Bologna vs Hellas Verona, 2023-24 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie ABologna move up to 4th in Serie A with win over Verona
Bologna moved up to fourth place in the Serie A standings after beating struggling Hellas Verona 2-0 at home on Friday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Dan Ndoye (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 1': Foul by Suat Serdar (Verona).
- 2': Foul by Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna).
- 2': Michael Folorunsho (Verona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 3': Foul by Juan Cabal (Verona).
- 3': Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Attempt saved. Tomás Suslov (Verona) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Karol Swiderski.
- 4': Delay in match (Bologna).
- 11': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 12': Foul by Giangiacomo Magnani (Verona).
- 12': Lewis Ferguson (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Remo Freuler (Bologna).
- 13': Ondrej Duda (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Lewis Ferguson (Bologna) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giovanni Fabbian.
- 17': Foul by Jhon Lucumí (Bologna).
- 17': Karol Swiderski (Verona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 18': Attempt saved. Ondrej Duda (Verona) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
- 20': Foul by Remo Freuler (Bologna).
- 20': Tomás Suslov (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Remo Freuler (Bologna) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 21': Foul by Suat Serdar (Verona).
- 21': Giovanni Fabbian (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Offside, Bologna. Riccardo Orsolini is caught offside.
- 23': Foul by Ondrej Duda (Verona).
- 23': Joshua Zirkzee (Bologna) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 25': Foul by Giangiacomo Magnani (Verona).
- 25': Lewis Ferguson (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Giangiacomo Magnani.
- 26': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Juan Cabal.
- 26': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Karol Swiderski.
- 27': Attempt missed. Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left following a corner.
- 27': Goal! Bologna 1, Verona 0. Giovanni Fabbian (Bologna) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Riccardo Orsolini following a corner.
- 31': Foul by Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna).
- 31': Tijjani Noslin (Verona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 35': Offside, Bologna. Lewis Ferguson is caught offside.
- 36': Attempt missed. Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Joshua Zirkzee.
- 36': Offside, Bologna. Joshua Zirkzee is caught offside.
- 39': Offside, Verona. Tijjani Noslin is caught offside.
- 42': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Giangiacomo Magnani.
- 44': Foul by Victor Kristiansen (Bologna).
- 44': Tomás Suslov (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Delay in match because of an injury Giangiacomo Magnani (Verona).
- 45': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+1': Foul by Pawel Dawidowicz (Verona).
- 45'+1': Joshua Zirkzee (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': Dan Ndoye (Bologna) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+3': Foul by Tomás Suslov (Verona).
- 45'+4': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Karol Swiderski.
- 45'+6': Foul by Ondrej Duda (Verona).
- 45'+6': Lewis Ferguson (Bologna) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+6': Ondrej Duda (Verona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+7': Attempt saved. Dan Ndoye (Bologna) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lewis Ferguson.
- 45'+8': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Giangiacomo Magnani.
- 45'+8': First Half ends, Bologna 1, Verona 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Bologna 1, Verona 0.
- 48': Attempt missed. Tijjani Noslin (Verona) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Fabien Centonze with a cross.
- 49': Foul by Lewis Ferguson (Bologna).
- 49': Giangiacomo Magnani (Verona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 51': Foul by Ondrej Duda (Verona).
- 51': Lewis Ferguson (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Tomás Suslov.
- 53': Attempt missed. Sam Beukema (Bologna) with an attempt from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Stefan Posch with a headed pass following a corner.
- 54': Foul by Jhon Lucumí (Bologna).
- 54': Suat Serdar (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Giangiacomo Magnani.
- 57': Foul by Tijjani Noslin (Verona).
- 57': Stefan Posch (Bologna) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 58': Substitution, Verona. Stefan Mitrovic replaces Karol Swiderski.
- 58': Substitution, Verona. Jackson Tchatchoua replaces Fabien Centonze.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Dan Ndoye (Bologna) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Remo Freuler.
- 58': Foul by Dan Ndoye (Bologna).
- 58': Giangiacomo Magnani (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Joshua Zirkzee (Bologna).
- 61': Tomás Suslov (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Attempt missed. Tomás Suslov (Verona) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 65': Goal! Bologna 2, Verona 0. Remo Freuler (Bologna) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Giovanni Fabbian.
