Bologna vs AS Roma, 2020-21 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A

Bologna

24': Bryan Cristante (OG)

FT
1 - 5

AS Roma

5': Andrea Poli (OG)
10': Edin Dzeko
15': Lorenzo Pellegrini
35': Jordan Veretout
44': Henrikh Mkhitaryan

Roma score five in first-half rampage against Bologna

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Roma went on the rampage and blasted five first-half goals past a pitiful Bologna side on their way to a 5-1 away win in Serie A on Sunday.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
3': Offside, Bologna. Musa Barrow tries a through ball, but Ibrahima Mbaye is caught offside.
5': Own Goal by Andrea Poli, Bologna. Bologna 0, Roma 1.
10': Goal! Bologna 0, Roma 2. Edin Dzeko (Roma) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini with a through ball.
12': Attempt missed. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right.
13': Attempt saved. Edin Dzeko (Roma) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini with a through ball.
14': Offside, Bologna. Roberto Soriano tries a through ball, but Rodrigo Palacio is caught offside.
15': Goal! Bologna 0, Roma 3. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Leonardo Spinazzola with a through ball.
16': Offside, Bologna. Lorenzo De Silvestri tries a through ball, but Rodrigo Palacio is caught offside.
17': Foul by Roberto Soriano (Bologna).
17': Rick Karsdorp (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Foul by Edin Dzeko (Roma).
18': Takehiro Tomiyasu (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Offside, Roma. Henrikh Mkhitaryan tries a through ball, but Leonardo Spinazzola is caught offside.
21': Foul by Marash Kumbulla (Roma).
21': Rodrigo Palacio (Bologna) wins a free kick on the left wing.
22': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Leonardo Spinazzola.
22': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Danilo.
23': Attempt missed. Edin Dzeko (Roma) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jordan Veretout with a cross following a corner.
24': Own Goal by Bryan Cristante, Roma. Bologna 1, Roma 3.
25': Foul by Andrea Poli (Bologna).
25': Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
25': Attempt missed. Edin Dzeko (Roma) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Gonzalo Villar.
28': Foul by Ibrahima Mbaye (Bologna).
28': Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Offside, Roma. Lorenzo Pellegrini tries a through ball, but Edin Dzeko is caught offside.
33': Foul by Leonardo Spinazzola (Roma).
33': Mattias Svanberg (Bologna) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
33': Attempt missed. Mattias Svanberg (Bologna) header from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rodrigo Palacio.
35': Goal! Bologna 1, Roma 4. Jordan Veretout (Roma) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Henrikh Mkhitaryan with a through ball.
36': Attempt missed. Leonardo Spinazzola (Roma) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jordan Veretout.
39': Foul by Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma).
39': Roberto Soriano (Bologna) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
40': Attempt missed. Musa Barrow (Bologna) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
41': Offside, Bologna. Musa Barrow tries a through ball, but Emanuel Vignato is caught offside.
42': Edin Dzeko (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
42': Foul by Danilo (Bologna).
43': Foul by Jordan Veretout (Roma).
43': Roberto Soriano (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Jordan Veretout (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
44': Goal! Bologna 1, Roma 5. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rick Karsdorp.
45'+2': Foul by Gonzalo Villar (Roma).
45'+2': Lorenzo De Silvestri (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+3': First Half ends, Bologna 1, Roma 5.
45': Second Half begins Bologna 1, Roma 5.
45': Substitution, Bologna. Gary Medel replaces Andrea Poli.
45': Substitution, Bologna. Nehuén Paz replaces Ibrahima Mbaye because of an injury.
45': Substitution, Bologna. Nicolás Domínguez replaces Mattias Svanberg.
48': Offside, Bologna. Roberto Soriano tries a through ball, but Musa Barrow is caught offside.
48': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Lorenzo De Silvestri.
49': Foul by Ibañez (Roma).
49': Musa Barrow (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Ibañez (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
51': Foul by Gary Medel (Bologna).
51': Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Palacio (Bologna) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Musa Barrow.
52': Attempt saved. Rodrigo Palacio (Bologna) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Roberto Soriano.
52': Foul by Nicolás Domínguez (Bologna).
52': Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52': Roberto Soriano (Bologna) is shown the yellow card.
55': Offside, Bologna. Nicolás Domínguez tries a through ball, but Rodrigo Palacio is caught offside.
56': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Danilo.
56': Foul by Roberto Soriano (Bologna).
56': Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
58': Offside, Bologna. Roberto Soriano tries a through ball, but Rodrigo Palacio is caught offside.
58': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Nicolás Domínguez (Bologna) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
60': VAR Decision: No Goal Bologna 1-5 Roma.
62': Foul by Emanuel Vignato (Bologna).
62': Gonzalo Villar (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Emanuel Vignato (Bologna) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
63': Offside, Roma. Edin Dzeko tries a through ball, but Lorenzo Pellegrini is caught offside.
66': Foul by Nicolás Domínguez (Bologna).
66': Gonzalo Villar (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Substitution, Roma. Chris Smalling replaces Marash Kumbulla because of an injury.
68': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Lorenzo De Silvestri.
69': Attempt missed. Chris Smalling (Roma) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jordan Veretout with a cross following a corner.
69': Substitution, Bologna. Andri Fannar Baldursson replaces Roberto Soriano.
72': Foul by Gonzalo Villar (Roma).
72': Rodrigo Palacio (Bologna) wins a free kick on the left wing.
72': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Chris Smalling.
75': Attempt missed. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Rick Karsdorp.
76': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Nehuén Paz.
78': Edin Dzeko (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
78': Foul by Andri Fannar Baldursson (Bologna).
78': Andri Fannar Baldursson (Bologna) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
78': Substitution, Bologna. Mattia Pagliuca replaces Emanuel Vignato.
80': Attempt blocked. Nicolás Domínguez (Bologna) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mattia Pagliuca.
80': Foul by Ibañez (Roma).
80': Mattia Pagliuca (Bologna) wins a free kick on the right wing.
81': Foul by Rodrigo Palacio (Bologna).
81': Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Substitution, Roma. Borja Mayoral replaces Edin Dzeko.
81': Substitution, Roma. Carles Pérez replaces Jordan Veretout.
83': Borja Mayoral (Roma) hits the right post with a right footed shot from long range on the right. Assisted by Rick Karsdorp.
84': Attempt missed. Andri Fannar Baldursson (Bologna) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lorenzo De Silvestri.
85': Borja Mayoral (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Foul by Danilo (Bologna).
87': Foul by Lorenzo De Silvestri (Bologna).
87': Leonardo Spinazzola (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
88': Attempt saved. Borja Mayoral (Roma) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
88': Attempt missed. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Borja Mayoral.
88': Attempt blocked. Takehiro Tomiyasu (Bologna) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Musa Barrow.
89': Foul by Nicolás Domínguez (Bologna).
89': Gonzalo Villar (Roma) wins a free kick on the left wing.
89': Nicolás Domínguez (Bologna) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
89': VAR Decision: No Red Card Nicolás Domínguez (Bologna).
90': Substitution, Roma. Amadou Diawara replaces Gonzalo Villar.
90'+1': Substitution, Roma. Riccardo Calafiori replaces Rick Karsdorp.
90'+2': Second Half ends, Bologna 1, Roma 5.
0': Match ends, Bologna 1, Roma 5.
0': Match ends, Bologna 1, Roma 5.

