Italian Serie A

Bologna vs Hellas Verona, 2023-24 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A
Bologna
  • 27': Giovanni Fabbian
  • 65': Remo Freuler
FT
2 - 0
Hellas Verona

    Bologna 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

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    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

    Serie A Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Internazionale 38 +67 94
    2 AC Milan 38 +27 75
    3 Juventus 38 +23 71
    4 Atalanta 38 +30 69
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    BOL Bologna (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    28 Lukasz Skorupski (GK)
    26 Jhon Lucumi
    31 Sam Beukema
    15 Victor Kristiansen
    3 Stefan Posch
    19 Lewis Ferguson Yellow Card
    8 Remo Freuler Yellow Card
    80 Giovanni Fabbian
    9 Joshua Zirkzee
    11 Dan Ndoye
    7 Riccardo Orsolini
    Bologna Substitutes:
    Lorenzo De Silvestri, Riccardo Calafiori, Alexis Saelemaekers, Michel Aebischer, Nikola Moro, Nicola Bagnolini, Jesper Karlsson, Charalampos Lykogiannis, Tommaso Corazza, Mihajlo Ilic, Kacper Urbanski, Oussama El Azzouzi, Jens Odgaard, Federico Ravaglia.

    VER Hellas Verona (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Lorenzo Montipò (GK)
    27 Pawel Dawidowicz
    23 Giangiacomo Magnani
    32 Juan Cabal Yellow Card
    18 Fabien Centonze
    11 Karol Swiderski
    25 Suat Serdar
    33 Ondrej Duda Yellow Card
    17 Tijjani Noslin
    90 Michael Folorunsho
    31 Tomás Suslov
    Hellas Verona Substitutes:
    Reda Belahyane, Stefan Mitrovic, Jackson Tchatchoua, Federico Bonazzoli, Diego Coppola, Mattia Chiesa, Daniel Silva, Simone Perilli, Darko Lazovic, Thomas Henry, Elayis Tavsan, Charlys, Ruben Vinagre.

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