ROMA. Lazio was able to reverse the scoreline against Bologna to win 2-1. It was Bologna to strike first with a penalty of M. Arnautovic at the 38′. Then it was an own goal in the 68′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, C. Immobile gave the win to Lazio in the 79′ minute. Bologna lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%).
Lazio remained with 10 players after L. Maximiano received a red card in the 6′. Still, Lazio still was able to win this match playing only with 10 players. On the other side, also A. Soumaoro received a red card (45′). This double yellow card was one of the reason why Bologna lost the match.
The match was played at the Stadio Olimpico stadium in Roma on Sunday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Luca Massimi with the assistance of Pasquale De Meo and Mattia Scarpa. The 4th official was Ivano Pezzuto. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 24.5 degrees Celsius or 76.08 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 43%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Bologna was in firm control of the ball 59% while Lazio was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Lazio had a more offensive attitude with 47 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Lazio won the match.
Lazio shot 11 times, 8 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Bologna shot 10 times, 1 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Lazio received 3 yellow cards (M. Sarri, M. Lazzari and C. Immobile). On the opposite side, Bologna received 5 yellow cards (N. Sansone, M. Arnautovic, A. Soumaoro, A. Cambiaso and M. Aebischer).
(Lazio) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (6′).
Also, Bologna didn’t end the match with 11 players after A. Soumaoro (Bologna) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (45′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Lazio has points to occupy the 0th place in the table. On the opposite side, Bologna stays with points (0th).
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Lazio will host Inter on the 26th of August with a 21-11 head to head statistic in favor of Inter (8 draws).
Bologna will play away agasint Milan on the 27th of August with a 18-2 head to head record in favor of Milan (6 draws).
Lazio – Formation
Lazio started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Maurizio Sarri decided to play with the following team: Luis Maximiano
, Manuel Lazzari , Patric , Alessio Romagnoli , Adam Marušić , Sergej Milinković-Savić , Danilo Cataldi , Toma Bašić , Felipe Anderson , Ciro Immobile and Mattia Zaccagni .The home team had on the bench: Mario Gila Fuentes, Raúl Moro, Luis Alberto
, Marco Bertini, Dimitrije Kamenović, Marius Adamonis, Elseid Hysaj , Marcos Antonio, Ivan Provedel , Luka Romero, Matías Vecino , Matteo Cancellieri and Ştefan Radu.Substitutions
Lazio made 5 changes: T. Basic for I. Provedel (8′), D. Cataldi for Luis Alberto (65′), Felipe Anderson for M. Cancellieri (83′), S. Milinkovic-Savic for M. Vecino (83′) and M. Lazzari for E. Hysaj (83′).
Best player: Sergej Milinković-Savić
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Lazio was Sergej Milinković-Savić even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is
with 35 passes (65% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 15. He performed 1 cross.Bologna – Formation
Bologna started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Siniša Mihajlović played with: Łukasz Skorupski
, Adama Soumaoro , Gary Medel , Charalampos Lykogiannis , Lorenzo De Silvestri , Jerdy Schouten , Nicolás Domínguez , Andrea Cambiaso , Roberto Soriano , Marko Arnautović and Nicola Sansone .They had on the bench: Kacper Urbański, Matteo Angeli, Michel Aebischer
, Francesco Bardi, Kevin Bonifazi , Denso Kasius , Emanuel Vignato , Ibrahima Mbaye, Wisdom Amey, Nicola Bagnolini, Antonio Raimondo, Mattia Motolese, Musa Barrow and Riccardo Orsolini.Substitutions
Bologna made 5 changes: N. Sansone for K. Bonifazi (46′), R. Soriano for M. Aebischer (65′), C. Lykogiannis for D. Kasius (65′), N. Dominguez for M. Barrow (73′) and A. Cambiaso for E. Vignato (86′).
Best player: Marko Arnautović
The player that probably impressed the most for Bologna was Marko Arnautović.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 23 passes (91% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 5.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.