Statistics

ROMA		BOL
9	Fouls	14
2	Yellow Cards	4
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	7
5	Corner Kicks	1
1	Saves	3
46.4	Possession	53.6
15	SHOTS	7
7	ON GOAL	1
0.5	On Target %	0.1
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
328	Accurate Passes	402
411	Passes	476
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
3	Accurate Crosses	2
9	Crosses	11
0.3	Cross %	0.2
42	Long Balls	33
17	Accurate Long Balls	16
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
0	Blocked Shots	2
6	Effective Tackles	6
10	Tackles	10
0.6	Tackle %	0.6
17	Interceptions	15
21	Effective Clearances	11
21	Clearances	11

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Renato Dall'Ara
Location: Bologna, Italy

Serie A Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Internazionale	31	+45	72
2	Napoli	31	+17	65
3	AC Milan	31	+23	63
4	Como	31	+31	58

Full Table

Line-Ups

Bologna (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
34	Federico Ravaglia (GK)
14	Takehiro Tomiyasu
23	Danilo
15	Ibrahima Mbaye
29	Lorenzo De Silvestri
21	Roberto Soriano
32	Mattias Svanberg
16	Andrea Poli
24	Rodrigo Palacio
99	Musa Barrow
55	Emanuel Vignato

Bologna Substitutes:

Nicolás Domínguez, Nehuén Paz, Kingsley Michael, Gary Medel, Andri Fannar Baldursson, Edoardo Vergani, Mattia Pagliuca, Omar Khailoti, Simone Rabbi, Angelo da Costa, Arturo Calabresi, Sébastian Breza.

AS Roma (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
13	Pau López (GK)
4	Bryan Cristante
3	Ibañez
24	Marash Kumbulla
14	Gonzalo Villar
17	Jordan Veretout
37	Leonardo Spinazzola
2	Rick Karsdorp
9	Edin Dzeko
77	Henrikh Mkhitaryan
7	Lorenzo Pellegrini

AS Roma Substitutes:

Bruno Peres, Antonio Mirante, Amadou Diawara, Juan Jesus, Federico Fazio, Pietro Boer, Riccardo Calafiori, Simone Farelli, Chris Smalling, Carles Pérez, Borja Mayoral.

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