Bologna took a while to get going, but eventually pushed past Padova to set up a Coppa Italia meeting with Crotone.
The Third Round of the tournament was completed this evening at the Stadio Dall’Ara, the competitive debut for new Bologna Coach Pippo Inzaghi.
Blerim Dzemaili went close and Rodrigo Palacio’s volley thumped the far post.
Bologna took a while to get going, but eventually pushed past Padova to set up a Coppa Italia meeting with Crotone.
The Third Round of the tournament was completed this evening at the Stadio Dall’Ara, the competitive debut for new Bologna Coach Pippo Inzaghi.
Blerim Dzemaili went close and Rodrigo Palacio’s volley thumped the far post.
The breakthrough came when Mattiello was brought down in the box and Dzemaili stepped up to convert the resulting penalty 20 minutes from time.
Summer signing Mitchell Dijks made the idea debut with a goal to secure the result, a rare strike for the left-back pouncing on the rebound from a parried Erick Pulgar effort.
Bologna will face Crotone in the Fourth Round in December, after the Calabrese club won 1-0 away to Livorno thanks to a Marcus Rohden goal.
Bologna 2-0 Padova
Dzemaili pen 70 (B), Dijks 77 (B)