UDINE. Udinese was after all too strong for Bologna with the goal of Roberto Pereyra (23′), Lorenzo Lucca (48′) and Martín Payero (52′). Bologna was surely better in terms of ball possession (74%).
The match was played at the Dacia Arena stadium in Udine on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Daniele Orsato with the support of Giovanni Baccini and Mattia Politi. The 4th official was Giacomo Camplone. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was cold at 10.33 degrees Celsius or 50.59 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Bologna had a superior ball possession 74% while Udinese was struggling with a 26% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Bologna was more pushing with 41 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 5 were on target. Nevertheless, Udinese managed to find the solution to win this contest.
Udinese shot 15 times, 7 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Bologna shot 14 times, 5 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Udinese received 2 yellow cards (Isaac Success and Roberto Pereyra). On the opposite side, Bologna received 5 yellow cards (Joshua Zirkzee, Lewis Ferguson, Giovanni Fabbian, Remo Freuler and Kacper Urbanski).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Udinese has 17 points to remain in the 15th place. On the opposite side, Bologna will stays with 31 points to hold in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Udinese will host Lazio on the 7th of January with a 20-8 head to head stats in favor of Lazio (10 draws).
Bologna will host Genoa on the 7th of January with a 10-10 head to head.
Udinese – Formation
Udinese
70'
52'
45'
Udinese started with a 3-5-1-1 line-up (3-5-1-1).
The manager Gabriele Cioffi decided to play with the following team: Maduka Okoye , João Ferreira , Nehuén Pérez , Thomas Kristensen , Festy Ebosele , Sandi Lovrić , Walace , Martín Payero , Hassane Kamara , Roberto Pereyra and Lorenzo Lucca .
The home team had on the bench: Marco Silvestri, Lazar Samardžić , Adam Masina , Oier Zarraga , Isaac Success , Domingos Quina, Antonio Tikvić, Etienne Camara, Florian Thauvin , Christian Kabasele and Daniele Padelli.
Substitutions
Udinese made 5 changes: Roberto Pereyra for Florian Thauvin (80′), Walace for Lazar Samardžić (80′), Festy Ebosele for Oier Zarraga (70′), Hassane Kamara for Adam Masina (87′) and Lorenzo Lucca for Isaac Success (87′).
Player of the match: Martín Payero
The most impressive player for Udinese was Martín Payero.
His rating is with 1 goal, 17 passes (88% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 9 duels out of 17.
Bologna – Formation
Bologna
Bologna started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Thiago Motta played with: Lukasz Skorupski , Stefan Posch , Sam Beukema , Riccardo Calafiori , Victor Kristiansen , Remo Freuler , Nikola Moro , Alexis Saelemaekers , Lewis Ferguson , Kacper Urbanski and Joshua Zirkzee .
These were the players on the bench: Riccardo Orsolini , Jhon Lucumí , Tommaso Corazza, Oussama El Azzouzi, Michel Aebischer , Charalampos Lykogiannis, Nicola Bagnolini, Lorenzo De Silvestri, Federico Ravaglia, Sydney van Hooijdonk and Giovanni Fabbian .
Substitutions
Bologna made 5 changes: Nikola Moro for Michel Aebischer (55′), Stefan Posch for Jhon Lucumí (55′), Victor Kristiansen for Giovanni Fabbian (56′), Alexis Saelemaekers for Riccardo Orsolini (56′) and Kacper Urbanski for Sydney van Hooijdonk (74′).
Player of the match: Giovanni Fabbian
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Bologna was Giovanni Fabbian.
His rating is with 5 passes (80% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 5.
His performance was fantastic also because he began the contest from the bench before entering in the 56′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
- Milan – Sassuolo – 1-0
- Hellas Verona – Salernitana – 0-1
- Udinese – Bologna – 3-0
- Juventus – Roma – 1-0
- Cagliari – Empoli – 0-0
- Atalanta – Lecce – 1-0
