Santiago Castro of Bologna celebrates with teammate Benjamin Dominguez after scoring his team’s fourth goal during the Coppa Italia match between Bologna FC and AC Monza at Renato Dall’Ara Stadium on December 03, 2024 in Bologna, Italy. (Photo by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Images)
Empoli host Bologna in the first leg of the Coppa Italia at the Stadio Castellani on Tuesday evening, with a final and potential silverware up for grabs against either Milan or Inter at the end of the 2024-25 season. Here are the probable line-ups for tonight’s cup clash.
The teams will meet again for the second leg at the end of the month, scheduled for April 24.
Both sides are expected to make a handful of changes following the fine settimana’s Serie A action; Empoli holding out for a 1-1 draw away against Como, Bologna beating Venezia 1-0 to keep hold of fourth place and a Coppa Campioni spot.
The Napoli-bound Luca Marianucci is expected to start in defence for Empoli and could be the only defender to keep his place in the line-up after the draw against Como.
Vincenzo Italiano is expected to shuffle his midfield and attack around, and could introduce Tommaso Pobega in midfield and Benja Dominguez in attack.
Kick-off is due at 20.00 GMT.
Empoli vs. Bologna: Probable line-ups
Empoli (3-4-2-1): Silvestri; De Sciglio, Marianucci, Tosto; Gyasi, Grassi, Bacci, Cacace; Fazzini, Konate; Colombo.
Bologna (4-2-3-1): Skorupski; Calabria, Beukema, Lucumi, Miranda; Pobega, Freuler; Dominguez, Fabbian, Ndoye; Odgaard.
Where to watch Empoli vs. Bologna
This evening’s game is available to watch in the UK via Premier Sports. Tifosi in the USA are able to tune in via Paramount+.
Join us on Football Italia for all the pre-match build-up, in-game coverage and post-match reactions.
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