GENOVA. Bologna managed to reverse the score against Sampdoria to win 2-1. It was Bologna to strike first with a goal of Roberto Soriano at the 27′. Then it was a penalty in the 68′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Riccardo Orsolini gave the win to Bologna in the 90′ minute with a goal. Bologna took advantage of its better ball possession (60%).
Abdelhamid Sabiri didn’t score a decisive penalty (71′). That would have allowed Sampdoria to draw the match.
The match was played at the Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris stadium in Genova on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Massimiliano Irrati with the support of Alessandro Cipressa and Domenico Fontemurato. The 4th official was Marco Serra. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 8.5 degrees Celsius or 47.3 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Bologna had a strong ball possession 60% while Sampdoria was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Bologna was more aggressive with 38 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Bologna won the match.
Bologna shot 12 times, 5 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, Sampdoria shot 9 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Bologna received 1 yellow card (J. Lucumí). On the other side, Sampdoria received 3 yellow cards (Bruno Amione, Filip Djuricic and Tomás Rincón ).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Bologna will have 32 points like Juventus to sit in the 8th place. On the opposite side, Sampdoria will stay with 11 points to sit in the 19th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Bologna will host Inter on the 26th of February with a 17-5 head to head stats in favor of Inter (7 draws).
Sampdoria will host Hellas Verona on the 19th of March with a 12-4 head to head in favor of Sampdoria (4 draws).
Bologna – Formation
Bologna started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Dejan Stankovic decided to play with the following team: Łukasz Skorupski , Stefan Posch , Jhon Lucumí , Joaquín Sosa , Andrea Cambiaso , Jerdy Schouten , Nicolás Domínguez , Riccardo Orsolini , Lewis Ferguson , Roberto Soriano and Musa Barrow .
The home team had on the bench: Charalampos Lykogiannis, Francesco Bardi, Federico Ravaglia, Antonio Raimondo , Michel Aebischer , Lorenzo De Silvestri, Nikola Moro , Georgios Kyriakopoulos , Gary Medel and Niklas Pyyhtiä.
Substitutions
Bologna made 5 changes: Stefan Posch for Giorgos Kyriakopoulos (40′), Roberto Soriano for Michel Aebischer (66′), Nicolás Domínguez for Nikola Moro (80′), Jerdy Schouten for Gary Medel (80′) and Musa Barrow for Antonio Raimondo (80′).
Best player: Łukasz Skorupski
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Bologna was the goalkeeper: Łukasz Skorupski. His rating is 7.61. He saved 1 penalty. He performed 3 saves.
Sampdoria – Formation
Sampdoria started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Thiago Motta played with: Emil Audero , Jeison Murillo , Bram Nuytinck , Bruno Amione , Mehdi Léris , Harry Winks , Michaël Cuisance , Tommaso Augello , Filip Đuričić , Sam Lammers and Manolo Gabbiadini .
These were the players on the bench: Fabio Quagliarella, Alessandro Zanoli , Marios Oikonomou, Jesé Rodríguez , Manuel De Luca, Flavio Paoletti, Emirhan İlkhan, Nicola Ravaglia, Tomás Rincón , Nicola Murru , Martin Turk and Abdelhamid Sabiri .
Substitutions
Sampdoria made 5 changes: Jeison Murillo for Tomás Rincón (46′), Sam Lammers for Alessandro Zanoli (46′), Tommaso Augello for Nicola Murru (46′), Michaël Cuisance for Abdelhamid Sabiri (66′) and Manolo Gabbiadini for Jesé Rodríguez (79′).
Best player: Michaël Cuisance
The most impressive player for Sampdoria was Michaël Cuisance.
His rating is with 21 passes (95% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 7.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.