MILANO. Inter demolishes Bologna 6-1 with goals of L. Martinez (6′), M. Skriniar (30′), N. Barella (34′), M. Vecino (54′), E. Dzeko (63′) and E. Dzeko (68′). On the opposite side, Bologna scored with A. Theate (86′).
The match was played at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza stadium in Milano on Saturday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Giovanni Ayroldi who had the assistance of Rodolfo Di Vuolo and Davide Imperiale. The 4th official was Matteo Gariglio. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 22.8 degrees Celsius or 73.04 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 70%.
Inter started with a 3-5-2 line-up. On the opposite side, Bologna adopted a 4-2-3-1 formation.
Inter – Formation
Inter
67'
30'
The manager Simone Inzaghi decided to play with the following team: Samir Handanovič , Milan Škriniar , Stefan de Vrij , Alessandro Bastoni , Denzel Dumfries , Matías Vecino , Marcelo Brozović , Nicolò Barella , Federico Dimarco , Lautaro Martínez and Joaquín Correa .
The home team had on the bench: Matteo Darmian, Alexis Sánchez , Alex Cordaz, Andrea Ranocchia , Danilo D’Ambrosio, Martín Satriano, Hakan Çalhanoğlu, Ivan Perišić, Edin Džeko , Andrei Radu, Roberto Gagliardini and Aleksandar Kolarov .
Inter could not rely on the presence of E. Dzeko (injured).
Best player: Edin Džeko
The player that probably impressed the most for Inter was Edin Džeko.
His rating is with 2 goals, 17 passes (94% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 6.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 29′.
Bologna – Formation
Bologna
23'
On the opposite side, Siniša Mihajlović played with: Łukasz Skorupski , Lorenzo De Silvestri , Gary Medel , Kevin Bonifazi , Aaron Hickey , Nicolás Domínguez , Mattias Svanberg , Andreas Skov Olsen , Roberto Soriano , Nicola Sansone and Marko Arnautović .
They had on the bench: Federico Santander, Wisdom Amey, Luis Binks, Riccardo Orsolini, Ibrahima Mbaye, Sydney van Hooijdonk , Emanuel Vignato , Arthur Theate , Adama Soumaoro, Francesco Bardi, Musa Barrow and Mitchell Dijks .
Best player: Arthur Theate
The player that probably impressed the most for Bologna was Arthur Theate.
His rating is with 1 goal, 10 passes (100% accurate) and 0 key passes. He performed 1 cross.
Match Statistics
Bologna was in firm control of the ball 55% while Inter was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Bologna was more aggressive with 49 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 2 were on target. Nevertheless, Inter was able to find the solution to win this contest.
Inter shot 18 times, 11 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Bologna shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Inter didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Bologna received 3 yellow cards (L. De Silvestri, A. Hickey and M. Dijks).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Inter will have 10 points like Milan to stay in the 2nd place. On the other side, Bologna will stay with 7 points like Atalanta, Lazio and Udinese to move up in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Inter will play away with Fiorentina on the 21st of September with a 21-7 head to head statistic in favor of Inter (8 draws).
Bologna will host Genoa on the 21st of September with a 9-8 head to head record in favor of Genoa (7 draws).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
- Genoa – Fiorentina – 1-2
- Inter – Bologna – 6-1
- Salernitana – Atalanta – 0-1
