Bologna-Roma is a match valid for the sixteenth day of Serie A and is played on Sunday at 6 p.m.: odds, predictions, TV, streaming.
No, it’s not a joke: the Sunday post-match opener between Bologna and Roma today is, for all intents and purposes, a Champions League clash. Tied with the Giallorossi on 25 points is not Napoli or even Atalanta but Thiago Motta’s team, the revelation of this first half of the season. The Rossoblù are serious and last Sunday they even broke the away taboo, going on to win at home to last-place Salernitana (1-2), picking up their first away win and bringing home victory number 6 in the season.
The Felsinei are daydreaming, dreaming of that Europe that has been missing for a long, long time and that would be an exceptional goal if we consider the first objective was to maintain the category. Motta and his men can take advantage of this “power vacuum” that has been created in the middle-high zone of the standings, dragged by the goals of Dutchman Zirkzee, now definitely blossomed in the Emilia capital and author of the brace that a week ago castigated Inzaghi’s granata. Bologna did not start off beaten against a Roma side in line with its goals but not always convincing, not only from the point of view of the game expressed. Against Fiorentina, the Giallorossi, in addition to losing Dybala – the Argentine was injured almost immediately – took big risks, closing down to 9 men and avoiding a painful defeat. Instead, the 3-0 thrashing of Sheriff in the week was useless: Slavia Prague also won, relegating the Capitolini to second place in the group and forcing them to the play-offs for access to the round of 16.
Bologna-Roma: the latest lineup news
The Rossoblù infirmary remains crowded: Orsolini, Soumaoro and Karlsson will be absent against Roma, with Motta likely to confirm almost the entire Salerno eleven. In midfield, Aebischer will be back from 1′, while on the left defensive outfield Lykogiannis is favored over Kristiansen. Up front, behind Zirkzee, the usual Ndoye, Ferguson and Saelemaekers.
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The Giallorossi attack will be on the shoulders of Belotti, supported by Pellegrini in the three-quarter. There is no Lukaku, disqualified after the red he received against Fiorentina, nor Zalewski. Dybala, on the other hand, will be out for several days. The outside lanes will be dominated by Kristensen and El Shaarawy.
The prediction
In the last five confrontations very few goals have been seen, barely three. The trend could continue, if we consider that Bologna at home so far has conceded only four goals and lost exclusively to AC Milan in the opener. A match that promises to be complicated for Jose Mourinho’s team, without Lukaku or Dybala: Motta’s team can be trusted in a match where the total goals could be less than three.
The probable lineups of Bologna-Roma
BOLOGNA (4-2-3-1): Skorupski; Posch, Lucumì, Calafiori, Lykogiannis; Freuler, Aebischer; Ndoye, Ferguson, Saelemaekers; Zirkzee.
ROME (3-5-1-1): Rui Patricio; Mancini, Llorente, N’Dicka; Kristensen, Cristante, Paredes, Bove, El Shaarawy; Pellegrini; Belotti.
