Bologna vs Juventus 2021-22 Italian Serie A
Juventus enjoy win at Bologna despite foggy conditions
Goals from Alvaro Morata and Juan Cuadrado either side of half time helped Juventus earn a 2-0 win at Bologna in thick fog on Saturday.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 6': Goal! Bologna 0, Juventus 1. Álvaro Morata (Juventus) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Federico Bernardeschi with a through ball.
- 29': Nicolás Domínguez (Bologna) is shown the yellow card.
- 29': Weston McKennie (Juventus) is shown the yellow card.
- 45': Substitution, Bologna. Andreas Skov Olsen replaces Lorenzo De Silvestri.
- 61': Substitution, Juventus. Alex Sandro replaces Luca Pellegrini because of an injury.
- 61': Substitution, Juventus. Manuel Locatelli replaces Arthur.
- 69': Goal! Bologna 0, Juventus 2. Juan Cuadrado (Juventus) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Álvaro Morata.
- 71': Substitution, Juventus. Dejan Kulusevski replaces Moise Kean.
- 72': Substitution, Juventus. Rodrigo Bentancur replaces Weston McKennie.
- 79': Substitution, Bologna. Nicola Sansone replaces Musa Barrow.
- 80': Substitution, Bologna. Emanuel Vignato replaces Mattias Svanberg.
- 85': Substitution, Juventus. Kaio Jorge replaces Álvaro Morata.
- 85': Substitution, Bologna. Nicolas Viola replaces Aaron Hickey.
- 85': Substitution, Bologna. Federico Santander replaces Roberto Soriano.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Bologna 0, Juventus 2.
Game Information
Venue: Renato Dall'Ara
Location: Bologna, Italy
Attendance: 22,394
Italian Serie A Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +7 | AC Milan | 8 | 17 | 1 |
| +10 | Internazionale | 7 | 15 | 2 |
| +5 | Napoli | 7 | 15 | 2 |
| +4 | AS Roma | 7 | 15 | 2 |
Statistics
 JUV |
BOL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Fouls | 7 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 3 | Saves | 5 |
| 42.3 | Possession | 57.7 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 317 | Accurate Passes | 458 |
| 406 | Passes | 548 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 12 | Crosses | 24 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 60 | Long Balls | 50 |
| 31 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 11 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 14 |
| 22 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 22 | Clearances | 15 |
Bologna (3-1-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 28 | Lukasz Skorupski (GK) |
| 17 | Gary Medel |
| 6 | Arthur Theate |
| 5 | Adama Soumaoro |
| 8 | Nicolás Domínguez  |
| 32 | Mattias Svanberg |
| 21 | Roberto Soriano |
| 3 | Aaron Hickey |
| 29 | Lorenzo De Silvestri |
| 99 | Musa Barrow |
| 9 | Marko Arnautovic |
Juventus (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Wojciech Szczesny (GK) |
| 4 | Matthijs de Ligt |
| 19 | Leonardo Bonucci |
| 17 | Luca Pellegrini |
| 11 | Juan Cuadrado |
| 5 | Arthur |
| 25 | Adrien Rabiot |
| 14 | Weston McKennie |
| 9 | Álvaro Morata |
| 18 | Moise Kean |
| 20 | Federico Bernardeschi |
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