Coppa Italia: Empoli vs. Bologna – Probable line-ups and where to watch | OneFootball

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·01 de abril de 2025

Coppa Italia: Empoli vs. Bologna – Probable line-ups and where to watch

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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.


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Both sides are expected to make a handful of changes following the weekend’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 Champions League spot.

Imagem do artigo:Coppa Italia: Empoli vs. Bologna – Probable line-ups and where to watch

VENICE, ITALY – MARCH 29: Riccardo Orsolini of Bologna celebrates scoring a goal with teammates during the Serie A match between Venezia and Bologna at Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo on March 29, 2025 in Venice, Italy. (Photo by Timothy Rogers/Getty Images)

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. Supporters 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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