Sassuolo vs Bologna, 2023-24 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A

Sassuolo

44': Daniel Boloca

FT
1 - 1

Bologna

3': Joshua Zirkzee

About

Sassuolo are hosting Bologna at Mapei Stadium, Reggio Emilia, Italy, starting on . The match is a part of the Italian Serie A.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Attempt blocked. Charalampos Lykogiannis (Bologna) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Riccardo Orsolini.
2': Attempt missed. Nedim Bajrami (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Domenico Berardi following a fast break.
3': Goal! Sassuolo 0, Bologna 1. Joshua Zirkzee (Bologna) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Michel Aebischer.
7': Delay in match because of an injury Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna).
8': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
9': Foul by Matías Viña (Sassuolo).
9': Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Foul by Kevin Bonifazi (Bologna).
12': Foul by Charalampos Lykogiannis (Bologna).
12': Jeremy Toljan (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Attempt saved. Matías Viña (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gian Marco Ferrari.
14': Attempt missed. Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
15': Offside, Sassuolo. Martin Erlic tries a through ball, but Andrea Pinamonti is caught offside.
16': Foul by Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo).
16': Lukasz Skorupski (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Attempt missed. Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Armand Laurienté following a fast break.
19': Foul by Joshua Zirkzee (Bologna).
19': Martin Erlic (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Attempt missed. Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Nedim Bajrami.
21': Hand ball by Joshua Zirkzee (Bologna).
27': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Charalampos Lykogiannis.
28': Foul by Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo).
28': Riccardo Calafiori (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Attempt blocked. Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nedim Bajrami.
31': Foul by Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo).
31': Michel Aebischer (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Foul by Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo).
35': Kevin Bonifazi (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Matías Viña.
36': Attempt saved. Charalampos Lykogiannis (Bologna) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alexis Saelemaekers.
39': Attempt saved. Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Riccardo Calafiori.
42': Foul by Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo).
42': Lorenzo De Silvestri (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Foul by Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna).
44': Goal! Sassuolo 1, Bologna 1. Daniel Boloca (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jeremy Toljan.
45'+1': Foul by Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo).
45'+1': Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45'+2': First Half ends, Sassuolo 1, Bologna 1.
45': Second Half begins Sassuolo 1, Bologna 1.
45': Substitution, Bologna. Stefan Posch replaces Lorenzo De Silvestri.
47': Foul by Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo).
47': Michel Aebischer (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Attempt saved. Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
55': Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
55': Foul by Charalampos Lykogiannis (Bologna).
56': Delay in match because of an injury Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo).
56': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
57': Attempt missed. Martin Erlic (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high following a set piece situation.
58': Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
58': Foul by Charalampos Lykogiannis (Bologna).
58': Charalampos Lykogiannis (Bologna) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
59': Substitution, Sassuolo. Uros Racic replaces Kristian Thorstvedt.
60': Attempt blocked. Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gian Marco Ferrari with a cross.
61': Attempt saved. Nedim Bajrami (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
62': Attempt blocked. Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Remo Freuler.
62': Attempt blocked. Lewis Ferguson (Bologna) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Remo Freuler.
63': Attempt missed. Lewis Ferguson (Bologna) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alexis Saelemaekers.
63': Substitution, Bologna. Victor Kristiansen replaces Charalampos Lykogiannis.
63': Substitution, Bologna. Dan Ndoye replaces Alexis Saelemaekers.
66': Attempt saved. Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nedim Bajrami.
69': Substitution, Bologna. Oussama El Azzouzi replaces Michel Aebischer.
71': Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Foul by Oussama El Azzouzi (Bologna).
71': Oussama El Azzouzi (Bologna) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
72': Substitution, Sassuolo. Cristian Volpato replaces Nedim Bajrami.
72': Substitution, Sassuolo. Emil Ceïde replaces Armand Laurienté.
73': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Riccardo Orsolini.
74': Attempt missed. Gian Marco Ferrari (Sassuolo) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Cristian Volpato with a cross following a corner.
75': Attempt blocked. Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Remo Freuler.
75': Offside, Bologna. Remo Freuler tries a through ball, but Riccardo Orsolini is caught offside.
76': Attempt blocked. Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Domenico Berardi.
77': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Remo Freuler.
80': Offside, Bologna. Dan Ndoye tries a through ball, but Riccardo Orsolini is caught offside.
80': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Joshua Zirkzee (Bologna) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
81': VAR Decision: No Goal Sassuolo 1-1 Bologna.
82': Attempt missed. Cristian Volpato (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Uros Racic.
83': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Remo Freuler.
83': Delay in match because of an injury Oussama El Azzouzi (Bologna).
84': Substitution, Bologna. Nikola Moro replaces Oussama El Azzouzi because of an injury.
84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
88': Emil Ceïde (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
88': Foul by Remo Freuler (Bologna).
88': Substitution, Sassuolo. Grégoire Defrel replaces Andrea Pinamonti.
88': Substitution, Sassuolo. Marcus Pedersen replaces Matías Viña.
89': Foul by Emil Ceïde (Sassuolo).
89': Remo Freuler (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Dan Ndoye (Bologna) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90': Foul by Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo).
90': Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+1': Attempt saved. Joshua Zirkzee (Bologna) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
90'+1': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Andrea Consigli.
90'+3': Foul by Jeremy Toljan (Sassuolo).
90'+3': Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+4': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Stefan Posch.
90'+5': Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+5': Foul by Dan Ndoye (Bologna).
90'+5': Alexis Saelemaekers (Bologna) is shown the yellow card.
90'+6': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Kevin Bonifazi.
90'+6': Attempt missed. Gian Marco Ferrari (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Cristian Volpato with a cross following a corner.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Sassuolo 1, Bologna 1.
0': Match ends, Sassuolo 1, Bologna 1.
0': Match ends, Sassuolo 1, Bologna 1.

