Castro punishes the Goddess. Bologna, it's the semi-final. Italian: the flight continues

Il Bologna is the first semifinalist of the Coppa ItaliaItaliano's team continues its good form and goes to win in Bergamo (for the third consecutive time since 2023) in the single match of the quarter-finals, beating 1-0 theAtalanta with a goal ten minutes from the end from the new arrival Castro. Goddess slowed down by too many absences, above all that of Lookman, which have taken away offensive danger and limited the impact of the bench, which has always been decisive up to now.

First half with few emotions, between teams good at closing the spaces. Atalanta pushes more, prevalent in the tackles, but up front the Nerazzurri team stings little: in the sixth Skorupski slaps high on a run by De Ketelaere, then Retegui on the counterattack misses the target from a good position. On the other side Hien and Toloi take away any chance of turning for Dallinga and Ndoye, while Odgaard makes his presence felt with a shot wide before leaving with a muscle problem, replaced by Dominguez.

Before the break, a sudden firestorm: the Goddess is dangerous with Hien who shoots just wide, then it's Ndoye's turn to come down from the right but Pobega's conclusion is blocked by the Orobic defence.

Resumption with Atalanta coming down from the left in the fifth minute with Djimsiti who bowls in the middle for the onrushing Bellanova who forces Skorupski into a saving dive. To gain more offensive traction, Gasperini revolutionizes the team in the 59th minute by bringing on Cuadrado, Samardzic and the new signing Maldini and then Brescianini and Posch. The pace increases, Bologna comes close to scoring in the 60th minute with Pobega and on the counterattack Cuadrado forces Skorupski into another save. The teams stretch out thanks to the substitutions, the Goddess with the new entrants increases the push, but on the other side Bologna begins to grow, coming down well first with Moro and then with Holm, with Rui Patricio keeping good guard.

A great chance for Maldini too but the usual Skorupski is an insurmountable wall. Bologna believes more, has greater acceleration with Dominguez and Holm and ten minutes from the end finds the net: a free kick by Lykogiannis and Castro, who has just come on, rises in the area, beating Hien and heading Rui Patricio. The final with Atalanta attacking with a cold weapon but Bologna manages to defend themselves with order and bring home a very important victory that gives the semi-final to the rossoblù.