Juventus vs Bologna, 2020-21 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie AUSMNT's McKennie scores in narrow Juve win over Bologna
Juventus got their Serie A title defence back on track with a hard-fought 2-0 home win over Bologna on Sunday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Roberto Soriano (Bologna).
- 1': Rodrigo Bentancur (Juventus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 2': Danilo (Juventus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 2': Foul by Danilo (Bologna).
- 4': Foul by Roberto Soriano (Bologna).
- 4': Weston McKennie (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Attempt missed. Weston McKennie (Juventus) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 8': Attempt missed. Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 9': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Lorenzo De Silvestri.
- 9': Offside, Juventus. Danilo tries a through ball, but Federico Bernardeschi is caught offside.
- 10': Attempt missed. Weston McKennie (Juventus) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 11': Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 11': Foul by Danilo (Bologna).
- 13': Foul by Mitchell Dijks (Bologna).
- 13': Juan Cuadrado (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Emanuel Vignato (Bologna).
- 13': Rodrigo Bentancur (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Emanuel Vignato (Bologna) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 15': Goal! Juventus 1, Bologna 0. Arthur (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cristiano Ronaldo.
- 16': Foul by Mitchell Dijks (Bologna).
- 16': Juan Cuadrado (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Attempt missed. Federico Bernardeschi (Juventus) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Weston McKennie.
- 18': Offside, Juventus. Danilo tries a through ball, but Cristiano Ronaldo is caught offside.
- 19': Emanuel Vignato (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Dejan Kulusevski (Juventus).
- 20': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Danilo.
- 20': Attempt missed. Mattias Svanberg (Bologna) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Emanuel Vignato with a cross following a corner.
- 20': Foul by Takehiro Tomiyasu (Bologna).
- 20': Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Dejan Kulusevski (Juventus).
- 21': Mattias Svanberg (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Dejan Kulusevski (Juventus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 22': Foul by Jerdy Schouten (Bologna).
- 22': Weston McKennie (Juventus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 23': Danilo (Bologna) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 23': Foul by Federico Bernardeschi (Juventus).
- 28': Attempt saved. Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Weston McKennie.
- 28': Attempt saved. Federico Bernardeschi (Juventus) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 28': Attempt saved. Federico Bernardeschi (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Arthur.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Danilo (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Arthur.
- 32': Attempt missed. Juan Cuadrado (Juventus) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Arthur following a fast break.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dejan Kulusevski.
- 40': Attempt missed. Roberto Soriano (Bologna) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Riccardo Orsolini.
- 42': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Lukasz Skorupski.
- 43': Attempt missed. Weston McKennie (Juventus) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Federico Bernardeschi with a cross following a corner.
- 43': Hand ball by Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus).
- 45': Arthur (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Mattias Svanberg (Bologna).
- 45': Foul by Weston McKennie (Juventus).
- 45': Mitchell Dijks (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Foul by Dejan Kulusevski (Juventus).
- 45'+2': Takehiro Tomiyasu (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Juventus 1, Bologna 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Juventus 1, Bologna 0.
- 45': Substitution, Bologna. Adama Soumaoro replaces Lorenzo De Silvestri.
- 45': Substitution, Bologna. Nicola Sansone replaces Emanuel Vignato.
- 46': Foul by Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus).
- 46': Musa Barrow (Bologna) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 47': Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 48': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Wojciech Szczesny.
- 49': Attempt saved. Musa Barrow (Bologna) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Federico Bernardeschi (Juventus) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodrigo Bentancur.
- 52': Foul by Arthur (Juventus).
- 52': Jerdy Schouten (Bologna) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 52': Arthur (Juventus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Nicola Sansone (Bologna) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 55': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Weston McKennie.
- 56': Attempt saved. Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jerdy Schouten.
- 56': Foul by Roberto Soriano (Bologna).
- 56': Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Mitchell Dijks.
- 57': Foul by Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus).
- 57': Mattias Svanberg (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Attempt missed. Nicola Sansone (Bologna) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Roberto Soriano.
- 60': Attempt saved. Juan Cuadrado (Juventus) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Weston McKennie.
- 60': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Lukasz Skorupski.
- 61': Danilo (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus).
- 61': Foul by Nicola Sansone (Bologna).