Statistics

BOL		SAS
10	Fouls	11
3	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	1
2	Corner Kicks	6
5	Saves	3
59.3	Possession	40.7
9	SHOTS	16
5	ON GOAL	5
0.6	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
521	Accurate Passes	324
596	Passes	393
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
1	Accurate Crosses	8
7	Crosses	23
0.1	Cross %	0.3
40	Long Balls	47
25	Accurate Long Balls	21
0.6	Long Balls %	0.4
3	Blocked Shots	3
14	Effective Tackles	5
25	Tackles	14
0.6	Tackle %	0.4
8	Interceptions	7
17	Effective Clearances	7
17	Clearances	7

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Mapei Stadium
Location: Reggio Emilia, Italy
Attendance: 16,931

Serie A Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Internazionale	24	+38	58
2	AC Milan	23	+21	50
3	Napoli	24	+13	49
4	Juventus	24	+21	46

Full Table

Line-Ups

Sassuolo (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
47	Andrea Consigli (GK)
13	Gian Marco Ferrari
5	Martin Erlic
17	Matías Viña
22	Jeremy Toljan
11	Nedim Bajrami
42	Kristian Thorstvedt
24	Daniel Boloca
9	Andrea Pinamonti
45	Armand Laurienté
10	Domenico Berardi

Sassuolo Substitutes:

Marcus Pedersen, Samuele Mulattieri, Mattia Viti, Emil Konradsen Ceïde, Alessio Cragno, Grégoire Defrel, Gianluca Pegolo, Filippo Missori, Cristian Volpato, Uros Racic, Samu Castillejo, Luca Lipani.

Bologna (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
28	Lukasz Skorupski (GK)
33	Riccardo Calafiori
14	Kevin Bonifazi
22	Charalampos Lykogiannis
29	Lorenzo De Silvestri
19	Lewis Ferguson
20	Michel Aebischer
8	Remo Freuler
9	Joshua Zirkzee
56	Alexis Saelemaekers
7	Riccardo Orsolini

Bologna Substitutes:

Stefan Posch, Kacper Urbanski, Sydney van Hooijdonk, Dan Ndoye, Tito Gasperini, Victor Kristiansen, Oussama El Azzouzi, Tommaso Corazza, Federico Ravaglia, Giovanni Fabbian, Sam Beukema, Jesper Karlsson, Nikola Moro.

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