BOLOGNA – The duel between the two teams in the best form of the moment takes place at the Dall’Ara: Thiago Motta’s Bologna, surprisingly fourth in the standings, hosts Inzaghi’s league leaders Inter at 6pm, still winners in 2024.
19:17
61′ Two changes for Inter
Inzaghi removes Mkhitaryan and Calhanoglu to insert Frattesi and Asllani.
19:13
57′ Bologna pushes: Inter in difficulty
Thiago Motta’s Bologna is pushing at the start of the second half: Inter are unable to get out of their own half.
19:04
48′ Bologna one step away from a draw
Bologna comes close to making it 1-1: Odgaard’s backheel for Posch who shoots diagonally with his right; the ball barely touches the post.
19:03
47′ Freuler is booked
Referee Pairetto warns Freuler for a stomp in mid-field against Mkhitaryan.
19:01
The second half begins
The second half begins at the Dall’Ara: they beat Inter. In the Nerazzurri lineup there is Dumfries in place of Carlos Augusto.
18:55
Good news for Inter: Atletico knocked out
Good news from Spain for Inter: Atletico Madrid, who will challenge the Nerazzurri next Wednesday in the second leg of the Champions League round of 16, finished 2-0 in La Liga against Cadiz. A brace from Juanmi was decisive.
CADIZ-ATLETIC MADRID 2-0, SCORESHEET AND STATISTICS
18:48
The first half ends at the Dall’Ara: Inter leading 1-0
Referee Pairetto blows the whistle for the end of the first half in Bologna: Inter lead 1-0 thanks to Bisseck’s goal in the 37th minute.
BOLOGNA-INTER, ALL THE STATISTICS OF THE MATCH
18:45
45′ Kristiansen volleys
Inter pushes harder and harder after the goal: this time Kristiansen is prodigious in sliding, sweeping away a dangerous low cross from the right from Darmian towards Barella, positioned two steps away from Skorupski.
18:36
37′ GOL DELL’INTER: 1-0
Bisseck heads a perfect cross from Bastoni from the left. Inter lead 1-0 over Bologna.
18:34
34′ Shot from Ferguson, Sommer saves
Bologna is truly dangerous for the first time: they swing from Ferguson’s 20 meters, Sommer blocks with joined hands. Then Saelemaekers also tries, but his shot ends up one meter wide.
18:24
25′ First yellow card of the match
Referee Pairetto pulls out the yellow card for Bologna’s Zirkzee, who committed a tactical foul on Calhanoglu.
18:22
22′ Magical Skorupski
The Bolognese Kristiansen loses the ball under pressure from Thuram: Barella finds himself alone in the area, he hits a sure shot, but Skorupski is very good at blocking, thanks to a timely low exit. The action continues and the Bologna goalkeeper still has to intervene, blocking Carlos Augusto’s shot to the ground.
18:19
19′ Bologna’s first conclusion
After a back-and-forth in the Inter area, with Posch’s shot rejected, Bologna found their first shot on target: Kristiansen’s low shot, however, was too weak and Sommer blocked the ball effortlessly.
18:14
15′ Second chance for Inter
Inter still close to scoring: Darmian’s left-footed shot from an excellent position with the ball going off the side of the Bologna net.
18:09
10′ First breakthrough for Inter
First chance of the match in favor of Inter: Carlos Augusto serves with a heel in the area to Sanchez, who shoots with his left foot, but Skorupski is attentive and deflects it into the corner with his foot.
18:05
6′ The themes of this start of the match
Bologna started the match without fear, leading the charge. Inter are more wait-and-see and try to put pressure on their opponents to start on the counterattack.
18:00
The game is played at Dall’Ara
Match started between Bologna and Inter. Among the hosts the captain is Ferguson while among the guests Barella wears the armband.
