second half (53′) was enough for Bologna to end a 51-year trophy drought, after winning the Coppa Italia in 1970 and 1974.
For Milan, the defeat is yet another disappointment in a season to forget. After falling behind early in the Serie A title race and being eliminated from the Champions League by Feyenoord in the playoff for access to the round of 16, the Lombard club will end the 2024-2025 season with just one title: the Italian Super Cup, won in January in the first two matches under coach Sérgio Conceição.
But the star of the Portuguese coach, who replaced his compatriot Paulo Fonseca, has been fading as the weeks have passed. His team, currently eighth in Serie A, has no room for error in the last two rounds if it wants to qualify for European competitions.
Wednesday’s defeat should mean that next summer there will be another of the team’s many rebuilding processes, and Conceição and some of the team’s standout players could end up leaving the club.
The last ten Italian Cup winners:
2025: Bologna
2024: Juventus
2023: Inter Milan
2022: Inter Milan
2021: Juventus
2020: Napoli
2019: Lazio
2018: Juventus
2017: Juventus
2016: Juventus
Most winning clubs (year of last title in parentheses):
1. Juventus 15 (2024)
2. Roma 9 (2008) . Inter Milan 9 (2023) 4. Lazio 7 (2019) 5. Fiorentina 6 (2001) . Napoli 6 (2020)
