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Screen cap showing the final score, Inter 3 - 2 Como. Como goals in minutes 32 & 48. Inter goals in minutes 69, 86, & 89.

Whew, Inter got 3 goals in about 20 minutes to advance in the Italian Cup.

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Napoli Wins Penalty Thriller, Advances to Coppa Italia Quarterfinals Napoli dramatically advanced to the Coppa Italia quarterfinals via a tense penalty shootout, while Inter Milan and Atalanta secured their spots with dominant

Napoli Wins Penalty Thriller, Advances to Coppa Italia Quarterfinals

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Christian Pulisic scores in US victory over Bari, 2-0! 🏆 #ItalianCup https://fefd.link/BgLgn

Bologna end 51 year wait for glory with Italian Cup triumph Bologna ended a 51-year wait for a major trophy on Wednesday after winning the Italian Cup with a 1-0 victory over AC Milan, who slumped to yet another painful defeat in a horror season. Dan Ndoye scored the goal in the 53rd minute which gave Bologna a historic victory, their first honour since last winning the cup in 1974. Bologna hadn’t even been in a major tournament final since last winning the Italian Cup — the second of their two domestic cup triumphs. But coach Vincenzo Italiano has a done a brilliant job since arriving to replace Thiago Motta at Bologna, who have won the Italian championship seven times but last did so in 1964. Wednesday’s victory was also Italiano’s first major honour as a coach as he lost three finals with his previous club Fiorentina, including the 2023 Italian Cup final. Italiano was held aloft by his jubilant players as Bologna fans danced and cried in the Stadio Olimpico stands after seeing what many thought they’d never see. Milan were crowned European champions the same season they last won the cup in 2003, a different time for a club once owned by deceased former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi. Rivals Inter Milan are in the Champions League final and trying to retain their Serie A title while Milan are in battle to qualify for Europe after missing out on the cup. Sergio Conceicao’s team sit eighth in Serie A, three points behind Roma who sit in the Conference League spot and host Milan on Sunday. Santiago Castro had the first chance of the game for Bologna in the eighth minute but failed to get enough on a vicious inswinging free-kick to divert it past Mike Maignan, who was already committed in the Milan goal. Bologna survived a huge scare moments later when Alex Jimenez got down the right and drilled in a low cross which Sam Beukema diverted straight at his goalkeeper Lukasz Skorupski, who was then lucky enough for Luka Jovic to smash the rebound right down his throat. The match became a more tense affair after that, and it wasn’t until Ndoye’s winner that either team had another opportunity, the Switzerland attacker shimmying and lashing home after Riccardo Orsolini was tackled in the penalty area by Theo Hernandez. Milan have been comeback specialists this season, including when beating Bologna 3-1 in the league last weekend. But they only mustered up one other chance of note in the 71st minute, when substitute Santiago Gimenez’s dreadful first touch effectively passed Hernandez’s low cross to Skorupski. Bologna successfully, if somewhat awkwardly, hacked away Milan’s limp attempts to attack, and collapsed to the ground in exhaustion once referee Maurizio Mariani blew the final whistle. The post Bologna end 51 year wait for glory with Italian Cup triumph appeared first on The Namibian.

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Jovic shoots AC Milan into Italian Cup final with derby double Luka Jovic fired AC Milan into the final of the Italian Cup with a brace in Wednesday’s convincing 3-0 derby win over Inter Milan which sent his team through 4-1 on aggregate. Serbia forward Jovic doubled his goal tally for the season, with Tijjani Reijnders sealing the tie late on, as Milan fans were given something to shout about in what has been an awful season for the seven-time European champions. Milan are unbeaten in all five of this season’s local derbies and Wednesday’s win also ended Inter’s hopes of repeating the Serie A, Champions League and cup treble won under Jose Mourinho in 2010. Sergio Conceicao’s side, who sit ninth in Serie A and will almost certainly miss out on Champions League football next season, will likely face Bologna in next month’s final in Rome. Bologna lead Empoli 3-0 ahead of their second leg on Thursday and are set to reach a major tournament final for the first time since last winning the cup in 1974. Given a rare start, Jovic put Milan ahead on the night and in the tie in the 38th minute when he met Alex Jimenez’s cross with a thumping header, the nominal away side’s first chance of the game. Federico Dimarco had hit the bar and Lautaro Martinez smashed a great chance over before Jovic opened the scoring, and the 27-year-old extended Milan’s aggregate lead three minutes after the break. Jovic pounced to poke home from close range after Inter failed to deal with a basic corner, sparking four immediate substitutions from Inter coach Simone Inzaghi which came to nothing. Instead Reijnders completed a comprehensive win for Milan five minutes from the end when he rolled home with a first-time finish after being slipped in by Rafael Leao. Elimination at the hands of their local rivals is a big blow to Inter who had genuine ambitions of the treble after booking a Champions League semi-final against Barcelona last week. But Inter are also level on points with Napoli at the top of Serie A after losing to Bologna at the weekend and could easily end an excellent season empty handed. Inzaghi’s players have a packed and challenging run-in with Champions League chasers Roma visiting the San Siro on Sunday before the first leg of their last-four clash with Barcelona which could yet make or break their campaign. The post Jovic shoots AC Milan into Italian Cup final with derby double appeared first on The Namibian.

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Inter and Milan level in derby Italian Cup semi Inter Milan and AC Milan’s Italian Cup semi-final was left finely balanced on Wednesday after the two giants of Italian football played out a 1-1 draw at the San Siro. Hakan Calhanoglu’s strike in the 67th minute made sure that Inter would head into the tie’s second leg later this month with the scores level. Turkey captain Calhanoglu’s low shot squirmed past Milan goalkeeper Mike Maignan and cancelled out Tammy Abraham’s brilliantly taken opener which was netted a minute after half-time. Abraham’s ninth goal of the season in all competitions came when his quick turn and drilled finish punished slack marking from Inter defender Yann Bisseck. The winner of this tie will likely play Bologna in next month’s final in Rome after Vincenzo Italiano’s team comfortably beat Empoli 3-0 on Tuesday night. Milan need something to cheer about more than Italian champions and current Serie A leaders Inter, who are chasing the treble ahead of their Champions League quarter-final with Bayern Munich. Sergio Conceicao’s Milan are ninth in Italy’s top flight, 20 points behind Inter and nine from the Champions League positions. The post Inter and Milan level in derby Italian Cup semi appeared first on The Namibian.

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Pulisic return gives U.S. big presence in Super Cup

Pulisic return gives U.S. big presence in Super Cup

United States attacker Christian Pulisic appears to be healthy again following injuries to his ca...

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