ROMA. Roma defeats Bologna 1-0 after L. Pellegrini scored a penalty (5′). Bologna was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (62%).
The match was played at the Stadio Olimpico stadium in Roma on Wednesday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was Alberto Santoro who was helped by Mauro Galetto and Luca Mondin. The 4th official was Matteo Marcenaro. The weather was mist. The temperature was quite cold at 6.5 degrees Celsius or 43.74 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 98%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Bologna had a strong ball possession 62% while Roma was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Bologna was more aggressive with 44 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 1 were on target. Notwithstanding, Roma succeeded in find the solution to win this contest.
Roma shot 15 times, 4 on target, 11 off target. Talking about the opposition, Bologna shot 11 times, 1 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
Roma received 2 yellow cards (Roger Ibañez and Zeki Celik). Talking about the opposition, Bologna received 4 yellow cards (Lewis Ferguson, Thiago Motta, Michel Aebischer and Nicolás Domínguez).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Roma will have 30 points like Lazio to hold in the 6th place. On the other side, Bologna will stay with 19 points to remain in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Roma will play away with Milan on the 8th of January with a 14-11 head to head in favor of Roma (11 draws).
Bologna will host Spezia on the 27th of January with a 6-1 head to head record in favor of Bologna (5 draws).
Roma – Formation
Roma
33'
64'
5'
Roma started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager José Mario Felix dos Santos Mourinho decided to play with the following team: Rui Patrício , Gianluca Mancini , Chris Smalling , Roger Ibañez , Zeki Çelik , Bryan Cristante , Benjamin Tahirovic , Stephan El Shaarawy , Lorenzo Pellegrini , Paulo Dybala and Nicolò Zaniolo .
The home team had on the bench: Marash Kumbulla, Mady Camara, Jordan Majchrzak, Matías Viña, Leonardo Spinazzola, Nicola Zalewski , Nemanja Matić , Mile Svilar, Edoardo Bove , Tammy Abraham , Pietro Boer, Eldor Shomurodov and Cristian Volpato.
Substitutions
Roma made 4 changes: Nicolò Zaniolo for Tammy Abraham (60′), Federico Insúa for Nicola Zalewski (64′), B. Tahirovic for Nemanja Matić (64′) and Paulo Dybala for Edoardo Bove (74′).
Best player: Lorenzo Pellegrini
The player that probably impressed the most for Roma was Lorenzo Pellegrini.
His rating is with 1 goal, 40 passes (77% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 7. He performed 3 crosses.
Bologna – Formation
Bologna
Bologna started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Thiago Motta played with: Łukasz Skorupski , Stefan Posch , Adama Soumaoro , Jhon Lucumi , Charalampos Lykogiannis , Lewis Ferguson , Gary Medel , Riccardo Orsolini , Nicolás Domínguez , Roberto Soriano and Marko Arnautović .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Michel Aebischer , Joaquín Sosa, Niklas Pyyhtiä, Antonio Raimondo, Nicola Sansone, Nikola Moro, Andrea Cambiaso , Nicola Bagnolini and Jerdy Schouten .
Substitutions
Bologna made 4 changes: Roberto Soriano for Michel Aebischer (57′), Gary Medel for Jerdy Schouten (65′), Charalampos Lykogiannis for Andrea Cambiaso (65′) and Stefan Posch for Niklas Pyyhtiä (82′).
Best player: Stefan Posch
The most impressive player for Bologna was Stefan Posch.
His rating is with 58 passes (79% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 5. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
- Salernitana – Milan – 1-2
- Torino – Hellas Verona – 1-1
- Inter – Napoli – 1-0
- Sassuolo – Sampdoria – 1-2
- Lecce – Lazio – 2-1
- Udinese – Empoli – 1-1
- Roma – Bologna – 1-0
- Spezia – Atalanta – 2-2
- Fiorentina – Monza – 1-1
- Cremonese – Juventus – 0-1
