Milan tops Bologna 4-2

BOLOGNA. Milan tops Bologna 4-2.

October 24, 2021

BOLOGNA. Milan tops Bologna 4-2. Milan was vastly superior ball possession (63%) was among the key factors of its victory.

Also, Bologna had 2 players sent off: A. Soumaoro (20′ for a red card) and R. Soriano (58′ for a red card).

The match was played at the Stadio Renato Dall’Ara stadium in Bologna on Saturday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. The referee was Paolo Valeri with the assistance of Filippo Bercigli and Alessio Berti. The 4th official was Daniele Minelli. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 12.8 degrees Celsius or 55.06 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 92%.

Match Statistics

Bologna

2 - 4

Milan

! 37 Ball Possession 63

Shots

10 Total 15
5 On Target 7
5 Off Target 8
1 Shots blocked 3

87 Attack 151
27 Dangerous attack 63
72 Ball safe 86

0 Penalties 0
4 Corners 1

Fouls

7 Total 15
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Double Yellow 0
2 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Milan was in firm control of the ball 63% while Bologna was struggling with a 37% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Milan was more aggressive with 63 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Milan won the contest.

Bologna shot 10 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Milan shot 15 times, 7 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Bologna received 1 yellow card (M. Arnautovic). Regarding the opposition, Milan received 3 yellow cards (A. Saelemaekers, D. Calabria and S. Tonali).

Match Timeline

16'

Rafael Leão(goal)Z. Ibrahimovic

Adama Soumaoro - Red

20'

34'

35'

Davide Calabria (goal)

45'

46'

Alexis Saelemaekers- sub ->S. Castillejo

46'

49'

52'

58'

60'

Olivier Giroud- sub ->R. Krunic

61'

Davide Calabria - Yellow

63'

Alexis Saelemaekers- Yellow

67'

83'

84'

Ismaël Bennacer (goal)

85'

Pierre Kalulu - sub ->F. Ballo Toure

Riccardo Orsolini- sub ->G. Medel

87'

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this match, Bologna will stay with 12 points like Fiorentina and Empoli to stay in the 9th place. Talking about the opposition, Milan will have 25 points to stay in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie A, Bologna will play away with Napoli on the 28th of October with a 17-7 head to head stats in favor of Napoli (4 draws).

Milan will host Torino on the 26th of October with a 12-2 head to head stats in favor of Milan (13 draws).

Bologna – Formation

Bologna

Ł. Skorupski 28.Poland

5.7

Gary Medel 17.Chile

6.2

87'

Adama Soumaoro 5.France

3.1

20'

Arthur Theate 6.Belgium

6.3

Lorenzo De Silvestri 29.Italy

6.4

Aaron Hickey 3.Scotland

6.9

63'

Mattias Svanberg 32.Sweden

7.4

Nicolás Domínguez 8.Argentina

6.8

63'

Roberto Soriano 21.Italy

6.2

58'

Marko Arnautovic 9.Austria

7.0

83'

34'

Musa Barrow 99.Gambia

7.7

63'

52'

Substitutes

M. Molla 12.Italy

Francesco Bardi 22.Italy

Luis Binks 2.England

6.3

63'

Mitchell Dijks 35.Netherlands

6.4

63'

Ibrahima Mbaye 15.Senegal

Emanuel Vignato 55.Italy

Jerdy Schouten 30.Netherlands

6.9

63'

Nicola Sansone 10.Italy

Riccardo Orsolini 7.Italy

87'

Andreas Skov Olsen 11.Denmark

S. van Hooijdonk 20.Netherlands

Federico Santander 19.Paraguay

6.4

83'

Bologna started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Siniša Mihajlović decided to play with the following team: Łukasz Skorupski (5.7), Adama Soumaoro (3.1), Gary Medel (6.2), Arthur Theate (6.3), Lorenzo De Silvestri (6.4), Nicolás Domínguez (6.8), Mattias Svanberg (7.4), Aaron Hickey (6.9), Roberto Soriano (6.2), Musa Barrow (7.7) and Marko Arnautović (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Nicola Sansone, Riccardo Orsolini, Andreas Skov Olsen, Marco Molla, Luis Binks (6.3), Mitchell Dijks (6.4), Sydney van Hooijdonk, Federico Santander (6.4), Emanuel Vignato, Jerdy Schouten (6.9), Ibrahima Mbaye and Francesco Bardi.

Bologna could not rely on the presence of F. Santander (injured).

Substitutions

Bologna made 5 changes: N. Dominguez for J. Schouten (63′), A. Hickey for M. Dijks (63′), M. Barrow for L. Binks (63′), M. Arnautovic for F. Santander (83′) and G. Medel for R. Orsolini (87′).

Best player: Musa Barrow

The most impressive player for Bologna was Musa Barrow.

His rating is (7.7) with 1 goal, 24 passes (79% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 5 crosses.

Milan – Formation

Milan

Ciprian Tătărușanu 1.Romania

6.4

Simon Kjaer 24.Denmark

6.8

Davide Calabria 2.Italy

7.2

61'

35'

Fodé Ballo-Touré 5.Senegal

6.4

85'

Fikayo Tomori 23.England

6.8

Samu Castillejo 7.Spain

6.6

46'

Rade Krunic 33.Bosnia and Herzegovina

6.4

60'

Ismaël Bennacer 4.Algeria

8.1

84'

Sandro Tonali 8.Italy

6.5

46'

45'

Rafael Leão 17.Portugal

7.1

16'

Zlatan Ibrahimović 11.Sweden

8.3

90'

Substitutes

Antonio Mirante 83.Italy

A. Jungdal 96.Denmark

Pierre Kalulu 20.France

6.7

85'

Matteo Gabbia 46.Italy

Andrea Conti 14.Italy

Alessio Romagnoli 13.Italy

Alexis Saelemaekers 56.Belgium

6.6

46'

67'

Tiemoué Bakayoko 41.France

6.9

46'

Daniel Maldini 27.Italy

Olivier Giroud 9.France

6.8

60'

Milan started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Talking about the opposition, Stefano Pioli played with: Ciprian Tătărușanu (6.4), Davide Calabria (7.2), Simon Kjær (6.8), Fikayo Tomori (6.8), Fodé Ballo-Touré (6.4), Sandro Tonali (6.5), Ismaël Bennacer (8.1), Samu Castillejo (6.6), Rade Krunić (6.4), Rafael Leão (7.1) and Zlatan Ibrahimović (8.3).

These were the players on the bench: Daniel Maldini, Pierre Kalulu (6.7), Antonio Mirante, Matteo Gabbia, Alexis Saelemaekers (6.6), Andrea Conti, Tiemoué Bakayoko (6.9), Olivier Giroud (6.8), Andreas Jungdal and Alessio Romagnoli.

Milan could not rely on the presence of A. Saelemaekers (injured).

Substitutions

Milan made 4 changes: S. Tonali for T. Bakayoko (46′), S. Castillejo for A. Saelemaekers (46′), R. Krunic for O. Giroud (60′) and F. Ballo Toure for P. Kalulu (85′).