Albin Ekdal got the chance from the start for only the second time this season when his Sampdoria was visited by Bologna.
In the away team, Mattias Svanberg was also on the field from the first minute.
The first half was even and Svanberg got a lot of space to move.
The former Malmö midfielder showed proof of his work capacity and covered large areas with his running strength.
But it took until the second half before the first goal came.
And it was made by a Swede.
The blue-yellow Bologna player Svanberg hooked on in an attack when the guests stood for a real clap-clap game and got the ball at their feet to then thunder in 1-0.
With 13 minutes left of regular playing time came the home team's response.
Morten Thorsby was played by Maya Yoshida and was able to send in 1-1.
However, he was not allowed to rejoice for long.
The minute after, the 1-0 shooter Svanberg stayed in front once again and served Marko Arnautovic to 2-1.
It was also the end result.
Bologna will be visited by Venice, who today defeated José Mourinho's Roma, in the next round and Sampdoria will visit Salernitana.