Bologna vs Inter Milan preview, prediction, team news, and head-to-head

The winner of this encounter will face either Napoli or AC Milan at the finals scheduled for Monday. Both teams come into this match with no advantage, as the game will be played at a neutral location.

Bologna faced another setback last weekend with a narrow 1-0 defeat against Juventus, further hindering their top-four ambitions in the Serie A. However, they will want to avoid successive defeats. 

As the winners of the Coppa Italia last season, Vincenzo Italiano's men will come into this match with the hope of winning a trophy this season. 

Meanwhile, Inter Milan is enjoying an incredible season on all fronts. The Nerazzurri recorded a 2-1 victory against Genoa to remain at the summit of the Serie A table.

After falling to win this competition last year, they will need to get past a stubborn Bologna side to reach the finals once more. However, this will be a huge task for Cristian Chivu's men after suffering a defeat from this same team already this season.

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Bologna has gone toe-to-toe against Inter Milan, especially in their recent meetings. In their last 10 meetings, the defending Coppa Italia champions have won 3 of those matches in all competitions (D3, L4).

Meetings between these two teams are usually a very tight affair, mostly ending with only one goal margin. However, Bologna recorded the most recent win in a 1-0 victory against Inter early this year.

For this match, the Bologna boss will field a squad without his first-choice goalkeeper, Lukasz Skorupski, who has been injured. Other players in Vincenzo Italiano's list that won't feature in this match  include Remo Freuler and Martin Vitik.

The manager will likely field his best players since he usually takes this type of match seriously. Expect Riccardo Orsolini to lead the line of attack for the team.

There are no new fresh injury concerns for Cristian Chivu, except for Francesco Acerbi and Denzel Dumfries, who have been sidelined for a while now. 

Inter's coach will likely start Lautaro Martinez to lead the attack and give his side an early goal. The Argentine striker will be assisted by Thuram to disturb their opponents' defence.

Bologna (4-5-1): Ravaglia; Holm, Lucumi, Heggem, Miranda; Moro, Ferguson; Orsolini, Odgaard, Cambiaghi; Castro

Inter Milan (3-5-2): Sommer; Akanji, Bisseck, Bastoni; Augusto, Barella, Zielinski, Mkhitaryan, Augusto; Thuram, Martinez

This match will be very unpredictable and likely a very low goal-scoring affair. While Inter are the defending champions, Bologna has enjoyed a decent win against them.

This betting on Livescorebet should stake on either the corner markets or go for card options, as any team that scores the first goal may likely go on to win the match.

Predictions: Bologna 0-1 Inter

• Bet on Inter to qualify

• Double chance - Inter to win or draw

• Over 3.5 cards.