Serie A: Fiorentina tops Bologna 3-2

Saragna|Dec 5, 2021 07:57 GMT

BOLOGNA. Fiorentina topped Bologna.

BOLOGNA. Fiorentina bested Bologna. Fiorentina was vastly superior ball possession (63%) was among the key factors of its victory.

The match was played at the Stadio Renato Dall’Ara stadium in Bologna on Sunday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. The referee was Massimiliano Irrati who had the assistance of Mauro Galetto and Davide Moro. The 4th official was Matteo Marchetti. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 8.4 degrees Celsius or 47.05 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 76%.

Bologna

2

Fiorentina

3

5 Dec 2021 Full time

Match Statistics

Fiorentina was in firm control of the ball 63% while Bologna was struggling with a 37% ball possession.

Fiorentina was more aggressive with 50 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 4 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Fiorentina won the match.

Bologna shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Fiorentina shot 6 times, 4 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Bologna received 2 yellow cards (N. Dominguez and A. Theate). On the opposite side, Fiorentina received 3 yellow cards (L. Torreira, N. Milenkovic and S. Amrabat).

After this match, Bologna will stay with 24 points like Fiorentina and Juventus to stay in the 8th place. On the other side, Fiorentina will have 24 points like Juventus and Bologna to stay in the 6th place.

Match Events

24'

24'

N. Dominguez
26'

26'

L. Torreira
33'

33'

Y. Maleh
42'

42'

M. Barrow
50'

50'

A. Theate
52'

52'

C. Biraghi
62'

62'

A. Skov Olsen

L. De Silvestri
62'

62'

A. Hickey

M. Dijks
62'

62'

R. Orsolini

N. Sansone
64'

64'

N. Milenkovic
66'

66'

D. Vlahovic (Penalty)
72'

72'

K. Bonifazi

G. Medel
78'

78'

J. Callejon

N. Gonzalez
78'

78'

E. Vignato

N. Dominguez
78'

78'

A. Duncan

Y. Maleh
83'

83'

A. Hickey
85'

85'

A. Terzic

C. Biraghi
84'

84'

R. Saponara

L. Torreira
86'

86'

S. Amrabat

R. Sottil
90'

90'

S. Amrabat
90'

90'

A. Soumaoro

Next match

In the upcoming Serie A match, Bologna will play away against Torino on the 12th of December with a 7-4 head to head in favor of Torino (7 draws).

Torino

2

Bologna

1

12 Dec 2021 Full time

Fiorentina will host Salernitana on the 11th of December with a 0-0 head to head stats.

Fiorentina

4

Salernitana

0

11 Dec 2021 Full time

Bologna: Formation and Lineups

Bologna started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

The manager Siniša Mihajlović chose to play with the following team: Łukasz Skorupski (5.5), Lorenzo De Silvestri (6.4), Adama Soumaoro (6.3), Gary Medel (6.6), Arthur Theate (6.3), Mitchell Dijks (6.6), Roberto Soriano (6.6), Nicolás Domínguez (6.3), Mattias Svanberg (7.4), Musa Barrow (7.1) and Nicola Sansone (6.8).

Substitutes

Bologna made 5 changes: L. De Silvestri for A. Skov Olsen (62′), M. Dijks for A. Hickey (62′), N. Sansone for R. Orsolini (62′), G. Medel for K. Bonifazi (72′) and N. Dominguez for E. Vignato (78′).

Top player: Aaron Hickey

Probably the most impressive player in Bologna was Aaron Hickey.

His rating is (7.6) with 1 goal, 9 passes (88% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 2.

His performance was notable also because he began the game from the bench before entering the field in the 62′.

Fiorentina: Formation and Lineups

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

On the other side, Vincenzo Italiano played with: Pietro Terracciano (6.1), Álvaro Odriozola (6.1), Nikola Milenković (7.0), Lucas Martínez Quarta (6.6), Cristiano Biraghi (7.4), Giacomo Bonaventura (7.6), Lucas Torreira (6.7), Youssef Maleh (7.2), Nicolás González (7.6), Dušan Vlahović (6.8) and Riccardo Sottil (6.6).

Substitutes

Fiorentina made 5 changes: N. Gonzalez for J. Callejon (78′), Y. Maleh for A. Duncan (78′), C. Biraghi for A. Terzic (85′), L. Torreira for S. Amrabat (85′) and R. Sottil for R. Saponara (85′).

Top player: Giacomo Bonaventura

The player who no doubt impressed Fiorentina the most was Giacomo Bonaventura even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.6) with 54 passes (70% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 9. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Serie A

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Saragna

I am one of the main columnists for Lootrs.com. I have been writing about football for the last 2 years. I am a decent club player, but I have never reached those heights. Interested in the nextgen. Favorite players: Ronaldo, Messi, Salah, Jamie Vardy, and Michail Antonio.