The hosts are heading into the match on the back of a 2-0 defeat at AC Milan last Sunday, while Salernitana thrashed Sampdoria 4-0 on the same day.
Bologna will host Salernitana in a Serie A fixture at the Renato Dall’Ara on Thursday night. The hosts are heading into the match on the back of a 2-0 defeat at AC Milan last Sunday, while Salernitana thrashed Sampdoria 4-0 on the same day. Bologna are currently languishing at the 18th position with just one point from three games, while the visitors are sitting six places above them with four points.
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Bologna began their season with a 2-1 defeat to Lazio before playing out a 1-1 draw against Verona. And then, in their recent outing against the defending champions in Milan, the Petronians suffered their second defeat of the season, Rafael Leao opened the scoring before Olivier Giroud netted a screamer to double the lead and seal the win. Salerniata on the other hand, have made an impressive start to their campaign, recording one win, a draw and a defeat so far. In their last match against Sampdoria, the Garnets netted four times without reply. Boulaye Dia, Federico Bonazzoli, Tonny Vihena and Erik Bothiem got on the scoresheet for Torino.
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Bologna defender Mitchell Dojks is sidelined with an injury. Gary Medel is expected to lead the three-man defence consisting of Bonifazi and Lykogiannis. Austria international Arnautovic is likely to lead the line with Orolini in support. As for Salernitana, veteran winger Franck Ribery and midfielder Emil Bohinen are nursing knee injuries, while Ivan Radovanovic and Matteo Lovato are sidelined with calf and ankle problems respectively. Federico Bonazzoli is expected to partner Dia up front.
Bologna probable starting lineup: Skorupski, Bonifazi, Medel, Lykogiannis, Kasius, Dominguez, Schouten, Soriano, Cambiasso, Oriolini, Arnautovic.
Salernitana probable starting lineup: Sepe, Bronn, Gyomber, Fazio, Candreva, Coulibaly, Maggiore, Vilhena, Mazzocchi, Dia, Bonazzoli
The Serie A match between Bologna and Salernitana will take place at Renato Dall’Ara on Friday at 12:15 am IST.
Bologna vs Salernitana | Key details |
Date | September 1 (Italy) |
Venue | Renato Dall’Ara |
Kickoff time in Italy | 8:45 pm (Thursday) |
Kickoff time in india | 12:15 am (Friday) |
The live telecast of the Serie A matches are available on Sports18 network. Fans will also be able to watch the live streaming on Voot Select.