BOLOGNA-INTER, SCORESHEET AND ALL THE STATISTICS OF THE MATCH
17:55
Aebischer: “Match like the others”
Michel Aebischer, defender of Bologna, spoke to Dazn: “For us it’s a game like any other. We’re fine, we’re playing against a very strong team, but we’re at home and we want to give ourselves a great match today too”.
17:53
Marotta talks about Fabbian
Beppe Marotta, CEO of Inter, speaks to Dazn before the match: “Today is a match in which we must try to consolidate the lead; On Wednesday, against Atletico, we have to get through. And on both occasions we will have to play at a high level. Fabbian? With the recompra it would be ours, for us it’s a good thing that a footballer can gain experience in the province; he’s doing well, we’re happy with him. We still have one year to be able to bring him back, we will see the best thing for us and him“.
17:50
Thiago Motta’s Nerazzurri past
Thiago Motta, coach of Bologna since 12 September 2022, has an important past as a midfielder for Inter, where he played from 2009 to 2012, winning the treble with Mourinho in 2010.
17:46
Players returned to the locker rooms
The players of Bologna and Inter have returned to the changing rooms after warming up: less than a quarter of an hour remains until the start of the match, set for 6pm.
17:34
Teams on the field for warm-up
Bologna and Inter are on the Dall’Ara pitch for the warm-up for the match.
17:26
The precedents and the 1964 play-off
There are 153 precedents in Serie A between the two teams, with 74 victories for Inter, 36 draws and 43 successes for Bologna. A historic match between the two teams was the play-off for the championship in 1964, when Bernardini’s rossoblù won 2-0 in Rome against Helenio Herrera’s Nerazzurri. It is the only case of a play-off for the assignment of the title in the single-group Serie A. There is only one precedent, before 1929, between Inter and Pro Vercelli, who played for the 1910 title after finishing the championship tied. On that occasion the Nerzzurri won 10-3.
17:19
The match between Bologna and Inter
In the first leg, at San Siro on 7 October, Inter and Bologna drew 2-2: the Emilians responded to the Nerazzurri’s goals from Acerbi and Lautaro Martinez, recovering thanks to Orsolini and Zirkzee. Bologna was also able to eliminate Inter from the Italian Cup, winning 2-1 after extra time at San Siro on 20 December: Thiago Motta’s team is the only one, besides Sassuolo, to have managed to beat the Nerazzurri of Inzaghi this season.
17:05
The referee team
Referee: Luca Pairetto. Assistants (linesmen): Ciro Carbone, Alessandro Giallatini. Fourth official: Antonio Rapuano. VAR: Paolo Silvio Mazzoleni. VAR assistant: Maurizio Mariani.
16:59
Bologna-Inter, the official lineups
BOLOGNA (4-3-3): Skorupski; Posch, Beukema, Lucumi, Kristiansen; Freuler, Aebischer, Ferguson; Odgaard, Zirkzee, Saelemaekers. Available: Bagnolini, Ravaglia, Ilic, Moro, Orsolini, Ndoye, Corazza, El Azzouzi, Castro, Lykogiannis, De Silvestri, Calafiori, Fabbian, Urbanski. Trainer: Motta.
INTER (3-5-2): Sommer; Bisseck, Acerbi, Bastoni; Darmian, Barella, Calhanoglu, Mkhitaryan, Carlos Augusto; Thuram, Sanchez. Available: Di Gennaro, Audero, Dumfries, De Vrij, Arnautovic, Lautaro Martinez, Klaassen, Frattesi, Buchanan, Asllani, Pavard, Dimarco. Trainer: S. Inzaghi.
16:55
What numbers for Bologna and Inter!
Extraordinary moment for Bologna and Inter in 2024: Thiago Motta’s team, fourth in the standings with a 4-point lead over Roma, are back from 6 consecutive victories in the league; Simone Inzaghi’s Nerazzurri, first with 15 points ahead of Juve, have always won in official matches in the new year. The Inter streak has risen to 12 successes in 12 matches.
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