Bologna vs Fiorentina, 2019-20 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie AOrsolini's stoppage time rocket extends Fiorentina's winless run
Bologna forward Riccardo Orsolini rifled in a free kick from the unlikeliest of angles deep into stoppage time to give his side a 1-1 draw to Fioren
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Offside, Bologna. Roberto Soriano tries a through ball, but Rodrigo Palacio is caught offside.
- 3': Foul by Gaetano Castrovilli (Fiorentina).
- 3': Rodrigo Palacio (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Martín Cáceres (Fiorentina).
- 6': Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 8': Dalbert (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Takehiro Tomiyasu (Bologna).
- 10': Erick Pulgar (Fiorentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 10': Foul by Rodrigo Palacio (Bologna).
- 11': Foul by Dalbert (Fiorentina).
- 11': Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Offside, Bologna. Riccardo Orsolini tries a through ball, but Rodrigo Palacio is caught offside.
- 14': Attempt saved. Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gaetano Castrovilli.
- 14': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Lukasz Skorupski.
- 15': Offside, Fiorentina. Federico Chiesa tries a through ball, but Pol Lirola is caught offside.
- 16': Foul by Nicola Sansone (Bologna).
- 16': Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Foul by Marco Benassi (Fiorentina).
- 18': Gary Medel (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina).
- 19': Roberto Soriano (Bologna) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 19': Attempt missed. Mattia Bani (Bologna) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
- 20': Dalbert (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna).
- 22': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Dalbert.
- 24': Foul by Marco Benassi (Fiorentina).
- 24': Gary Medel (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Dalbert.
- 26': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Pol Lirola.
- 26': Foul by Gary Medel (Bologna).
- 26': Gaetano Castrovilli (Fiorentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 27': Goal! Bologna 0, Fiorentina 1. Marco Benassi (Fiorentina) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
- 29': Foul by Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina).
- 29': Mattia Bani (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina).
- 30': Rodrigo Palacio (Bologna) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 32': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Dalbert.
- 32': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Martín Cáceres.
- 33': Attempt missed. Mattia Bani (Bologna) header from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Nicola Sansone with a cross following a corner.
- 34': Attempt saved. Takehiro Tomiyasu (Bologna) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andrea Poli.
- 36': Foul by Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina).
- 36': Roberto Soriano (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Rodrigo Palacio (Bologna).
- 38': Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 38': Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 38': Foul by Erick Pulgar (Fiorentina).
- 38': Nicola Sansone (Bologna) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 40': Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 40': Foul by Gary Medel (Bologna).
- 40': Gary Medel (Bologna) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 41': Attempt missed. Germán Pezzella (Fiorentina) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Erick Pulgar with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 43': Foul by Erick Pulgar (Fiorentina).
- 43': Roberto Soriano (Bologna) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 44': Foul by Erick Pulgar (Fiorentina).
- 44': Nicola Sansone (Bologna) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Palacio (Bologna) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
- 45': Dusan Vlahovic (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Mattia Bani (Bologna).
- 45'+1': Foul by Pol Lirola (Fiorentina).
- 45'+1': Nicola Sansone (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Pol Lirola (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Bologna 0, Fiorentina 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Bologna 0, Fiorentina 1.
- 46': Attempt saved. Nicola Sansone (Bologna) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Roberto Soriano.
- 46': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Bartlomiej Dragowski.
- 47': Foul by Takehiro Tomiyasu (Bologna).
- 47': Germán Pezzella (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Attempt saved. Pol Lirola (Fiorentina) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Federico Chiesa.
- 48': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Lukasz Skorupski.
- 49': Dalbert (Fiorentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 49': Foul by Takehiro Tomiyasu (Bologna).
- 52': Attempt missed. Nicola Sansone (Bologna) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Rodrigo Palacio.
- 53': Dusan Vlahovic (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 53': Foul by Stefano Denswil (Bologna).
- 53': Foul by Martín Cáceres (Fiorentina).
- 53': Roberto Soriano (Bologna) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Martín Cáceres (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 57': Foul by Erick Pulgar (Fiorentina).
- 57': Rodrigo Palacio (Bologna) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 59': Substitution, Bologna. Federico Santander replaces Andrea Poli.
- 60': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Martín Cáceres.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Takehiro Tomiyasu (Bologna) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Riccardo Orsolini with a headed pass.
- 61': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Erick Pulgar.
- 62': Attempt missed. Dusan Vlahovic (Fiorentina) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Federico Chiesa.
- 63': Foul by Roberto Soriano (Bologna).
- 63': Marco Benassi (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina).