- 61': Rodrigo Bentancur (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Foul by Mitchell Dijks (Bologna).
- 62': Juan Cuadrado (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 62': Mitchell Dijks (Bologna) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 64': Attempt missed. Juan Cuadrado (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 64': Substitution, Bologna. Nicolás Domínguez replaces Mattias Svanberg.
- 69': Substitution, Juventus. Álvaro Morata replaces Federico Bernardeschi.
- 69': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Danilo.
- 70': Attempt saved. Álvaro Morata (Juventus) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Juan Cuadrado with a through ball.
- 70': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Lukasz Skorupski.
- 71': Goal! Juventus 2, Bologna 0. Weston McKennie (Juventus) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Juan Cuadrado with a cross following a corner.
- 74': Attempt saved. Weston McKennie (Juventus) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cristiano Ronaldo with a cross.
- 74': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Danilo.
- 75': Attempt blocked. Juan Cuadrado (Juventus) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodrigo Bentancur.
- 75': Foul by Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna).
- 75': Juan Cuadrado (Juventus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 75': Substitution, Bologna. Rodrigo Palacio replaces Mitchell Dijks.
- 76': Substitution, Bologna. Andreas Skov Olsen replaces Riccardo Orsolini.
- 77': Foul by Arthur (Juventus).
- 77': Rodrigo Palacio (Bologna) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77': Foul by Adama Soumaoro (Bologna).
- 77': Álvaro Morata (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Substitution, Juventus. Adrien Rabiot replaces Arthur.
- 78': Substitution, Juventus. Matthijs de Ligt replaces Leonardo Bonucci.
- 78': Substitution, Juventus. Aaron Ramsey replaces Dejan Kulusevski.
- 80': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Bentancur (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Danilo.
- 82': Attempt saved. Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 83': Aaron Ramsey (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Nicolás Domínguez (Bologna).
- 84': Attempt missed. Nicola Sansone (Bologna) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Roberto Soriano.
- 85': Foul by Adama Soumaoro (Bologna).
- 85': Álvaro Morata (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Attempt missed. Musa Barrow (Bologna) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nicolás Domínguez.
- 86': Attempt saved. Adrien Rabiot (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 86': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Lukasz Skorupski.
- 90': Attempt saved. Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Juan Cuadrado.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Musa Barrow (Bologna) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicola Sansone.
- 90'+2': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Matthijs de Ligt.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Juventus. Merih Demiral replaces Weston McKennie.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Roberto Soriano (Bologna) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 90'+2': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Rodrigo Bentancur.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Juventus 2, Bologna 0.
- 0': Match ends, Juventus 2, Bologna 0.
Statistics
 BOL |
JUV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Fouls | 11 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 9 | Saves | 3 |
| 47.5 | Possession | 52.5 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 23 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 11 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 370 | Accurate Passes | 414 |
| 427 | Passes | 479 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 22 | Crosses | 18 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 44 | Long Balls | 44 |
| 31 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 17 | Tackles | 8 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 17 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 17 | Clearances | 14 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Allianz Stadium
Location: Torino, Italy
Venue: Allianz Stadium
Location: Torino, Italy
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 30 | +42 | 69 |
| 2 | AC Milan | 30 | +24 | 63 |
| 3 | Napoli | 30 | +16 | 62 |
| 4 | Como | 30 | +31 | 57 |
Line-Ups
Juventus (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Wojciech Szczesny (GK) |
| 3 | Giorgio Chiellini  |
| 19 | Leonardo Bonucci |
| 13 | Danilo |
| 16 | Juan Cuadrado |
| 30 | Rodrigo Bentancur |
| 5 | Arthur |
| 33 | Federico Bernardeschi |
| 14 | Weston McKennie |
| 7 | Cristiano Ronaldo |
| 44 | Dejan Kulusevski |
Bologna (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 28 | Lukasz Skorupski (GK) |
| 14 | Takehiro Tomiyasu |
| 23 | Danilo |
| 35 | Mitchell Dijks |
| 29 | Lorenzo De Silvestri |
| 21 | Roberto Soriano |
| 30 | Jerdy Schouten |
| 32 | Mattias Svanberg |
| 99 | Musa Barrow |
| 55 | Emanuel Vignato |
| 7 | Riccardo Orsolini |
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