"Five consecutive penalties were missed or saved after Lautaro Martinez and Lewis Ferguson converted the first two kicks, but then, with Bologna boasting a narrow advantage, Jonathan Rowe and Immobile both held their nerve from 12 yards. Immobile's powerful kick, which crashed in off the underside of the crossbar, sealed Bologna's first shoot-out win in any competition since December 13, 1995 - versus Milan in the Coppa Italia quarter-finals."
"Immobile's powerful kick, which crashed in off the underside of the crossbar, sealed Bologna's first shoot-out win in any competition since December 13, 1995 - versus Milan in the Coppa Italia quarter-finals. "This is why we signed Ciro, to score penalties like that!" Italiano said, per Sport Mediaset. "He came off the bench and was the fifth man up because he's so accustomed to these situations. I was starting to think that goal was cursed, with all the misses in a row!""
Bologna recovered from an early Marcus Thuram goal to draw level through Riccardo Orsolini and force a penalty shoot-out after Federico Ravaglia kept Inter at bay in the second period. Five consecutive penalties were missed or saved before Jonathan Rowe and Ciro Immobile scored from 12 yards, with Immobile's powerful kick crashing in off the underside of the crossbar to win the shoot-out 3-2. The victory was Bologna's first shoot-out success in any competition since December 13, 1995. Bologna edged the expected goals battle 1.28 to 1.17, while Inter produced 0.73 xG in the second half.
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