Serie A side Bologna have now won the Coppa Italia after a win over Milan and it is a massive moment in the career of manager Vincenzo Italiano.
The ex-Fiorentina manager managed in his third consecutive final on Wednesday and it came after his La Viola side lost to Olympiakos in the Conference League final last season and had also lost the Conference League final of the 2022/23 season to West Ham.
The Italian was criticised for his inability to adapt his style to the situation of the game during the two finals and at the start of this seson, there were major doubts about whether he can improve Bologna or not. Their start was slow but it picked up as the season has gone on. This has brought up further doubts about Italiano and whether he is really cut out for the highest level of the game.
As a result, the win today would mean the world to Italiano, who had also reached the Coppa Italia final with Fiorentina in the 2022/23 season after a loss to Inter.
He has now dispelled all doubts about himself and this is all he needed to make sure that his stocks rise further. More than that, it is Bolognaโs first Coppa Italia final in 51 years and it means everything to the Rossoblu, who have built a very reliable identity in the last two seasons under Giovanni Sartori.
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