The win means Zurich have qualified for next seson's Europa League where they will start in the group stage. Lugano missed a penalty nine minutes earlier when Mattia Bottani's effort was saved by goalkeeper Anthony Favre. Zurich's Sangone Sarr scored the only goal four minutes before halftime after Lugano keeper Mirko Salvi failed to collect the ball from a corner. The match was a chance for Lugano coach Zdenek Zeman to win the first major competition of his career at the age of 69. FC Zurich will be playing Europa League next season, but will also be in the second tier of Swiss football LeagueFC Zurich lifted the Swiss Cup with a 1-0 win over Lugano in the final on Sunday just four days after they were relegated to the second division following a battle with the same opponents.

Source: dna May 30, 2016 12:44 UTC