Penalty drama as Bologna beat Inter to reach Supercoppa Italiana final | OneFootball

Bologna beat Inter on penalties following a 1-1 draw to reach the Supercoppa Italiana final. 

Scorers: Thuram 2'; Orsolini 35'

Inter made the perfect start after just two minutes when Alessandro Bastoni's lofted cross found Marcus Thuram, who acrobatically volleyed into the net from six yards out.

Bologna almost hit back through Federico Bernardeschi's rasping shot, but Josep Martínez reacted quickly to keep Inter in front. 

The Rossoblù kept the pressure on and were awarded a penalty after Yann Bisseck's handball. Riccardo Orsolini took the spot-kick and converted with a powerful strike. 

Inter thought they'd won a penalty of their own after half time as Torbjørn Heggem clipped Ange-Yoan Bonny inside the area, but the decision was overturned following a VAR intervention.

Both sides went close in the latter stages, as Lautaro Martínez's goal-bound shot was kept out by Federico Ravaglia and Josep Martínez saved from Giovanni Fabbian's close-range effort in injury time. 

The game went to penalties after Inter and Bologna failed to find a winner. Martínez and Lewis Ferguson scored the opening spot-kicks before five consecutive penalties were missed.

Eventually, Ciro Immobile scored the winning penalty to send Bologna into the Supercoppa final and the Rossoblù will face Napoli on Monday, December 22.

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