BOLOGNA. Bologna conquers Torino with a 2-0 win with a goal from G. Fabbian (56′) and a goal from J. Zirkzee (90′).
The match was played at the Stadio Renato Dall’Ara stadium in Bologna on Monday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Andrea Colombo with the collaboration of Stefano Del Giovane and Daisuke Emanuele Yoshikawa. The 4th official was Paride Tremolada. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 7.78 degrees Celsius or 46 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 61%.
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 49% of the time vs. Torino that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Bologna was more pushing with 48 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 2 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Bologna won the match.
Bologna shot 13 times, 2 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Torino shot 9 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Bologna received 3 yellow cards (Victor Kristiansen, Dan Ndoye and Giovanni Fabbian). Talking about the opposition, Torino received 4 yellow cards (Karol Linetty, Valentino Lazaro, Pietro Pellegri and Raoul Bellanova).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Bologna will have 21 points like Roma to remain in the 6th place. Regarding the opposition, Torino will stay with 16 points to hold in the 12th 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).
Torino will host Lecce on the 18th of February with a 5-3 head to head record in favor of Torino (3 draws).
Bologna – Formation
Bologna
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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: Lukasz Skorupski , Stefan Posch , Sam Beukema , Riccardo Calafiori , Victor Kristiansen , Michel Aebischer , Giovanni Fabbian , Dan Ndoye , Lewis Ferguson , Alexis Saelemaekers and Joshua Zirkzee .
The home team had on the bench: Remo Freuler , Nikola Moro , Charalampos Lykogiannis , Nicola Bagnolini, Jhon Lucumí , Lorenzo De Silvestri, Federico Ravaglia, Sydney van Hooijdonk and Kacper Urbanski .
Substitutions
Bologna made 5 changes: Michel Aebischer for Remo Freuler (55′), Giovanni Fabbian for Nikola Moro (81′), Alexis Saelemaekers for Kacper Urbanski (71′), Riccardo Calafiori for Charalampos Lykogiannis (81′) and Victor Kristiansen for Jhon Lucumí (56′).
Player of the match: Sam Beukema
The player that probably impressed the most for Bologna was Sam Beukema even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 53 passes (83% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 8.
Torino – Formation
Torino
Torino started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Ivan Juric played with: Luca Gemello , Adrien Tamèze , Alessandro Buongiorno , Ricardo Rodríguez , Raoul Bellanova , Karol Linetty , Ivan Ilić , Valentino Lazaro , Nikola Vlašić , Antonio Sanabria and Duván Zapata .
These were the players on the bench: Nemanja Radonjić, Vanja Milinković-Savić, Gvidas Gineitis , David Zima, Yann Karamoh , Pietro Pellegri , Demba Seck , Koffi Djidji , Mërgim Vojvoda , Mihai Popa, Zanos Savva and Jacopo Antolini.
Substitutions
Torino made 4 changes: Valentino Lazaro for Yann Karamoh (76′), Adrien Tamèze for Mërgim Vojvoda (70′), Karol Linetty for Gvidas Gineitis (71′) and Duván Zapata for Pietro Pellegri (70′).
Player of the match: Alessandro Buongiorno
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Torino was Alessandro Buongiorno.
His rating is with 39 passes (97% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 9 duels out of 19.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
