Lewis Ferguson drew anger from AC Milan players and the bench after two risky challenges in a couple of minutes left him bloodied. Red was spotted dripping from the Bologna captain's nose in the first half of the Coppa Italia final after a sliding challenge on Rafael Leao.

Manchester City have contacted AC Milan to register their interest in Dutch midfielder Tijjani Reijnders.Talks remain in the early stages and no formal bid has been submitted, but City are expected

The last Coppa Italia won by Milan bears Serginho’s signature. He scored two goals in the first leg, namely in the 4-1 victory away to Roma, and he got the assist for Rivaldo’s goal in the return leg, played three days after lifting the Champions League in the final in Manchester against Juventus.

Santiago Gimenez scored twice and had a goal disallowed as AC Milan rallied to beat Bologna 3-1 in Serie A and keep alive its hopes of European soccer next season.