MILAN, May 10 (Reuters) - Serie A champions AC Milan's double hopes ended in a 2-1 Coppa Italia defeat at Palermo on Tuesday in which midfielder Mark van Bommel was sent off.
Giulio Migliaccio and Cesare Bovo, with a penalty, scored in the second half of the semi-final second leg as the Sicilians completed a 4-3 aggregate win.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic replied in stoppage time for AC Milan who clinched the Serie A title on Saturday.
Bovo was sent off almost immediately after his goal for a high kick on Alexandre Pato as Palermo reached the final for the third time, having lost the previous two.
After sitting back for the first half, Palermo -- who have never won a major trophy -- came to life after the break, inspired by Argentine Javier Pastore in midfield and Uruguayan Abel Hernandez up front.
Migliaccio put Palermo ahead with a diving header from a corner in the 63rd minute before Pastore sent Josip Ilicic clear but he was hauled back by Van Bommel as he was about to shoot.
The hard-tackling Dutchman was given straight red card before Bovo converted the penalty, only to be sent off himself two minutes later.
Ibrahimovic's flicked goal came too late for Milan.
Giulio Migliaccio and Cesare Bovo, with a penalty, scored in the second half of the semi-final second leg as the Sicilians completed a 4-3 aggregate win.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic replied in stoppage time for AC Milan who clinched the Serie A title on Saturday.
Bovo was sent off almost immediately after his goal for a high kick on Alexandre Pato as Palermo reached the final for the third time, having lost the previous two.
After sitting back for the first half, Palermo -- who have never won a major trophy -- came to life after the break, inspired by Argentine Javier Pastore in midfield and Uruguayan Abel Hernandez up front.
Migliaccio put Palermo ahead with a diving header from a corner in the 63rd minute before Pastore sent Josip Ilicic clear but he was hauled back by Van Bommel as he was about to shoot.
The hard-tackling Dutchman was given straight red card before Bovo converted the penalty, only to be sent off himself two minutes later.
Ibrahimovic's flicked goal came too late for Milan.
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