Who will reach the final against Napoli? This evening, one between Bologna and Inter has the great chance to secure a spot and thus guarantee themselves the opportunity to lift the first trophy of the...
Who will reach the final against Napoli? This evening, one between Bologna and Inter has the great chance to secure a spot and thus guarantee themselves the opportunity to lift the first trophy of the season on Monday night.
Italiano against Chivu, Orsolini against Lautaro. A clash that has often shifted more than a few things in the race for the objectives of the two teams in recent times.
🔴🔵 Why Bologna will win
- It means more to Bologna. Inter has stocked up on trophies over the years, especially national cups. The Rossoblù, however, ended a fifty-one-year drought with the Coppa Italia lifted in May;
- Bologna is among the opponents that have troubled Inter the most in recent years. Everyone remembers the league recovery at the end of April 2022, when with Radu's help, the Rossoblù came back from Perisic's initial lead and directed the Scudetto to the other side of Milan. But beyond that precedent, there are others: advancing at San Siro in the Coppa Italia in 2023/24 and last year's defeat (again, the Scudetto slipped away for Inter);
- Italiano is ahead of Chivu. Certainly, the former Fiorentina coach doesn't have a positive history with finals (three lost out of three, before the victory with Bologna), but his work is evident to all.
⚫️🔵 Why Inter will win
- Inter is stronger. This alone, on paper, should be enough. A squad like the Nerazzurri's is not even comparable to Bologna, but Inter needs to play like Inter;
- For Chivu, it's the great chance. We don't know what will happen from now until the end of the season, but in the meantime, the Romanian coach has the opportunity to lift the first trophy of his coaching career. It will be quite a booster of motivation, if ever there was a need;
- The Nerazzurri want - and must - erase the memory of the last final played, the Champions League one. It can't be said that it would be the same, of course, but certainly returning to winning something would help.
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