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37% Ball Possession BOLOGNA and 63% Ball Possession FIORENTINA
Bologna 0 – 3 Fiorentina 
23′ Juan Guillermo Cuadrado
34′ Josip Ilicic
87′ Juan Guillermo Cuadrado
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Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Bologna, 18th position with 28 points and a negative goal difference of -25
Fiorentina, 4th position with 58 points and a positive goal difference of +18
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Fiorentina | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 56:38 | 18 | 58 |
| 18 | Bologna | 34 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 27:52 | -25 | 28 |
Bologna suffering a home defeat and complicating their situation to remain in Serie A next season. Fiorentina silencing the Renato Dall’Ara Stadium with 2 goals by midfielder Juan Guillermo Cuadrado and 1 by midfielder Josip Ilicic. Bologna remaining in the relegation zone.
Referee Massa giving the first yellow card of the match in the 11th minute to Fiorentina defender Modibo Diakité for a handball.
Fiorentina opening the score in the 23rd minute with midfielder Juan Guillermo Cuadrado getting the assist by forward Joaquin in the center. Cuadrado rushes to deliver a right footed shot defeating Bologna goalkeeper Gianluca Curci in the bottom left corner. It’s the 8th goal this season for Cuadrado.
The magic moment for Cuadrado continuing in the 34th minute providing the assist for the second goal of the match. It is midfielder Josip Ilicic to smack a left footed shot leaving Bologna goalkeeper Curci frustrated unable to save in the top right corner.
First half ending 31% ball possession Bologna and 69% ball possession Fiorentina.
Fiorentina adding the final nail to the coffin in the 87th minute. An assist by midfielder Massimo Ambrosini to the “player of the match” Juan Cuadrado to score with a right footed shot leaving goalkeeper Curci wanting to archive this match as the ball goes to the bottom right corner. This is the 9th goal for Cuadrado.
Here is BOLOGNA official starting lineup by coach Davide Ballardini:
Bologna: (3-5-1-1): Curci; Antonsson, Natali, Cherubin; Garics, Pazienza, Krhin, Christodoulopoulos, Morleo; Kone; Acquafresca.
Here is FIORENTINA official starting lineup by coach Vincenzo Montella:
Fiorentina (3-5-1-1): Neto; Tomovic, Rodriguez, Diakitè; Cuadrado, Aquilani, Pizarro, Borja Valero, Vargas; Ilicic, Joaquin.
Disciplinary Situation before the game: No suspended players for BOLOGNA.
2 suspended players for FIORENTINA: Pasqual (1), Matri (1)
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Stats AFTER the game. Top scorer for BOLOGNA: Forward Alessandro Diamanti and Panagiotis Kone with 5 goals each
Top scorer for Forward Giuseppe Rossi with 14 goals
| Bologna | Goals | Goals | Fiorentina |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kone, Panagiotis | 5 | 14 | Rossi, Giuseppe |
| Diamanti, Alessandro | 5 | 8 | Cuadrado, Juan |
| Cristaldo, Jonathan | 4 | 6 | Aquilani, Alberto |
| Bianchi, Rolando | 3 | 6 | Valero, Borja |
| Christodoulopoulos, Lazaros | 2 | 4 | Vargas, Juan Manuel |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of BOLOGNA: 2 draws, 1 lost
| 19/04/14 | SA | Juventus – Bologna |
1:0 | Round 34 |
| 13/04/14 | SA | Bologna – Parma |
1:1 | Round 33 |
| 05/04/14 | SA | Inter – Bologna |
2:2 | Round 32 |
Here are the last 3 games of FIORENTINA: 2 wins, 1 lost
| 19/04/14 | SA | Fiorentina – Roma |
0:1 | Round 34 |
| 13/04/14 | SA | Verona – Fiorentina |
3:5 | Round 33 |
| 06/04/14 | SA | Fiorentina – Udinese |
2:1 | Round 32 |
Click the video to watch the highlights of the match, Bologna vs Fiorentina, Saturday 26 April 2014, Renato Dall’Ara Stadium, Bologna, Italy, Serie A Week 35
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Italian Serie A Week 35
Bologna 0 – 3 Fiorentina
Saturday 26 April 2014
Artemio Franchi Stadium
Bologna, Italy
18:00
Referee: MASSA
Assistants: PASSERI – PRETI
Fourth Official: PAGANESSI
ADD1: DOVERI
ADD2: MERCHIORI
Goals: 23′ Juan Cuadrado (F), 34′ Josip Ilicic (F), 87′ Juan Cuadrado (F)
Official formations – lineups:
Bologna: (3-5-1-1): Curci; Antonsson, Natali, Cherubin; Garics, Pazienza, Krhin, Christodoulopoulos, Morleo; Kone; Acquafresca.
Subs:. Stojanovic, Cech, Sorensen, Mantovani, Ibson, Laxalt, Perez, Friberg, Bianchi, Paoponi, Cristaldo, Moscardelli.
Coach:. Davide Ballardini
Fiorentina (3-5-1-1): Neto; Tomovic, Rodriguez, Diakitè; Cuadrado, Aquilani, Pizarro, Borja Valero, Vargas; Ilicic, Joaquin.
Subs. Rosati, Lupatelli, Compper, Roncaglia, Wolski, Savic, Bakic, Ambrosini, Ryder, Anderson.
Coach. Vincenzo Montella
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Bologna 0 – 3 Fiorentina Referee: MASSA |
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| Bologna | Match Stats |
Fiorentina |
| 0 | Goals | 3 |
| 16 (6) | Shots (on goal) | 14 (8) |
| 14 | Fouls | 10 |
| 5 | Corner kicks | 7 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 37% | Ball Possession | 63% |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 5 | Saves | 6 |
What do you think of the results? Which players surprised you or disappointed you and why?