Sassuolo vs Bologna 2023-24 Italian Serie A
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Goal! Sassuolo 0, Bologna 1. Joshua Zirkzee (Bologna) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Michel Aebischer.
- 44': Goal! Sassuolo 1, Bologna 1. Daniel Boloca (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jeremy Toljan.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Sassuolo 1, Bologna 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Sassuolo 1, Bologna 1.
- 45': Substitution, Bologna. Stefan Posch replaces Lorenzo De Silvestri.
- 58': Charalampos Lykogiannis (Bologna) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 59': Substitution, Sassuolo. Uros Racic replaces Kristian Thorstvedt.
- 63': Substitution, Bologna. Victor Kristiansen replaces Charalampos Lykogiannis.
- 63': Substitution, Bologna. Dan Ndoye replaces Alexis Saelemaekers.
- 69': Substitution, Bologna. Oussama El Azzouzi replaces Michel Aebischer.
- 71': Oussama El Azzouzi (Bologna) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 72': Substitution, Sassuolo. Cristian Volpato replaces Nedim Bajrami.
- 72': Substitution, Sassuolo. Emil Ceïde replaces Armand Laurienté.
- 84': Substitution, Bologna. Nikola Moro replaces Oussama El Azzouzi because of an injury.
- 88': Substitution, Sassuolo. Grégoire Defrel replaces Andrea Pinamonti.
- 88': Substitution, Sassuolo. Marcus Pedersen replaces Matías Viña.
- 90': Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Alexis Saelemaekers (Bologna) is shown the yellow card.
Game Information
Venue: MAPEI Stadium - Città del Tricolore
Location: Reggio Emilia, Italy
Attendance: 16,931
Italian Serie A Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +30 | Napoli | 35 | 77 | 4 |
| +40 | Internazionale | 35 | 74 | 5 |
| +40 | Atalanta | 35 | 68 | 7 |
| +20 | Juventus | 36 | 64 | 4 |
Statistics
 BOL |
SAS |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 11 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 5 | Saves | 3 |
| 59.3 | Possession | 40.7 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 521 | Accurate Passes | 324 |
| 596 | Passes | 393 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 7 | Crosses | 23 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 40 | Long Balls | 47 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 14 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 25 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 17 | Effective Clearances | 7 |
| 17 | Clearances | 7 |
Sassuolo (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 47 | Andrea Consigli (GK) |
| 13 | Gian Marco Ferrari |
| 5 | Martin Erlic |
| 17 | Matías Viña |
| 22 | Jeremy Toljan |
| 11 | Nedim Bajrami |
| 42 | Kristian Thorstvedt |
| 24 | Daniel Boloca |
| 9 | Andrea Pinamonti |
| 45 | Armand Laurienté |
| 10 | Domenico Berardi  |
Bologna (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 28 | Lukasz Skorupski (GK) |
| 33 | Riccardo Calafiori |
| 14 | Kevin Bonifazi |
| 22 | Charalampos Lykogiannis |
| 29 | Lorenzo De Silvestri |
| 19 | Lewis Ferguson |
| 20 | Michel Aebischer |
| 8 | Remo Freuler |
| 9 | Joshua Zirkzee |
| 56 | Alexis Saelemaekers |
| 7 | Riccardo Orsolini |
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