BOLOGNA. Bologna overcomes Lazio 1-0 after L. Ferguson scored just 1 goal (46′).
The match was played at the Stadio Renato Dall’Ara stadium in Bologna on Friday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Federico La Penna with the collaboration of Luigi Rossi and Davide Moro. The 4th official was Davide Ghersini. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was pleasant at 15.26 degrees Celsius or 59.47 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 61%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Lazio was in firm control of the ball 55% while Bologna was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Lazio was putting more pressure with 50 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 1 were on target. Even so, Bologna was able to find the solution to win this contest.
Bologna shot 6 times, 2 on target, 2 off target. Regarding the opposition, Lazio shot 11 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Bologna received 2 yellow cards (Lewis Ferguson and Sam Beukema). Talking about the opposition, Lazio received 5 yellow cards (Pedro, Alessio Romagnoli, Luis Alberto, Gustav Isaksen and Mattia Zaccagni).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Bologna will have 18 points like Napoli to sit in the 6th place. On the opposite side, Lazio will stay with 16 points to sit in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Bologna will play away against Lazio on the 18th of February with a 15-6 head to head statistic in favor of Lazio (9 draws).
Lazio will host Bologna on the 18th of February with a 15-6 head to head statistic in favor of Lazio (9 draws).
Bologna – Formation
Bologna
80'
56'
46'
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 , Stefan Posch , Sam Beukema , Riccardo Calafiori , Charalampos Lykogiannis , Michel Aebischer , Remo Freuler , Riccardo Orsolini , Lewis Ferguson , Alexis Saelemaekers and Joshua Zirkzee .
The home team had on the bench: Kevin Bonifazi, Nikola Moro , Jesper Karlsson, Dan Ndoye , Victor Kristiansen , Tommaso Corazza, Nicola Bagnolini, Jhon Lucumi, Federico Ravaglia, Sydney van Hooijdonk, Giovanni Fabbian and Kacper Urbański.
Substitutions
Bologna made 4 changes: Alexis Saelemaekers for Dan Ndoye (81′), Charalampos Lykogiannis for Victor Kristiansen (80′), Michel Aebischer for Nikola Moro (73′) and Joshua Zirkzee for Giovanni Fabbian (90′).
Best player: Riccardo Calafiori
The most impressive player for Bologna was Riccardo Calafiori even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 82 passes (94% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 4.
Lazio – Formation
Lazio
Lazio started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Maurizio Sarri played with: Ivan Provedel , Manuel Lazzari , Patric , Alessio Romagnoli , Adam Marušić , Mattéo Guendouzi , Nicolò Rovella , Luis Alberto , Felipe Anderson , Valentin Castellanos and Pedro .
These were the players on the bench: Ciro Immobile , Mattia Zaccagni , Luca Pellegrini , Matías Vecino, Daichi Kamada , Gustav Isaksen , Elseid Hysaj, Toma Bašić, Danilo Cataldi, Luigi Sepe, Mario Gila Fuentes and Christos Mandas.
Substitutions
Lazio made 5 changes: Pedro for Mattia Zaccagni (57′), Mattéo Guendouzi for Daichi Kamada (81′), Felipe Anderson for Gustav Isaksen (81′), Adam Marušić for Luca Pellegrini (48′) and Valentin Castellanos for Ciro Immobile (57′).
Best player: Valentin Castellanos
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Lazio was Valentin Castellanos.
His rating is with 11 passes (82% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
