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50% Ball Possession CROTONE and 50% Ball Possession BOLOGNA
Crotone 0 – 1 Bologna 
. 51′ Blerim Dzemaili
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Crotone, 19th position with 9 points and a negative goal difference of -19
Bologna, 15th position with 20 points and a negative goal difference of -8
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Bologna | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 17:25 | -8 | 20 |
| 19 | Crotone | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 14:33 | -19 | 9 |
Crotone failing to win the home game complicating their dream for salvation. Crotone have won only 2 games this season and risks relegation to Serie B unless they start gaining points. Bologna after defeating Crotone have won 6 games this season. There is only 1 precedent in Serie A between Crotone and Bologna and that was on August 21, 2016 at the Renato Dall’Ara Stadium with Bologna winning 1-0. Crotone was promoted from Serie B this season.
Tough situation for Crotone a living nightmare. It’s Bologna to open the score in the 51st minute. The assist is by Ladislav Krejci to Blerim Dzemaili defeating Crotone goalkeeper Alex Cordaz with a right footed shot in the bottom left corner. It’s the third goal of the season by Dzemaili.
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Here is CROTONE official starting lineup by coach Davide Nicola:
CROTONE (4-4-2): Cordaz; Rosi, Ceccherini, Ferrari, Martella; Rohdén, Capezzi, Crisetig, Palladino; Trotta, Falcinelli.
Here is BOLOGNA official starting lineup by coach Roberto Donadoni:
BOLOGNA (4-3-3): Mirante; Torosidis, Gastaldello, Maietta, Masina; Nagy, Viviani, Džemaili; Di Francesco, Destro, Krejčí.
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Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of CROTONE: Diego Falcinelli with 5 goals
Top scorer of BOLOGNA: Mattia Destro and Simone Verdi with 4 goals each
| Crotone | Goals | Goals | Bologna |
|---|---|---|---|
| Falcinelli, Diego | 5 | 4 | Destro, Mattia |
| Palladino, Raffaele | 2 | 4 | Verdi, Simone |
| Trotta, Marcello | 2 | 2 | Dzemaili, Blerim |
| Simy | 1 | 1 | Helander, Filip |
| Sampirisi, Mario | 1 | 1 | Krejci, Ladislav |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of CROTONE: 1 win, 2 lost
| 08/01/17 | SA | Lazio – Crotone | 1:0 | 19 | |||
| 18/12/16 | SA | Udinese – Crotone | 2:0 | 17 | |||
| 10/12/16 | SA | Crotone – Pescara | 2:1 | 16 |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of BOLOGNA: 1 win, 1 draw, 1 lost
| 08/01/17 | SA | Juventus – Bologna | 3:0 | 19 | |||
| 18/12/16 | SA | Pescara – Bologna | 0:3 | 17 | |||
| 11/12/16 | SA | Bologna – Empoli | 0:0 | 16 |
Photo: facebook.com/bfc1909official/
2016 – 2017 Italian Serie A Week 20
Crotone 0 – 1 Bologna
Saturday 14 January 2017
Adriatico Stadium
Crotone, Italy
18:00
Referee: CALVARESE
Assistants: FIORITO – DI VUOLO
Fourth Official: VIVENZI
ADD1: MANGANIELLO
ADD2: SERRA
Goals: 51′ Blerim Dzemaili (B.)
Official lineups – formations:
CROTONE (4-4-2): Cordaz; Rosi, Ceccherini, Ferrari, Martella; Rohdén, Capezzi, Crisetig, Palladino; Trotta, Falcinelli.
Subs: Festa, Viscovo, Claiton, Nalini, Stoian, Gnahorè, Barberis, Salzano, Dussenne, Sampirisi, Suljić, Simy.
Coach: Davide Nicola.
BOLOGNA (4-3-3): Mirante; Torosidis, Gastaldello, Maietta, Masina; Nagy, Viviani, Džemaili; Di Francesco, Destro, Krejčí.
Subs: Da Costa, Sarr, Oikonomou, Krafth, Pulgar, Mounier, Donsah, Rizzo, Ferrari, Mbaye, Floccari, Okwonkwo.
Coach: Roberto Donadoni.