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​

Bologna

2 - 1

Fiorentina

  • ! 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

45'
46'
46'
Christian Kouamé- Yellow
50'
54'
Lucas Martínez Quarta(goal)R. Saponara
59'
Charalampos Lykogiannis- sub ->A. Cambiaso
61'
62'
70'
Jonathan Ikoné- sub ->A. Barak
Riccardo Orsolini- sub ->M. Arnautovic
70'
Lorenzo De Silvestri- sub ->D. Kasius
79'
79'
85'
85'
Rolando Mandragora- sub ->S. Amrabat
Charalampos Lykogiannis- Yellow
87'
90'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Napoli
90
38
Lazio
74
38
Inter
72
38
Milan
70
38
Atalanta
64
38
Roma
63
38
Juventus
62
38
Fiorentina
56
38
Bologna
54
38
Torino
53
38
Monza
52
38
Udinese
46
38
Sassuolo
45
38
Empoli
43
38
Salernitana
42
38
Lecce
36
38
Spezia
31
38
Hellas Verona
31
38
Cremonese
27
38
Sampdoria
19
38

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

Bologna
G
Ł. Skorupski 28.Poland
6.3
D
Stefan Posch 3.Austria
7.5
D
Gary Medel 17.Chile
7.1
79'
D
Jhon Lucumí 26.Colombia
6.7
M
Denso Kasius 33.Netherlands
7.3
79'
M
Jerdy Schouten 30.Netherlands
6.5
M
Michel Aebischer 20.Switzerland
6.8
M
Andrea Cambiaso 50.Italy
7.4
61'
M
Roberto Soriano 21.Italy
6.8
F
Musa Barrow 99.Gambia
7.2
59'
F
Marko Arnautovic 9.Austria
7.3
70' 62'
Substitutes
G
Nicola Bagnolini 23.Italy
G
Francesco Bardi 1.Italy
D
Joaquín Sosa 4.Uruguay
D
Kevin Bonifazi 14.Italy
6.3
79'
D
Lorenzo De Silvestri 29.Italy
6.4
79'
D
Charalampos Lykogiannis 22.Greece
6.1
61' 87'
M
Emanuel Vignato 55.Italy
M
Lewis Ferguson 19.Scotland
M
Nikola Moro 6.Croatia
F
Joshua Zirkzee 11.Netherlands
F
Riccardo Orsolini 7.Italy
6.8
70'

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 (6.3), Stefan Posch (7.5), Gary Medel (7.1), Jhon Lucumi (6.7), Denso Kasius (7.3), Michel Aebischer (6.8), Jerdy Schouten (6.5), Roberto Soriano (6.8), Andrea Cambiaso (7.4), Marko Arnautović (7.3) and Musa Barrow (7.2).

The home team had on the bench: Nicola Bagnolini, Francesco Bardi, Joaquín Sosa, Kevin Bonifazi (6.3), Emanuel Vignato, Lewis Ferguson, Nikola Moro, Lorenzo De Silvestri (6.4), Charalampos Lykogiannis (6.1), Joshua Zirkzee and Riccardo Orsolini (6.8).

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 (7.5) with 31 passes (74% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.

Fiorentina – Formation

Fiorentina
G
Pietro Terracciano 1.Italy
6.2
D
Dodô 2.Brazil
6.7
45'
D
Lucas Martínez Quarta 28.Argentina
8.1
54'
D
Igor 98.Brazil
5.9
90'
D
Cristiano Biraghi 3.Italy
6.8
M
Antonín Barák 72.Czech Republic
6.6
70'
M
Sofyan Amrabat 34.Morocco
6.8
85' 50'
M
Giacomo Bonaventura 5.Italy
7.7
F
Christian Kouamé 99.Ivory Coast
6.4
85' 46'
F
Luka Jović 7.Serbia
6.7
F
Riccardo Sottil 33.Italy
6.4
46'
Substitutes
G
Michele Cerofolini 31.Italy
G
Pierluigi Gollini 95.Italy
D
Aleksa Terzic 15.Serbia
D
Lorenzo Venuti 23.Italy
6.6
45'
D
Luca Ranieri 16.Italy
M
Youssef Maleh 14.Morocco
M
D. Krastev 44.Bulgaria
M
A. Bianco 42.Italy
M
Rolando Mandragora 38.Italy
6.8
85'
M
Jonathan Ikoné 11.France
6.6
70'
M
Riccardo Saponara 8.Italy
6.7
46'
F
Arthur Cabral 9.Brazil
6.8
85'

Fiorentina started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Vincenzo Italiano played with: Pietro Terracciano (6.2), Dodô (6.7), Lucas Martínez Quarta (8.1), Igor Júlio (5.9), Cristiano Biraghi (6.8), Giacomo Bonaventura (7.7), Sofyan Amrabat (6.8), Antonín Barák (6.6), Christian Kouamé (6.4), Luka Jović (6.7) and Riccardo Sottil (6.4).

They had on the bench: Michele Cerofolini, Pierluigi Gollini, Aleksa Terzić, Lorenzo Venuti (6.6), Luca Ranieri, Youssef Maleh, Dimo Krastev, Alessandro Bianco, Rolando Mandragora (6.8), Jonathan Ikoné (6.6), Riccardo Saponara (6.7) and Arthur Cabral (6.8).

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 (8.1) 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.​