Salernitana-Bologna is a match of the fifteenth day of Serie A and is played Sunday at 6 p.m.: odds, predictions, TV, streaming.
Bologna in Lecce came within a whisker of what would have been their second win in a row after a 2-0 thrashing of Torino the previous day. What prevented Thiago Motta and his men from lifting their hands to the sky – and staying in the Europa zone – was a penalty kick converted by the Giallorossi’s Piccoli in the middle of the second half (1-1).
The Rossoblù coach at the end of the game did not send them to the referee, who awarded the shot from the penalty spot following a foul committed on Lecce goalkeeper Falcone, who sneaked into the opponent’s air as time expired to try everything for himself. It was a missed opportunity for a Bologna side that in any case is making an excellent first part of the season, showing that it has what it takes to aim for an ambitious goal such as participation in one of the three European cups. For the Emilians comes another away game, the second in a row. Bologna’s Achilles’ heel so far has been its away matches, where it has won only six of its total 12 points: six draws, one defeat and still no victory for Skorupski and his teammates. The Felsinei in this round visit Salernitana, the bottom of the standings. After the fine success against Lazio, their first in the league, the granata immediately came back down to earth, suffering a heavy defeat, their eighth of the season, against Fiorentina (3-0).
Only 8 points have been scraped together so far by the Campani, who in any case are not yet cut off from the salvation race. The fourth-last, in fact, barely has three more points.
Salernitana-Bologna: the latest lineup news
Inzaghi ponders a return to a 4-3-2-1 formation, with Mazzocchi and Bradaric on the two flanks and Fazio and Pirola in the center of defense. In midfield, Poland’s Legowski is expected to be preferred to former Spezia man Maggiore, while Dia-always at the center of market rumors-will start from 1′ in support of lone striker Ikwuemesi. Candreva will also be alongside him.
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Changes in sight for Motta as well. A return to the 4-2-3-1 cannot be ruled out, in which Aebischer and Freuler will act as a dike in midfield and the trio Ndoye-Ferguson-Saelemaekers will support from the three-quarter the Dutchman Zirkzee. Fabbian will rejoin the bench, ready to lend a hand as the game progresses. Still out are Orsolini, Karlsson, De Silvestri and Bonifazi.
The Prediction
The record is not on the side of Bologna, which at the Arechi in Serie A has never won in any of the four confrontations. Thiago Motta’s team today seems to have everything to break this taboo, but watch out for Salernitana’s eagerness to fight back, which at home has shown it has an edge. Inzaghi’s granata are not favored, but in front of their home crowd they should be able to score at least one goal.
The probable lineups of Salernitana-Bologna
SALERNITANA (4-3-2-1): Costil; Mazzocchi, Fazio, Pirola, Bradaric; Coulibaly, Bohinen, Legowski; Candreva, Dia; Ikwuemesi.
BOLOGNA (4-2-3-1): Skorupski; Posch, Lucumí, Calafiori, Lykogiannis; Freuler, Aebischer; Ndoye, Ferguson, Saelemaekers; Zirkzee.
