The hosts are heading into the match on the back of a narrow 1-0 defeat to AS Roma on Wednesday, while Atalanta came from behind to earn a dramatic 2-2 draw against Spezia, on the same day.
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Bologna play host to Atalanta in a Serie A fixture at Renato Dall’Ara on Monday night. The hosts are heading into the match on the back of a narrow 1-0 defeat to AS Roma on Wednesday, while Atalanta came from behind to earn a dramatic 2-2 draw against Spezia, on the same day. Bologna are currently occupying 11th spot in the Italian top flight standings, having collected 19 points from 16 games, while the visitors are sitting four places above them, with 28 points to their name. Meanwhile La Dea have a superior record over Bologna, having won 10 of their 13 league encounters with La Grassa and keeping a clean sheet on eight occasions.
Come Marten 💪🏼🦁 verso Bologna!
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— Atalanta B.C. (@Atalanta_BC) January 7, 2023
Bologna, who concluded the first phase of the campaign by pocketing 12 points from a possible 15, couldn’t keep up the momentum, having lost to Roma in their first outing following the World cup break. Lorenzo Pellegrini’s lone goal, from the penalty spot, inside the opening six minutes, separated the two sides at Stadio Olimpico. It was Bologna’s seventh league-defeat of the campaign. However, La Grassa are unbeaten in their last four home games, having recorded one draw and three wins. Therefore Thiago Mota’s side will be confident of taking all three points in front of their own fans on Monday.
Atalanta, on the other hand, are winless in their last four Serie A games and that includes three consecutive defeats prior to the World Cup break. Meanwhile, last timeout, Gian Piero Gasperini’s side came from behind to earn a point against Spezia. First-half strikes from Emmanuel Gyasi and M’Bala Nzola gave a 2-0 lead to the Little Eagles, before Atalata came out all guns blazing in the second half, and leveled the score through Rasmus Hojlund and Mario Pasalic. Gasperini’s side showed great character to snatch a point from the jaws of defeat as Pasalic scored the equaliser two minutes into the injury time.
Bologna’s veteran defender Lorenzo De Silvestri is sidelined with calf injury, while the likes of Joshua Zirkzee, Musa Barrow and Kevin Bonufazi are all set to miss out Monday’s game. Marko Arnautovic is likely to lead the line, with Aebischer, Dominguez and Orsolini in support. As for Atalanta, striker Duvan Zapata is nursing a knee injury, while goalkeeper Juan Musa is also occupying the treatment room. Marko Sportiello is likely to occupy the goal, with Toloi, Palomino and Djimsiti forming the three-man defence in front of him.
Bologna possible line-up: Skorupski, Posch, Soumaoro, Lucumi, Lykogiannis, Medel, Ferguson, Orsolini, Dominguez, Aebischer, Arnautovic
Atalanta possible line-up: Sportiello, Toloi, Palomino, Dijmsiti, Hateboer, De Roon, Koopmeiners, Zappacosta, Pasalic, Lookman, Hojlund
Bologna
| Opponents | Score |
| Roma | 1-0 (L) |
| Verona | 0-1 (W) |
| Mallorca | 1-2 (W) |
| Kapfenberger | 9-0 (W) |
| Sassuolo | 3-0 (W) |
Atalanta
| Opponents | Score |
| Spezia | 2-2 (D) |
| Crema | 10-1 (W) |
| AZ Alkmaar | 0-1 (L) |
| Real Betis | 0-3 (W) |
| Nice | 0-3 (W) |
| Last 5 match-results | Score |
| Atalanta beat Bologna | 0-1 |
| Atalanta draw Bologna | 0-0 |
| Atalanta beat Bologna | 5-0 |
| Bologna draw Atalanta | 2-2 |
| Atalanta beat Bologna | 1-0 |
The Serie A match between Bologna and Atalanta will take place at Renato Dall’Ara on Monday at 1:15 am IST.
| Bologna vs Atalanta | Key Details |
| Date | January 9 (Italy) |
| Venue | Renato Dall’Ara |
| Kickoff time in Italy | 8:45 pm (Monday) |
| Kickoff time in India | 1:15 am (Tuesday) |
The live telecast of the Serie A matches in India is available on the Sports 18 network. Fans will also be able to watch the match on Voot Select. Besides, the match between Bologna and Atalanta can also be seen on Sky Sports network and Dazn Italy.
