The line-up for the Italian Super Cup final has been confirmed, with Bologna FC set to face SSC Napoli in a mouth-watering clash for silverware. Following Napoli’s semi-final victory over AC Milan, Bologna secured their place after a dramatic showdown against Inter Milan.

The second semi-final proved to be a tense affair, ultimately decided by a nerve-shredding penalty shootout. From the opening whistle, the match was played at a frenetic pace, setting the tone for an evening of high drama.

Marcus Thuram gave Inter an early advantage, capitalising on a defensive lapse to score inside the opening two minutes. Bologna, however, showed impressive resilience. Riccardo Orsolini made amends for an earlier mistake by calmly converting a penalty after Yann Bisseck was penalised for handball.

With the score level at the end of 90 minutes, neither side managed to find a decisive breakthrough, sending the contest to penalties. Under immense pressure, Bologna held their nerve, edging the shootout 4–3 to book their place in the final.

Bologna 1–1 Inter (4–3 on penalties)
Goals: Thuram 2’ (0–1), Orsolini 35’ pen (1–1)

Bologna line-up: Federico Ravaglia; Emil Holm, Håkon Heggheim, Jhon Lucumí, Juan Miranda; Nikola Moro, Tommaso Pobega (Lewis Ferguson, 75’); Riccardo Orsolini (Nicola Cambiaghi, 63’), Jens Odgaard (Giovanni Fabbian, 75’), Federico Bernardeschi (Alexis Saelemaekers, 40’); Santiago Castro (Ciro Immobile, 75’).

Inter line-up: Josep Martínez; Yann Bisseck, Stefan de Vrij, Alessandro Bastoni; Luís Henrique (El Bilal Touré, 71’), Nicolò Barella, Piotr Zieliński (Petar Sučić, 86’), Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Davide Frattesi, 71’), Federico Dimarco; Valentín Carboni, Marcus Thuram (Lautaro Martínez, 71’).