BOLOGNA. Bologna succeeded in reverse the score against Fiorentina to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Fiorentina to strike first with a goal of L. Martinez Quarta at the 54′. Then it was a goal in the 59′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, M. Arnautovic gave the win to Bologna in the 62′ minute. Fiorentina was vastly better in terms of ball possession (61%).
Igor received a red card (90′). This double yellow card was one of the reason why Fiorentina lost the match.
The match was played at the Stadio Renato Dall’Ara stadium in Bologna on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Daniele Orsato with the assistance of Alessandro Lo Cicero and Niccolò Pagliardini. The 4th official was Luca Zufferli. The weather was clear. The temperature was hot at 27.5 degrees Celsius or 81.43 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 45%.
Match Statistics
- ! 39 Ball Possession 61
Shots
- 12 Total 12
- 4 On Target 3
- 8 Off Target 9
- 3 Shots blocked 2
- 62 Attack 119
- 25 Dangerous attack 59
- 74 Ball safe 86
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 8
Fouls
- 8 Total 13
- 1 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 1
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Fiorentina had a superior ball possession 61% while Bologna was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Fiorentina was more pushing with 59 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 3 were on target. Even so, Bologna found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Bologna shot 12 times, 4 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Fiorentina shot 12 times, 3 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Bologna received 1 yellow card (C. Lykogiannis). On the opposite side, Fiorentina received 3 yellow cards (C. Kouame, S. Amrabat and Igor).
Also, Fiorentina didn’t end the match with 11 players after Igor (Fiorentina) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (90′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Bologna will have 6 points like Fiorentina and Sassuolo to sit in the 12th place. Regarding the opposition, Fiorentina will stay with 6 points like Bologna and Sassuolo to sit in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Bologna will host Empoli on the 17th of September with a 4-1 head to head in favor of Empoli (3 draws).
Fiorentina will host Hellas Verona on the 18th of September with a 7-3 head to head stats in favor of Fiorentina (6 draws).
Bologna – Formation
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Bologna started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Siniša Mihajlović decided to play with the following team: Łukasz Skorupski
, Stefan Posch , Gary Medel , Jhon Lucumi , Denso Kasius , Michel Aebischer , Jerdy Schouten , Roberto Soriano , Andrea Cambiaso , Marko Arnautović and Musa Barrow .The home team had on the bench: Nicola Bagnolini, Francesco Bardi, Joaquín Sosa, Kevin Bonifazi
, Emanuel Vignato, Lewis Ferguson, Nikola Moro, Lorenzo De Silvestri , Charalampos Lykogiannis , Joshua Zirkzee and Riccardo Orsolini .Bologna could not rely on the presence of R. Orsolini (injured).
Substitutions
Bologna made 4 changes: A. Cambiaso for C. Lykogiannis (61′), M. Arnautovic for R. Orsolini (70′), D. Kasius for L. De Silvestri (79′) and G. Medel for K. Bonifazi (79′).
Best player: Stefan Posch
The player that probably impressed the most for Bologna was Stefan Posch even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is
with 31 passes (74% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.Fiorentina – Formation
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Fiorentina started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Vincenzo Italiano played with: Pietro Terracciano
, Dodô , Lucas Martínez Quarta , Igor Júlio , Cristiano Biraghi , Giacomo Bonaventura , Sofyan Amrabat , Antonín Barák , Christian Kouamé , Luka Jović and Riccardo Sottil .They had on the bench: Michele Cerofolini, Pierluigi Gollini, Aleksa Terzić, Lorenzo Venuti
, Luca Ranieri, Youssef Maleh, Dimo Krastev, Alessandro Bianco, Rolando Mandragora , Jonathan Ikoné , Riccardo Saponara and Arthur Cabral .Fiorentina could not rely on the presence of L. Venuti (injured).
Substitutions
Fiorentina made 5 changes: Dodo for L. Venuti (45′), R. Sottil for R. Saponara (46′), A. Barak for J. Ikone (70′), C. Kouame for A. Cabral (85′) and S. Amrabat for R. Mandragora (85′).
Best player: Lucas Martínez Quarta
The most impressive player for Fiorentina was Lucas Martínez Quarta.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 38 passes (78% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 8.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
- Lazio – Hellas Verona – 2-0
- Sassuolo – Udinese – 1-3
- Lecce – Monza – 1-1
- Juventus – Salernitana – 2-2
- Bologna – Fiorentina – 2-1
- Atalanta – Cremonese – 1-1