- 64': Takehiro Tomiyasu (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Dalbert (Fiorentina).
- 65': Gary Medel (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Hand ball by Germán Pezzella (Fiorentina).
- 67': Substitution, Fiorentina. Kevin-Prince Boateng replaces Dusan Vlahovic.
- 67': Attempt saved. Nicola Sansone (Bologna) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mattia Bani with a headed pass.
- 67': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Pol Lirola.
- 68': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Erick Pulgar.
- 69': Foul by Erick Pulgar (Fiorentina).
- 69': Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Erick Pulgar (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Attempt saved. Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gaetano Castrovilli.
- 71': Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 71': Foul by Stefano Denswil (Bologna).
- 72': Attempt missed. Kevin-Prince Boateng (Fiorentina) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Erick Pulgar following a set piece situation.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Takehiro Tomiyasu (Bologna) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicola Sansone.
- 75': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Martín Cáceres.
- 76': Substitution, Bologna. Andreas Skov Olsen replaces Stefano Denswil.
- 76': Attempt missed. Federico Santander (Bologna) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Roberto Soriano.
- 77': Foul by Mattia Bani (Bologna).
- 77': Gaetano Castrovilli (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77': Mattia Bani (Bologna) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 78': Attempt missed. Erick Pulgar (Fiorentina) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
- 79': Attempt saved. Roberto Soriano (Bologna) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Rodrigo Palacio.
- 80': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Dalbert.
- 81': Attempt missed. Dalbert (Fiorentina) left footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right following a fast break.
- 82': Substitution, Fiorentina. Lorenzo Venuti replaces Dalbert because of an injury.
- 83': Substitution, Bologna. Mattias Svanberg replaces Gary Medel.
- 83': Andreas Skov Olsen (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Erick Pulgar (Fiorentina).
- 87': Foul by Lorenzo Venuti (Fiorentina).
- 87': Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 87': Attempt saved. Mattia Bani (Bologna) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Riccardo Orsolini with a cross.
- 89': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Martín Cáceres.
- 90': Attempt missed. Mattias Svanberg (Bologna) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Nicola Sansone with a cross.
- 90': Substitution, Fiorentina. Federico Ceccherini replaces Gaetano Castrovilli.
- 90'+1': Foul by Lorenzo Venuti (Fiorentina).
- 90'+1': Mattias Svanberg (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina).
- 90'+1': Mattias Svanberg (Bologna) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+2': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Germán Pezzella.
- 90'+2': Bartlomiej Dragowski (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Federico Santander (Bologna).
- 90'+3': Federico Santander (Bologna) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+3': Foul by Germán Pezzella (Fiorentina).
- 90'+4': Goal! Bologna 1, Fiorentina 1. Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Bologna 1, Fiorentina 1.
- 0': Match ends, Bologna 1, Fiorentina 1.
Statistics
 FIO |
BOL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Fouls | 15 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 14 |
| 5 | Saves | 3 |
| 28.9 | Possession | 71.1 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 125 | Accurate Passes | 412 |
| 202 | Passes | 495 |
| 0.6 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 14 | Crosses | 41 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 55 | Long Balls | 42 |
| 15 | Accurate Long Balls | 18 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 3 |
| 15 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.3 |
| 4 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 30 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 30 | Clearances | 14 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Renato Dall'Ara
Location: Bologna, Italy
Attendance: 22,653
Venue: Renato Dall'Ara
Location: Bologna, Italy
Attendance: 22,653
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 36 | +54 | 85 |
| 2 | Napoli | 36 | +18 | 70 |
| 3 | Juventus | 36 | +29 | 68 |
| 4 | AC Milan | 36 | +18 | 67 |
Line-Ups
Bologna (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 28 | Lukasz Skorupski (GK) |
| 23 | Danilo |
| 13 | Mattia Bani  |
| 4 | Stefano Denswil |
| 14 | Takehiro Tomiyasu |
| 21 | Roberto Soriano |
| 5 | Gary Medel |
| 16 | Andrea Poli |
| 24 | Rodrigo Palacio |
| 10 | Nicola Sansone |
| 7 | Riccardo Orsolini |
Fiorentina (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 69 | Bartlomiej Dragowski (GK) |
| 20 | Germán Pezzella |
| 22 | Martín Cáceres |
| 4 | Nikola Milenkovic |
| 8 | Gaetano Castrovilli |
| 24 | Marco Benassi |
| 78 | Erick Pulgar |
| 29 | Dalbert |
| 21 | Pol Lirola |
| 25 | Federico Chiesa |
| 28 | Dusan Vlahovic |
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