By Anna Italia
40% Ball Possession BOLOGNA and 60% Ball Possession AS ROMA
Bologna 0 – 1 AS Roma 
37′ Radja Nainggolan
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Serie A Standing AFTER the game:
Bologna, 16th position with 21 points and a negative goal difference of -19
AS Roma, 2nd position with 57 points and a positive goal difference of +38
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | AS Roma | 23 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 48:11 | 37 | 54 |
| 16 | Bologna | 24 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 22:40 | -18 | 21 |
AS Roma keeping up the race for the Scudetto with Juventus. A blow for Bologna losing the home game against Roma at the Renato Dall’Ara Stadium. Roma with the pressure to win their rest of their games while hoping for Juventus to start losing points. However, although Bologna lost, it might be considered an improvement considering their previous game with Roma at the Olimpico Stadium on Round 6, AS Roma 5 – 0 Bologna.
One goal was enough for Roma to claim the full 3 points. In the 37th minute, an assist by midfielder Miralem Pjanic to midfielder Radja Nainggolan defeating Bologna goalkeeper Gianluca Curci from close range in the top right corner.
It’s a special moment for Nainggolan because this is his first goal as a Roma player since he transferred from Cagliari in January.
Here is BOLOGNA official starting lineup by coach Davide Ballardini:
Curci; Antonsson, Natali, Cherubin; Garics, Kone, Krhin,
Christodoulopoulos, Morleo; Cristaldo, Bianchi
Here is AS ROMA official starting lineup by coach Rudi Garcia:
AS ROMA (4-2-3-1)
De Sanctis; Taddei, Benatia, Castan, Romagnoli; Nainggolan, De Rossi;
Gervinho, Pjanic, Florenzi; Destro
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Disciplinary Situation before the game: 1 suspended player for BOLOGNA: Perez
No suspended players for AS ROMA
Stats AFTER the game. Top scorer for BOLOGNA: Forward Alessandro Diamanti with 5 goals
Top scorer for AS ROMA: Forward Mattia Destro with 6 goals
| Player | Goals | Goals | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diamanti, Alessandro | 5 | 6 | Destro, Mattia |
| Kone, Panagiotis | 4 | 5 | Florenzi, Alessandro |
| Cristaldo, Jonathan | 3 | 5 | Strootman, Kevin |
| Bianchi, Rolando | 3 | 5 | Ljajic, Adem |
| Laxalt, Diego | 2 | 5 | Benatia, Medhi |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of BOLOGNA: 1 win, 2 lost
| 14/02/14 | SA | Milan – Bologna |
1:0 | Round 24 |
| 09/02/14 | SA | Turin – Bologna |
1:2 | Round 23 |
| 01/02/14 | SA | Bologna – Udinese |
0:2 | Round 22 |
Here are the last 3 games of AS ROMA: 1 win, 1 draw, 1 lost
| 16/02/14 | SA | Roma – Sampdoria |
3:0 | Round 24 |
| 12/02/14 | CI | Napoli – Roma |
3:0 | Semifinal |
| 09/02/14 | SA | Lazio – Roma |
0:0 | Round 23 |
Click the video to watch the highlights of the game, BOLOGNA vs AS ROMA, Saturday 22 February 2014, Renato Dall’Ara Stadium, Bologna, Italy, Serie A Week 25
Photos Bologna vs AS Roma courtesy of asroma.it
Italian Serie A Week 25
Bologna 0 – 1 AS Roma
Saturday 22 February 2014
Renato Dall’Ara Stadium
Bologna, Italy
20:45
Referee: MASSA
Assistants: BIANCHI – GRILLI
Fourth Official: CARIOLATO
ADD1: MAZZOLENI
ADD2: GUIDA
Goal: 37′ Radja Nainggolan (R)
Official formations – lineups:
Curci; Antonsson, Natali (78′ Moscardelli), Cherubin (62′ Mantovani); Garics (56′ Ibson), Kone, Krhin,
Christodoulopoulos, Morleo; Cristaldo, Bianchi
Subs not used: (Malagoli, Stojanovic,
Crespo, Sorensen, Cech, Laxalt, Friberg, Paponi).
Coach: Davide Ballardini.
De Sanctis; Taddei, Benatia, Castan, Romagnoli; Nainggolan, De Rossi;
Gervinho, Pjanic (61′ Strootman), Florenzi (53′ Ljajic); Destro (73′ Bastos)
Subs not used: (Skorupski, Lobont, Toloi,
Torosidis, Jedvaj, Mazzitelli, F. Ricci, Di Mariano).
Coach: Rudi Garcia.
| Bologna | Match Stats |
AS Roma |
| 0 | Goals | 1 |
| 12(1) | Shots (on goal) | 17(2) |
| 10 | Fouls | 15 |
| 5 | Corner kicks | 1 |
| 3 | Offsides | 5 |
| 40% | Ball Possession | 60% |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Saves | 1 |
What do you think of the results? Which players surprised you or disappointed you and why?