- 69': Foul by Lewis Ferguson (Bologna).
- 69': Michael Folorunsho (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Lewis Ferguson (Bologna) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 71': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Giangiacomo Magnani.
- 72': Attempt missed. Giovanni Fabbian (Bologna) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Victor Kristiansen with a headed pass following a corner.
- 72': Attempt missed. Joshua Zirkzee (Bologna) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Giovanni Fabbian.
- 74': Offside, Verona. Michael Folorunsho is caught offside.
- 75': Foul by Juan Cabal (Verona).
- 75': Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 75': Substitution, Bologna. Charalampos Lykogiannis replaces Riccardo Orsolini.
- 75': Substitution, Bologna. Lorenzo De Silvestri replaces Stefan Posch.
- 79': Dan Ndoye (Bologna) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 79': Foul by Juan Cabal (Verona).
- 79': Juan Cabal (Verona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 81': Substitution, Bologna. Michel Aebischer replaces Giovanni Fabbian.
- 82': Substitution, Bologna. Oussama El Azzouzi replaces Remo Freuler.
- 82': Substitution, Bologna. Jesper Karlsson replaces Dan Ndoye.
- 82': Substitution, Verona. Dani Silva replaces Ondrej Duda.
- 82': Substitution, Verona. Thomas Henry replaces Tijjani Noslin.
- 84': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Juan Cabal.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Thomas Henry (Verona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Suat Serdar.
- 86': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Jhon Lucumí.
- 87': Attempt missed. Thomas Henry (Verona) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Tomás Suslov with a cross following a corner.
- 87': Substitution, Verona. Darko Lazovic replaces Michael Folorunsho.
- 88': Foul by Giangiacomo Magnani (Verona).
- 88': Joshua Zirkzee (Bologna) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Michel Aebischer (Bologna) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joshua Zirkzee.
- 89': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Giangiacomo Magnani.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Sam Beukema (Bologna) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oussama El Azzouzi with a cross.
- 89': Attempt saved. Thomas Henry (Verona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 90'+1': Foul by Michel Aebischer (Bologna).
- 90'+1': Tomás Suslov (Verona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+2': Offside, Verona. Juan Cabal is caught offside.
- 90'+3': Foul by Dani Silva (Verona).
- 90'+3': Oussama El Azzouzi (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Bologna 2, Verona 0.
- 0': Match ends, Bologna 2, Verona 0.
Statistics
 VER |
BOL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 12 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 3 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 11 |
| 1 | Saves | 3 |
| 42.1 | Possession | 57.9 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 265 | Accurate Passes | 372 |
| 335 | Passes | 456 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 12 | Crosses | 15 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 51 | Long Balls | 44 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 15 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 12 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 23 | Effective Clearances | 21 |
| 23 | Clearances | 21 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Renato Dall'Ara
Location: Bologna, Italy
Attendance: 26,033
Venue: Renato Dall'Ara
Location: Bologna, Italy
Attendance: 26,033
Serie A Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Napoli | 9 | +11 | 22 |
| 2 | Internazionale | 8 | +8 | 17 |
| 3 | Juventus | 8 | +10 | 16 |
| 4 | Udinese | 9 | +1 | 16 |
Line-Ups
Bologna (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 28 | Lukasz Skorupski (GK) |
| 26 | Jhon Lucumí |
| 31 | Sam Beukema |
| 15 | Victor Kristiansen |
| 3 | Stefan Posch |
| 19 | Lewis Ferguson  |
| 8 | Remo Freuler |
| 80 | Giovanni Fabbian |
| 9 | Joshua Zirkzee |
| 11 | Dan Ndoye |
| 7 | Riccardo Orsolini |
Hellas Verona (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lorenzo Montipò (GK) |
| 27 | Pawel Dawidowicz |
| 23 | Giangiacomo Magnani |
| 32 | Juan Cabal |
| 18 | Fabien Centonze |
| 11 | Karol Swiderski |
| 25 | Suat Serdar |
| 33 | Ondrej Duda |
| 17 | Tijjani Noslin |
| 90 | Michael Folorunsho |
| 31 | Tomás Suslov |
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