BOLOGNA. Bologna manages to recover against Genoa with a goal on the M. Destro 55′ and a penalty kick on the D. Criscito 89′. Bologna was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%)
The match was played at the Stadio Renato Dall’Ara stadium in Bologna on Tuesday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was Francesco Fourneau with the help of Giacomo Paganessi and Pasquale Capaldo. The 4th official was Andrea Colombo. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 18.7 degrees Celsius or 65.7 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.
Both teams adopted the same 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Bologna – Formation
Bologna
71'
80'
49'
The manager Siniša Mihajlović decided to play with the following team: Łukasz Skorupski , Lorenzo De Silvestri , Gary Medel , Kevin Bonifazi , Aaron Hickey , Nicolás Domínguez , Mattias Svanberg , Riccardo Orsolini , Roberto Soriano , Musa Barrow and Marko Arnautović .
The home team had on the bench: Mitchell Dijks , Federico Santander, Emanuel Vignato , Gianmarco Cangiano, Francesco Bardi, Nicola Sansone , Sydney van Hooijdonk, Ibrahima Mbaye, Luis Binks, Adama Soumaoro, Arthur Theate and Andreas Skov Olsen .
Best player: Mattias Svanberg
The player that probably impressed the most for Bologna was Mattias Svanberg.
His rating is with 42 passes (69% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 7.
Genoa – Formation
Genoa
On the opposite side, Davide Ballardini played with: Salvatore Sirigu , Andrea Cambiaso , Mattia Bani , Nikola Maksimović , Domenico Criscito , Milan Badelj , Nicolò Rovella , Yayah Kallon , Hernani , Mohamed Fares and Mattia Destro .
They had on the bench: Johan Vásquez, Andrea Masiello, Stefano Sabelli, Adrian Šemper, Goran Pandev , Zinho Vanheusden , Valon Behrami , Flavio Bianchi, Manolo Portanova , Paolo Ghiglione , Filippo Melegoni and Abdoulaye Touré.
Genoa could not rely on the presence of Z. Vanheusden (injured).
Best player: Domenico Criscito
The player that probably impressed the most for Genoa was Domenico Criscito.
His rating is with 1 goal, 33 passes (81% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 2 crosses.
Match Statistics
Bologna was in firm control of the ball 60% while Genoa was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Bologna was more aggressive with 48 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 5 were on target. However, that was not enough Bologna to win the match.
Bologna shot 16 times, 5 on target, 11 off target. On the other side, Genoa shot 10 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Bologna received 3 yellow cards (N. Dominguez, K. Bonifazi and G. Medel). On the opposite side, Genoa received 4 yellow cards (M. Fares, M. Destro, V. Behrami and Z. Vanheusden).
(Bologna) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (90′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Bologna will have 8 points like Lazio to move up in the 8th place. On the other side, Genoa will have 4 points like Hellas Verona, Sassuolo and Spezia to stay in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Bologna will play away with Empoli on the 26th of September with a 3-1 head to head statistic in favor of Empoli (2 draws).
Genoa will host Hellas Verona on the 25th of September with a 6-2 head to head stats in favor of Genoa (5 draws).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
