Internazionale vs Bologna, 2021-22 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie AEdin Dzeko double helps Inter Milan hit six past Bologna
Champions Inter Milan thrashed Bologna 6-1 at the San Siro on Saturday to return to the top of Serie A in style.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Foul by Matías Vecino (Inter Milan).
- 4': Nicola Sansone (Bologna) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 5': Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Lorenzo De Silvestri (Bologna).
- 6': Goal! Inter Milan 1, Bologna 0. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Denzel Dumfries following a fast break.
- 7': Andreas Skov Olsen (Bologna) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 7': Foul by Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan).
- 12': Aaron Hickey (Bologna) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 12': Foul by Marcelo Brozovic (Inter Milan).
- 13': Attempt missed. Kevin Bonifazi (Bologna) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nicola Sansone with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 14': Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Marko Arnautovic (Bologna).
- 15': Andreas Skov Olsen (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan).
- 19': Attempt saved. Roberto Soriano (Bologna) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicola Sansone.
- 19': Attempt missed. Nicola Sansone (Bologna) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left following a fast break.
- 21': Foul by Gary Medel (Bologna).
- 21': Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Attempt saved. Marcelo Brozovic (Inter Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Denzel Dumfries.
- 23': Foul by Lorenzo De Silvestri (Bologna).
- 23': Joaquín Correa (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Lorenzo De Silvestri (Bologna) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 25': Offside, Inter Milan. Stefan de Vrij tries a through ball, but Federico Dimarco is caught offside.
- 29': Substitution, Inter Milan. Edin Dzeko replaces Joaquín Correa because of an injury.
- 30': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Kevin Bonifazi.
- 30': Goal! Inter Milan 2, Bologna 0. Milan Skriniar (Inter Milan) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Federico Dimarco with a cross following a corner.
- 34': Goal! Inter Milan 3, Bologna 0. Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 36': Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 36': Foul by Aaron Hickey (Bologna).
- 36': Aaron Hickey (Bologna) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 39': Foul by Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan).
- 39': Gary Medel (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Matías Vecino (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolò Barella.
- 44': Attempt saved. Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Edin Dzeko.
- 44': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Lorenzo De Silvestri.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Inter Milan 3, Bologna 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Inter Milan 3, Bologna 0.
- 47': Attempt missed. Aaron Hickey (Bologna) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nicolás Domínguez.
- 47': Foul by Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan).
- 47': Gary Medel (Bologna) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 48': Foul by Roberto Soriano (Bologna).
- 48': Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 50': Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Denzel Dumfries.
- 51': Foul by Matías Vecino (Inter Milan).
- 51': Mattias Svanberg (Bologna) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 52': Attempt saved. Marcelo Brozovic (Inter Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Nicolò Barella.
- 52': Attempt missed. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
- 53': Attempt missed. Mattias Svanberg (Bologna) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lorenzo De Silvestri with a cross.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lautaro Martínez.
- 54': Goal! Inter Milan 4, Bologna 0. Matías Vecino (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the top right corner.
- 55': Substitution, Bologna. Musa Barrow replaces Nicola Sansone.
- 55': Substitution, Bologna. Mitchell Dijks replaces Aaron Hickey.
- 55': Substitution, Bologna. Emanuel Vignato replaces Mattias Svanberg.
- 58': Offside, Inter Milan. Lautaro Martínez tries a through ball, but Nicolò Barella is caught offside.
- 59': Foul by Marko Arnautovic (Bologna).
- 59': Samir Handanovic (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Emanuel Vignato (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Edin Dzeko (Inter Milan).
- 61': Attempt missed. Musa Barrow (Bologna) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mitchell Dijks.
- 62': Edin Dzeko (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 62': Foul by Kevin Bonifazi (Bologna).
- 62': Goal! Inter Milan 5, Bologna 0. Edin Dzeko (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Marcelo Brozovic.
- 65': Andreas Skov Olsen (Bologna) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 65': Foul by Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan).
- 66': Attempt missed. Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nicolò Barella.
- 67': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Kevin Bonifazi.
- 67': Substitution, Inter Milan. Andrea Ranocchia replaces Stefan de Vrij.
- 67': Substitution, Inter Milan. Alexis Sánchez replaces Lautaro Martínez.
- 68': Goal! Inter Milan 6, Bologna 0. Edin Dzeko (Inter Milan) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the top left corner.
- 69': Substitution, Bologna. Sydney van Hooijdonk replaces Nicolás Domínguez.
- 74': Substitution, Inter Milan. Aleksandar Kolarov replaces Alessandro Bastoni.
- 74': Substitution, Inter Milan. Roberto Gagliardini replaces Marcelo Brozovic.
- 74': Substitution, Bologna. Arthur Theate replaces Lorenzo De Silvestri.
- 75': Andreas Skov Olsen (Bologna) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 75': Foul by Roberto Gagliardini (Inter Milan).
- 79': Attempt missed. Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Edin Dzeko.
- 82': Foul by Emanuel Vignato (Bologna).
- 82': Matías Vecino (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Mitchell Dijks (Bologna).
- 83': Mitchell Dijks (Bologna) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Gary Medel.
- 85': Attempt missed. Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alexis Sánchez.
- 86': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Andrea Ranocchia.
- 86': Goal! Inter Milan 6, Bologna 1. Arthur Theate (Bologna) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Musa Barrow with a cross following a corner.
- 89': Attempt saved. Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexis Sánchez.
- 89': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Gary Medel.
- 90': Attempt saved. Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matías Vecino with a through ball.
- 90'+1': Second Half ends, Inter Milan 6, Bologna 1.
- 0': Match ends, Inter Milan 6, Bologna 1.
Statistics
BOL |
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|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 10 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 5 | Saves | 1 |
| 54.8 | Possession | 45.2 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 19 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 11 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 463 | Accurate Passes | 392 |
| 524 | Passes | 430 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 17 | Crosses | 12 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 40 | Long Balls | 39 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 14 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 12 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
| 12 | Clearances | 18 |
Game Information
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 35,278
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 29 | +42 | 68 |
| 2 | AC Milan | 29 | +23 | 60 |
| 3 | Napoli | 29 | +15 | 59 |
| 4 | Como | 29 | +26 | 54 |
Line-Ups
Internazionale (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Samir Handanovic (GK) |
| 6 | Stefan de Vrij |
| 95 | Alessandro Bastoni |
| 37 | Milan Skriniar |
| 23 | Nicolò Barella |
| 8 | Matías Vecino |
| 77 | Marcelo Brozovic |
| 32 | Federico Dimarco |
| 2 | Denzel Dumfries |
| 19 | Joaquín Correa |
| 10 | Lautaro Martínez |
Bologna (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 28 | Lukasz Skorupski (GK) |
| 4 | Kevin Bonifazi |
| 17 | Gary Medel |
| 3 | Aaron Hickey |
| 29 | Lorenzo De Silvestri |
| 21 | Roberto Soriano |
| 32 | Mattias Svanberg |
| 8 | Nicolás Domínguez |
| 9 | Marko Arnautovic |
| 10 | Nicola Sansone |
| 11 | Andreas Skov Olsen |
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