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2025 Coppa Italia Final
The 2025 Coppa Italia final was the final match of the 2024–25 Coppa Italia, 2024–25 edition of the Coppa Italia, Italy's premier national football cup. It was played on 14 May 2025 between AC Milan, Milan and Bologna FC 1909, Bologna. Bologna won the match 1–0 for their third Coppa Italia title, and the first since 1974 Coppa Italia final, 1974. Background AC Milan, Milan had previously played in fourteen Coppa Italia finals, winning five times. Their most recent final appearance was in 2018 Coppa Italia final, 2018, a defeat to Juventus FC, Juventus; their last win was in 2003 Coppa Italia final, 2003, an aggregate victory over AS Roma, Roma. Their last single match victory in Rome dates back to 1973 Coppa Italia final, 1973 against Juventus. Bologna had won both their two appearances in the cup final. Their most recent appearance was a Penalty shoot-out (association football), penalty shoot-out victory to Palermo FC, Palermo in 1974 Coppa Italia final, 1974. The two tea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stadio Olimpico
Stadio Olimpico (; ), colloquially known as l'Olimpico (The Olympic), is an Italian multi-purpose sports venue located in Rome. Seating over 70,000 spectators, it is the largest sports facility in Rome and the second-largest in Italy, after Milans San Siro. It formerly had a capacity of over 100,000 people, and was also called Stadio dei Centomila (Stadium of the 100,000). It is owned by Sport e Salute, a government agency that manages sports venues, and its operator is the Italian National Olympic Committee. The Olimpico is located in northwestern Rome in the Foro Italico sports complex. Construction began in 1928 under Enrico Del Debbio and the venue was expanded in 1937 by Luigi Moretti. World War II interrupted further expansions; after the Liberation of Rome in June 1944, the stadium was used by the Allies as vehicle storage and as a location for Anglo-American military competitions. After the war, the Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI), appointed as operator ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024–25 Serie A
The 2024–25 Serie A (known as the Serie A Enilive and Serie A Made in Italy for sponsorship reasons domestically and abroad, respectively) was the 123rd season of top-tier Italian football, the 93rd in a round-robin tournament, and the 15th since its organization under an own league committee, the Lega Serie A. Napoli won the title following a 2–0 victory over Cagliari at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on 23 May 2025. Napoli's title was their fourth league title in their history and their second in three seasons. Inter Milan, who were the defending champions, finished one point behind Napoli. Teams Parma returned to the Serie A after three years, while Venezia returned after two. Como were promoted for the first time since the 2002–2003 season—ending 21 consecutive years in the Serie B. Frosinone were relegated to the Serie B after just one year in the top league, while Salernitana enjoyed a three-year run before facing relegation. Sassuolo were rel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Beukema
Sam Beukema (born 17 November 1998) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Italian club Napoli. Career Go Ahead Eagles Beukema made his Eerste Divisie debut for Go Ahead Eagles on 1 September 2017 in a game against Helmond Sport. AZ Alkmaar On 31 March 2021, Beukema signed a contract at AZ until 2026, joining the team as of July 2021. Bologna On 3 July 2023, AZ agreed a fee of €10 million to sign Beukema, with Denso Kasius heading the other way. Napoli On 20 July 2025, Beukema joined fellow Serie A club Napoli signing a five-year contract. Career statistics Honours Bologna *Coppa Italia: 2024–25 Individual * Eredivisie Team of the Month: January 2022, May 2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy, the longest-lasting recorded tropical cyclone in history in the ... References External li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luka Jović
Luka Jović ( sr-Cyrl, Лука Јовић; born 23 December 1997) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a striker for the Serbia national team. Early life Jović was born in Loznica, FR Yugoslavia. He was raised in the small village of Batar near Bijeljina, to Serbian parents Milan and Svetlana Jović. At the age of five, he started playing football in Loznica, where he was spotted in 2004 and offered to play in Mini Maxi, a development league for kids aged between 4 and 12 in Belgrade. After just one game where Jović scored three goals his father was offered €50 for each game he played and 2,000 dinars for travelling costs from Batar to Belgrade. At one of those games he was scouted by Toma Milićević, Red Star's scout who invited him to trial with Red Star Belgrade. His playing style attracted comparisons to Darko Pančev and Radamel Falcao, who is also his idol. Club career Red Star Belgrade Youth Jović was offered the chance to play for Red Star Belgrade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Álex Jiménez (footballer, Born 2005)
Alejandro "Álex" Jiménez Sánchez (born 8 May 2005) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a full-back, wing-back and winger for Serie A club AC Milan. Club career Real Madrid Born in Leganes, Madrid and raised in Talavera de la Reina, Jiménez started his career with local sides Talavera and UD Talavera. He joined Real Madrid in 2012, and initially started his career as a forward, before moving to right-wing, and eventually turning into a left back. His performances for the youth teams of Real Madrid caught the attention of German side Bayern Munich and English side Chelsea. Despite this interest, he signed his first professional contract with ''Los Blancos'' until 2027, making him one of the highest paid Castilla players. AC Milan On 25 July 2023, Jiménez was loaned to Italian club AC Milan for the 2023–24 season with an option to make the move permanent, he initially joined the under-19 roster. After having been training with the AC Milan senior t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giovanni Fabbian
