In addition to Paulo Dybala, Houssem Aouar, Chris Smalling, Tammy Abraham, and Marash Kumbulla being injured, the Giallorossi had Romelu Lukaku and Nicola Zalewski banned going into their head-to-head match for fourth place. Jesper Karlsson, Adama Soumaoro, and Riccardo Orsolini were absent for the hosts.
Diego Llorente took a swift free kick in the middle of the park and nearly succeeded in lobbing Federico Ravaglia, forcing the Italian to rush back and touch it over the bar. It was an ugly encounter, marked by several fouls and disputes. Bologna started the score with a skillfully executed move, but Andrea Belotti's header on Rasmus Kristensen's cross from the right also put Ravaglia to the test. Remo Freuler sent them off from the back, setting up Dan Ndoye to cross the by-line on the right and draw back beyond Zirkzee so that Nikola Moro could sweep home.