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End of the match

The match ends with a final score of 2-1 Bologna vs. Empoli. The Bologna team qualifies for the grand final where they will face AC Milan for the Coppa Italia title. A great match and tie that the home team gave us.

We've reached the 90th minute and two more minutes will be added to this match. Empoli has stopped attacking and the teams are just waiting for the end of this Coppa Italia semi-final second leg. We had a great series.

Goal for Bologna! The goal that is sealing this tie falls with a tremendous strike from Dallinga, which is giving the home side a pass to the grand final. They have put in a great performance, we are having a great finish.

Final minutes of the match, we are six minutes plus compensation away from reaching the end of this semifinal. Bologna is close to reaching the final where they will face AC Milan. We are having a great close in this match.

Bologna makes two more changes to see the rest of the team in these last 10 minutes of the match. Empoli has already lowered its intensity and is beginning to resign itself, having not been able to be effective in their plays throughout the tie.

We're approaching the final minutes of this match, and Bologna is very close to reaching the Coppa Italia final. Despite the fact that there are fewer dangerous chances, the fans continue to sing and cheer on their team, which has had a great tie.

Empoli has stopped attacking, is struggling to find its feet on the pitch, and is struggling to generate chances on goal. The visitors' intensity was lacking in the second half, and the finalist is beginning to be decided.

We're having a very clean first half, with only one yellow card, and the ball is rolling nicely around the pitch. The intensity of this match is rising, and Empoli has missed several chances.

Empoli makes two more changes with the aim of taking risks and looking to be much more offensive, while Bologna has stopped attacking and is focused on defending its large lead on the aggregate scoreboard.

The substitute players are getting up to warm up for possible substitutions. Empoli is preparing changes to be more aggressive and look to continue fighting for a place on the overall scoreboard. This match is at a high pace.

The pace of this match has slowed down and the number of attempts on goal has decreased. There isn't much intensity in this part of the game and the tie remains 1-1. Bologna has looked the better side with the ball at their feet.

Empoli is trying to apply pressure, seeking to complicate the away game against Bologna, which continues to maintain order and possession. The intensity of this match has not diminished, and the fans have not stopped cheering on their team.

The teams made two changes to refresh their midfield and try to keep possession of the ball for longer. Bologna started with more possession and looked to push forward to close out this tie.

The second half begins

The second half between Bologna and Empoli has begun. We'll see if the teams made any changes or if the same 22 players took to the field for the conclusion of this Coppa Italia semi-final second leg.

Half-time

The first half ends with Bologna 1-1 Empoli. We'll see how the teams adjust for the second half; the best is yet to come in the second half of this close match.

We reached the 45th minute, and only one minute will be added to this first half. Not much time was wasted, and the players lowered their intensity to attack and create danger. We had a good first half in these semifinals.

Bologna is closing out the first half by being more defensive and preventing the visitors from attacking. They want to go into the break with this tie in order to adjust the team and be able to close out the tie in the second half.

In the final minutes of the first half, we're left with five minutes plus compensation before the teams go into the break tied at 1-1, but with the aggregate score 4-1 in Bologna's favor, Empoli is closing out the match better with a much stronger attack.

Empoli scores!

Empoli scores a goal, the visitors get a stoppage-time goal after a great play that ends with a goal from Viktor Kovalenko that puts the visitors in the lead. We'll have a great finish to the first half.

The fans haven't stopped cheering on Bologna, and there's a real party going on in this semifinal. They have a big 4-goal lead and are looking motivated at this point in the first half. We're close to reaching the final stretch of the first half.

The scoreboard remains unchanged and Bologna remains 1-0 ahead, and they would now qualify for the Coppa Italia final. Empoli continues to fail to react and quickly fall into despair as they are unable to shoot on goal.

The intensity of the match drops, and Bologna continues to play with intensity, looking much better on the field. The home team is having a great first half, defending brilliantly.

Empoli's Marianucci receives his first yellow card, and the visiting players begin to commit a lot of fouls in their attempts to win the ball back. This is a poor start for the visiting team, who are currently in need of goals.

Bologna is starting to look better on the counterattack. They've looked much better in these first few minutes, with the lead in the match and overall. Empoli haven't looked good on the pitch and are struggling to create danger.

Empoli is looking to react to this tough blow, but Bologna's goal has calmed the intensity of the game somewhat, and the fans are having a party in the stands with the home side holding the advantage on aggregate.

Goal for Bologna!

Goal for Bologna, the first goal comes very quickly for the home team from a corner kick that ends with a better header from Giovanni Fabbian who is giving them an even bigger lead on aggregate, which is currently 4-0.

Bologna begins to recover possession and push forward, aiming to harass their opponents with high pressure and find a mistake that will allow them to open the scoring. This start to the first half is very hard fought.

There was a lot of intensity and pressure in these first minutes. Bologna didn't let up, defending brilliantly and quickly looking to trouble the opposing team, who had to score quickly to get on the scoreboard.

Start of the match

The first half between Bologna and Empoli has begun. The ball is already rolling in this semifinal, and Empoli immediately looks to gain possession to go forward and generate their first dangerous chances. This game has a good atmosphere.