BOLOGNA. Bologna beats Inter 1-0 after R. Orsolini scored just 1 goal (76′).

The match was played at the Stadio Renato Dall’Ara stadium in Bologna on Sunday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. The referee was Daniele Orsato with the help of Valerio Colarossi and Pasquale Capaldo. The 4th official was Daniele Perenzoni. The weather was rainy. The temperature was quite cold at 3.5 degrees Celsius or 38.26 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 92%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Bologna was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Inter that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Inter was more aggressive with 49 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. Even so, Bologna found a way to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Bologna shot 14 times, 6 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Inter shot 13 times, 4 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Bologna received 1 yellow card (Nicolás Domínguez). On the other side, Inter received 2 yellow cards (Stefan de Vrij and Denzel Dumfries).

Standings

After this encounter, Bologna will have 35 points to sit in the 7th place. On the opposite side, Inter will stay with 47 points like Milan to remain in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie A, Bologna will play away against Salernitana on the 18th of March with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Bologna (2 draws).

Inter will host Juventus on the 19th of March with a 20-8 head to head in favor of Juventus (13 draws).

Bologna – Formation

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

The manager Thiago Motta decided to play with the following team: Łukasz Skorupski (6.9), Stefan Posch (6.6), Jhon Lucumí (7.4), Joaquín Sosa (6.8), Andrea Cambiaso (7.5), Jerdy Schouten (7.6), Nicolás Domínguez (6.7), Riccardo Orsolini (7.6), Lewis Ferguson (6.8), Roberto Soriano (7.1) and Musa Barrow (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Francesco Bardi, Federico Ravaglia, Georgios Kyriakopoulos, Gary Medel, Charalampos Lykogiannis, Adama Soumaoro, Nikola Moro, Niklas Pyyhtiä, Lorenzo De Silvestri, Michel Aebischer and Antonio Raimondo.

Substitutions

Bologna made 5 changes: Roberto Soriano for Giorgos Kyriakopoulos (83′), Lewis Ferguson for Nikola Moro (83′), Jerdy Schouten for Gary Medel (87′), Riccardo Orsolini for Michel Aebischer (87′) and Musa Barrow  for Antonio Raimondo (87′).

Best player: Riccardo Orsolini​

The most impressive player for Bologna was Riccardo Orsolini.

His rating is (7.6) with 1 goal, 34 passes (79% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 7. He performed 2 crosses.

Inter – Formation

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

Simone Inzaghi played with: André Onana (6.9), Matteo Darmian (7.1), Stefan de Vrij (6.6), Alessandro Bastoni (7.1), Marcelo Brozović (7.0), Denzel Dumfries (6.3), Henrikh Mkhitaryan (6.3), Hakan Çalhanoğlu (7.2), Robin Gosens (7.5), Lautaro Martínez (6.6) and Romelu Lukaku (6.3).

They had on the bench: Alex Cordaz, Samir Handanovič, Francesco Acerbi (7.0), Danilo D’Ambrosio (6.1), Mattia Zanotti, Roberto Gagliardini, Raoul Bellanova, Kristjan Asllani, Valentín Carboni (6.2), Nicolò Barella (6.5) and Edin Džeko (7.0).

Substitutions

Inter made 5 changes: Stefan de Vrij for Francesco Acerbi (46′), Henrikh Mkhitaryan for Nicolò Barella (64′), Romelu Lukaku  for Edin Džeko (64′), Denzel Dumfries for Danilo D’Ambrosio (68′) and Marcelo Brozovic  for Valentin Carboni (83′).

Best player: Robin Gosens​

The player that probably impressed the most for Inter was Robin Gosens.

His rating is (7.5) with 37 passes (70% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 10. He performed 4 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Serie A.​

• Milan – Atalanta – 2-0
• Bologna – Inter – 1-0
• Udinese – Spezia – 2-2
• Salernitana – Monza – 3-0