Bologna players, Getty Images December 19, 2025, 11:28 p.m

In the semi-finals of the Italian Super Cup, Bologna defeated Inter in a penalty shoot-out after a 1-1 draw in regular time. The match at the stadium in Saudi Arabia presented a tense struggle and a dramatic resolution of kicks from the eleven-meter mark.

Inter opened the scoring in the 2nd minute – Marcus Thuram blocked Alessandro Bastoni’s pass, but Bologna gradually seized the initiative and equalized in the 35th minute: Riccardo Orsolini confidently converted the penalty awarded after a VAR review for Yann Bissek’s handball.

In the second half, the teams had chances to win, the referee even initially awarded a penalty in favor of Inter, but after a video review, the decision was overturned. According to the rules of the tournament, extra time was not foreseen, so the fate of the ticket to the final was decided by a series of penalties.

In the end, Bologna became the winner: the teams missed several shots in a row, and Ciro Immobile made the decisive shot – 3:2 in the series. Thus, Bologna reached the final of the Italian Super Cup, where they will meet with Napoli on December 22.

*Bologna — Inter 1:1 (pen. 3:2)
Goals: Orsolini, 35 (pen.) — M. Tyuram, 2

Bologna: Ravallia — Holm, Geggem, Lukumi, Miranda — Moreau, Pobega (Ferguson, 75) — Orsolini (Cambiaghi, 63), Odgar (Fabian, 75), Bernardeschi (Row, 40) — Castro (Immobile, 75).

Inter: H. Martinez – Bissek, De Vray, Bastoni – Enrique (Diof, 72), Barella, Zelinski (Sucic, 86), Mkhitaryan (Fratezi, 71), Dimarco – Bonny, M. Thuram (Lautaro Martinez, 71).

Penalty shootout:
Lautaro Martinez — 0:1,
Ferguson — 1:1,
Bastoni (goalkeeper),
Moro (goalkeeper),
Barella (inaccurate),
Miranda (inaccurate),
Bonnie (goalie),
Roe — 2:1,
De Vray — 2:2,
Immobile — 3:2.