Comments, predictions Bologna vs Empoli: Defeat the away team
The match between Bologna vs Empoli in the Coppa Italia tournament takes place at 2:00 a.m. on April 25. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes performance, makes football comments and predicts the score.
Latest Bologna vs Empoli team information
Bologna coach Vincenzo Italiano, with a thought for Monday's game against Udinese, is likely to rotate his side from the win over Inter.
The home team continues to be without Lewis Ferguson, Davide Calabria and first-choice goalkeeper Lukasz Skorupski due to injury. Centre-back Nicolo Casale is also doubtful due to a shoulder problem.
In goal, Federico Ravaglia will start in place of Skorupski. Up front, Santiago Castro and Thijs Dallinga will compete for the starting position.
Empoli are suffering from a number of injuries with a long list of absentees including Youssef Maleh (who scored against Juventus), Christian Kouame, Szymon Zurkowski, Nicolas Haas, Saba Sazonov and Pietro Pellegri.
Important centre-back Ardian Ismajli is also doubtful, but young talents like Luca Marianucci and Lorenzo Tosto will still be relied upon in the context of coach D'Aversa being forced to rotate.
The positive news for the visitors is that Ola Solbakken and Tino Anjorin are back from injury, and they will also have Liam Henderson available after a suspension for the first leg.
Latest expected lineup Bologna vs Empoli
Bologna:
Ravaglia; De Silvestri, Beukema, Lucumi, Lykogiannis; Moro, Pobega; Orsolini, Fabbian, Cambiaghi; Castro
Empoli:
Seghetti; De Sciglio, Marianucci, Tosto; Gyasi, Henderson, Kovalenko, Pezzella; Solbakken, Fazzini; Colombo
Latest football commentary Bologna vs Empoli
Bologna have one foot in the Coppa Italia final after a convincing win over a young Empoli side earlier this month, when they completely dominated the game at the Carlo Castellani Stadium.
Top scorer Riccardo Orsolini continued his impressive form by opening the scoring midway through the first half, before in-form winger Dan Ndoye set up two goals in quick succession for Thijs Dallinga.
Dallinga then missed the chance to complete his hat-trick, while substitute Nicolo Cambiaghi hit the post, in a game in which the Rossoblu were completely dominant and extended their winning run to six.
They have already beaten Monza and Atalanta to reach their first Coppa Italia semi-final since 1999. Now, Bologna have the chance to turn years of progress into concrete silverware – although coach Vincenzo Italiano is also targeting a return to the Champions League.
After a 3-0 win at Castellani, Bologna entered a brutal phase of the Serie A season with a 1-1 draw against title contenders Napoli, then a 2-0 defeat to top-four rivals Atalanta.
However, last weekend, the Emilia-speaking team shocked the world by defeating defending champions and leaders Inter Milan at their home ground, Dall'Ara. Orsolini was the hero with a beautiful bicycle kick in the second half's extra time.
The late goal moved Bologna back into Serie A's top four with just five games remaining – although Juventus have a game in hand, and both Rome sides remain hot on their heels.
To meet Inter or AC Milan in the final at the Olimpico in May, they will need to finish the job against a struggling Empoli side at Dall'Ara.
While Bologna have won the Coppa Italia twice (most recently in 1974), Empoli have reached the semi-finals for the first time in their history.
After overcoming Catanzaro in the first round, then defeating Torino thanks to a 90th-minute goal, coach Roberto D'Aversa's team had two memorable victories to create a miracle.
First came the victory over Tuscan rivals Fiorentina in the Derby dell'Arno: after a 2-2 draw away from home, they won on penalties. Then came the shock of eliminating Juventus in Turin with a patchwork squad, after a 1-1 draw and winning again on penalties – just three weeks after a 4-1 defeat to Juventus in Serie A.
However, the run of progress in the cup comes amid a serious decline for Empoli in the league, as they have gone 17 games without a win and are currently in the relegation zone.
With relegation as a priority, D'Aversa continued to field a reserve team in the first leg against Bologna, and will likely do the same in the return leg as the relegation race enters its decisive phase.
Tino Anjorin's late equaliser in a 2-2 draw with Venezia last weekend helped Empoli avoid defeat, but their last win came in December last year.
Empoli are currently 19th in the table, just one point behind Lecce – who are 17th – with Parma, Lecce and Cagliari also close behind, so this weekend’s clash with Fiorentina is a key fixture.
Latest Bologna vs Empoli score prediction
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Bologna vs Empolias follows:
- Sportsmole:Bologna 2-1 Empoli
- WhoScore:Bologna 2-0 Empoli
- Our newspaper predicts:Bologna 2-0 Empoli
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