Coppa Italia 2023/24, Inter to face Bologna in the round of 16

Inter will face Bologna in the Coppa Italia round of 16. The Rossoblù beat Hellas Verona 2-0 at the Dall'Ara to move on to the next round.

Inter vs. Bologna is scheduled for Wednesday 20 December at 21:00 CET at San Siro. The team that wins will move straight through to the quarter-finals.

Inter, holders of the trophy and top seed, is positioned in the upper left part of the table, together with last year’s finalists, Fiorentina (a potential meeting in the quarter-finals); also on the left-hand side are Atalanta and AC Milan, who will enter in the round of 16.

THE DATES:

Round of 16 - Inter vs. Bologna, Wednesday 20 December 2023

Quarter-finals - Wednesday 10 January 2024 (instead of 31 January 2024)

Semi-final first leg - Wednesday 3 April 2024

Semi-final second leg - Wednesday 24 April 2024

Final - 15 May 2024

INTER VS. BOLOGNA, 20 PREVIOUS COPPA ITALIA MEETINGS

Inter and Bologna will be back to play at San Siro for the second time this season after the 2-2 league draw.

It will be the 21st time that Inter and Bologna have met in the Coppa Italia: the previous results see 13 Nerazzurri wins, 4 Rossoblù wins, and 3 draws. The first meeting between the two was in 1942 (Bologna 2-0 Inter), and the first Nerazzurri win came in 1968 (Bologna 0-2 Inter, Suarez, Facchetti). The last two games were particularly spectacular, both ending 3-2 for Inter after the extra-time.

2013: RANOCCHIA IN EXTRA-TIME On 15 January 2013, Inter and Bologna faced off in the Coppa Italia quarter-finals. The Nerazzuri had a two-goal advantage through Guarin and Palacio. In the last moments of the game, Diamanti and Gabbiadini scored two clamorous goals to make it 2-2 and send the match to extra-time. Zanetti almost bagged the winner but hit the woodwork, then Ranocchia heads it in from the corner to seal the victory: 3-2 and Inter on to the semi-finals.

2017: MURILLO'S BICYCLE-KICK

On 18 January 2017, Inter and Bologna played in the round of 16. Inter opened the scoring with a beautiful bicycle-kick from Murillo, and Palacio made it 2-0 before Bologna got one back through Dzemaili. In the 72nd minute, Donsah equalised for the Rossoblù, taking the game to extra-time. In the 102nd minute, Candreva scored the decisive goal that sent Inter through to the next round.