BOLOGNA. Inter defeats Bologna 1-0 after Y. Bisseck scored just 1 goal (37′). Bologna lost this match 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 Saturday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Luca Pairetto who had the assistance of Ciro Carbone and Alessandro Giallatini. The 4th official was Antonio Rapuano. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 10.59 degrees Celsius or 51.06 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Bologna had a superior ball possession 60% while Inter was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Bologna was more aggressive with 54 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 3 were on target. Anyhow, Inter was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Bologna shot 19 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Inter shot 5 times, 4 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Bologna received 2 yellow cards (Remo Freuler and Joshua Zirkzee). On the opposite side, Inter received 1 yellow card (Davy Klaassen).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Bologna stays with 51 points to hold in the 4th place. Talking about the opposition, Inter will has 75 points to remain in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Bologna will play away against Empoli on the 17th of March with a 6-2 head to head in favor of Empoli (3 draws).
Inter will host Napoli on the 17th of March with a 14-14 head to head statistic.
Bologna – Formation
Bologna
74'
48'
Bologna started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Thiago Motta decided to play with the following team: Lukasz Skorupski , Stefan Posch , Sam Beukema , Jhon Lucumí , Victor Kristiansen , Remo Freuler , Jens Odgaard , Michel Aebischer , Lewis Ferguson , Alexis Saelemaekers and Joshua Zirkzee .
The home team had on the bench: Dan Ndoye , Mihajlo Ilic, Nikola Moro , Tommaso Corazza, Oussama El Azzouzi, Santiago Castro , Charalampos Lykogiannis, Nicola Bagnolini, Lorenzo De Silvestri, Federico Ravaglia, Kacper Urbanski, Riccardo Calafiori, Riccardo Orsolini and Giovanni Fabbian.
Substitutions
Bologna made 4 changes: Alexis Saelemaekers for Dan Ndoye (74′), Michel Aebischer for Nikola Moro (69′), Jens Odgaard for Riccardo Orsolini (79′) and Joshua Zirkzee for Santiago Castro (79′).
Player of the match: Victor Kristiansen
The most impressive player for Bologna was Victor Kristiansen.
His rating is with 78 passes (94% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 1 duel out of 2. He performed 1 cross.
Inter – Formation
Inter
37'
Inter started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Simone Inzaghi played with: Yann Sommer , Yann Bisseck , Francesco Acerbi , Alessandro Bastoni , Matteo Darmian , Nicolò Barella , Hakan Çalhanoğlu , Henrikh Mkhitaryan , Carlos Augusto , Marcus Thuram and Alexis Sánchez .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Stefan de Vrij, Kristjan Asllani , Marko Arnautović , Raffaele Di Gennaro, Davy Klaassen , Davide Frattesi , Tajon Buchanan, Emil Audero, Benjamin Pavard, Denzel Dumfries , Federico Dimarco and Lautaro Martínez.
Inter could not rely on the presence of Marko Arnautović (injured).
Substitutions
Inter made 5 changes: Nicolò Barella for Davy Klaassen (80′), Marcus Thuram for Marko Arnautović (66′), Carlos Augusto for Denzel Dumfries (46′), Henrikh Mkhitaryan for Davide Frattesi (61′) and Hakan Çalhanoğlu for Kristjan Asllani (61′).
Player of the match: Alessandro Bastoni
The player that probably impressed the most for Inter was Alessandro Bastoni even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 73 passes (89% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 7 duels out of 8. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
