Bologna – Inter. Prediction and announcement for the match of the 1/2 finals of the Italian Super Cup

On December 19, Al-Awwal Park will host the semi-final match of the Italian Super Cup, in which Bologna will meet Inter. The match will start at 21:00 Kyiv time.

Bologna

The team broke through in the season before last, suddenly rising to fifth place – this allowed even to play in the Champions League. But already without the author of successes, Thiago Motta, who went to train Juventus. Without him, they did not shine at the international level and slipped to the ninth position in Serie A. However, Italiano overturned all this by winning the cup.

This made it possible to play in the Europa League, where the Italians have three wins and eleven points after six rounds. The struggle in the new cup draw continues – in early December, Parma was knocked out there. Even in Serie A, they managed to gain a foothold in the top third of the table, winning half of their matches. Even after 0:1 away from home with Juventus, they manage to go sixth – just higher now the recent offender is placed.

Inter

The club, after the escape of Conte, in deteriorating financial conditions, bet on Simone Inzaghi. And he showed excellent results, and in 2024 he won the Scudetto by a comfortable margin. It seemed that in the spring they would protect him and take a couple more titles. But in the end, they did not win anywhere at all, and the last match for the coach was a terrible 0:5 against PSG.

After that, Kivu became the head coach in Milan. He did not particularly impress at the start of this chapter of his career, in the summer at the club world championship. But then, in a full-fledged new season, his wards show not perfect, but good results. In the Champions League, the Italians reached the playoffs ahead of schedule, although in December they lost at home to Liverpool. However, in Series A, on the contrary, having guarded the competitors’ misfires, they broke out into sole leaders based on the results of the last round!

Statistics of personal meetings

Bologna have won two of their last five head-to-head matches in Serie A with just one defeat there, and two years ago they were beaten by the giants in Milan in the cup.

Forecast

Bookmakers consider nominal guests as favorites. They are indeed much more experienced in this format – we bet on the victory of Martinez and company in the main time (coefficient – 1.69).