Giovanni Fabbian (born 14 January 2003) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for club Bologna. He is frequently deployed as a box-to-box midfielder. Club career Reggina A product of Inter Milan's youth academy, on 30 July 2022, Fabbian joined Reggina in Serie B on loan. He made his Serie B debut for Reggina on 14 August 2022 in a game against SPAL. He scored his first goal in his third game on 28 August 2022 against Südtirol. Bologna On 20 August 2023, Fabbian joined Serie A club Bologna on a permanent transfer with a buy-back option in favour of Inter. International career Fabbian was first called up to represent his country in November 2018 for the Under-16 squad friendlies. He represented Italy at the 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, where Italy reached the semi-final. On 27 March 2023, he made his debut for the Italy U21 squad in a friendly match won 3–1 against Ukraine. Career statistics Club Honours Bologna *Copp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Maignan
Mike Peterson Maignan (; born 3 July 1995) is a French professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper for Serie A club AC Milan, which he captains, and the France national football team, France national team. Considered one of the best goalkeepers in the world, he is known for his reflexes, distribution, and leadership qualities. Maignan came through the youth teams at Paris Saint-Germain F.C., Paris Saint-Germain, where he often served as an unused substitute. In 2015 he joined Lille OSC, Lille for €1 million, and became their first-choice in 2017. He was voted Ligue 1's Trophées UNFP du football#Goalkeeper of the Year, goalkeeper of the year in 2018–19 Ligue 1, 2018–19, and won the league title in 2020–21 Ligue 1, 2020–21. He then moved to AC Milan for €15 million, winning Serie A in his 2021–22 Serie A, first season and making the Team of the Season. After earning 37 caps for France at youth level, Maig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santiago Castro (footballer, Born 2004)
Santiago Tomás Castro (born 18 September 2004) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Bologna. Club career Velez Sarsfield Castro started his career at Vélez Sarsfield, making his debut on August 3, 2021, against Atlético Tucumán. In March 2023, he extended his contract until 31 December 2025. Bologna On 30 January 2024, Castro signed with Bologna in Italy. Later that year, on 20 May, he recorded his first goal and assist in a 3–3 draw against Juventus. Career statistics Club Honours Bologna *Coppa Italia Coppa Italia () is the annual domestic cup of Italian football. The knockout competition was organized by the DDS and the Lega Calcio until the 2009–10 season and by Lega Serie A ever since. Juventus is the competition's most successf ...: 2024–25 References External links Profileat the Bologna FC 1909 website * 2004 births Living people Argentine men's footballers Argentina men's youth international ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Miranda (footballer)
Juan Miranda González (born 19 January 2000) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Serie A club Bologna. Club career Barcelona Born in Olivares, Seville, Andalusia, Miranda joined Barcelona's youth setup in June 2014, from Real Betis. After progressing through the youth setup, he made his senior debut with the reserves on 19 August 2017, starting in a 2–1 away win against Real Valladolid in the Segunda División. Miranda scored his first senior goal on 27 January 2018, netting the second in a 3–0 home win against Granada. On 11 December, he made his UEFA Champions League debut for the first team in a 1–1 draw against Tottenham Hotspur. Loan to Schalke 04 On 30 August 2019, Miranda joined Bundesliga club FC Schalke 04 on a two-year loan deal. On 15 December 2019, he made his Bundesliga debut in a 1–0 home win against Eintracht Frankfurt when he came on for the injured Weston McKennie in the 13th minute. On 1 July 2020, he returned to Barce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Empoli FC
Empoli Football Club is an Italian professional football club based in Empoli, Tuscany. Founded in 1920, the side is part of a select group of Italian football clubs not based in a provincial capital city that have participated in Serie A. Empoli has spent most of its history in professional football. Empoli competed in European competitions once, in which they were eliminated in the qualification stage of 2007–08 UEFA Cup. History From the 1920s to the 1970s In August 1920 in Empoli, ''Foot Ball Club Empoli'' and the football section ''Unione Sportiva Empoli'' were born. After the participation of a tournament in San Miniato, the two merged into a single local football club. The next season, the new club, after having obtained in September affiliation in the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) ratified by the Tuscan Regional Committee, was included in Group A of the Tuscan Promozione 1921–22, but did take part due to economic problems, choosing instead to join the league ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Playoff Format
There are a number of formats used in various levels of competition in sports and games to determine an overall champion. Some of the most common are the ''single elimination'', the ''best-of-'' series, the ''total points series'' more commonly known as ''on aggregate'', and the '' round-robin tournament''. Single elimination A single-elimination ("knockout") playoff pits the participants in one-game matches, with the loser being dropped from the competition. Single-elimination tournaments are often used in individual sports like tennis. In most tennis tournaments, the players are seeded against each other, and the winner of each match continues to the next round, all the way to the final. When a playoff of this type involves the top four teams, it is sometimes known as the Shaughnessy playoff system, after Frank Shaughnessy, who first developed it for the International League of minor league baseball. Variations of the Shaughnessy system also exist, such as in the promotion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inter Milan
Football Club Internazionale Milano, commonly referred to as Internazionale () or simply Inter, and colloquially known as Inter Milan in English-speaking countries, is an Italian professional Association football, football List of football clubs in Italy, club based in Milan, Lombardy. Since 1947, Inter has shared the San Siro stadium with AC Milan—the club from which it originally split. The San Siro is the largest stadium in Italy, with a capacity of 75,817. The long-standing rivalry between the two clubs, known as the ''Derby della Madonnina'', is one of the most widely followed derbies in world football. Founded in 1908 following a schism within the Milan Foot-Ball and Cricket Club (now AC Milan), Inter won its first championship in 1910. Since its formation, the club has won 37 domestic trophies, including 20 Serie A, league titles, nine Coppa Italia, and eight Supercoppa Italiana. From 2006 to 2010, the club won five successive league titles, equaling the all-time re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
