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Italian Soccer Serie A
72% Ball Possession BOLOGNA and 28% Ball Possession CAGLIARI
Bologna 2 – 1 Cagliari
59′ Joshua Zirkzee 21′ Zito Luvumbo
90′ Giovanni Fabbian
👉 Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Bologna, 14th with 1 point and a negative goal difference of -2
Cagliari, 15th position with 1 point and a negative goal difference of -2
Bologna won the Italian Serie A Week 3 game defeating Cagliari on Saturday 2 September 2023 at the Renato Dall’Ara Stadium in Bologna, Italy. In the standings, Bologna climbed to 4 points while the Sardinians remain firm at 1 point. Bologna reversed the result with a great second half. Cagliari ahead with Luvumbo, then equal by Zirkzee and Fabbian’s winning goal with almost expired time, taking advantage of a mistake by Radunovic. Orsolini missed a penalty, kicking on the crossbar.
Bologna are unbeaten in 10 home games in a row against Cagliari in Serie A (W7, D3): the Emilians have not faced any opponent several times at home since 2011 without collecting at least one defeat (zero knockouts in 10 previous home matches in period also against Sampdoria).
After the break, it’s back to the field with Cagliari-Udinese and Verona-Bologna.
Cagliari opened the score in the 21st minute. Zito Luvumbo defeated Bologna goalkeeper Lukasz Skorupski with a left-footed shot to the bottom right corner. The assist is by Mateusz Wieteska. This is Luvumbo first goal in Serie A with Cagliari.
👉 Bologna 0 – 1 Cagliari, 21st minute, ⚽️ goal by Zito Luvumbo for @CagliariCalcio with a left-footed shot to the bottom right corner. The assist is by Mateusz Wieteska. https://t.co/ZaAe4yRqDK
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) September 2, 2023
Zito Luvumbo scores Cagliari first goal of the season!
Claudio Ranieri enjoyed that one. 👌 pic.twitter.com/97wUZ7gX4E
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) September 2, 2023
Bologna equalized in the 59th minute. Joshua Zirkzee defeated Cagliari goalkeeper Boris Radunovic with a left-footed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Victor Kristiansen.
👉 Bologna 1 – 1 Cagliari, 59th minute, ⚽️ goal by Joshua Zirkzee equalized for @BolognaFC1909en with a left-footed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Victor Kristiansen. https://t.co/eIGzCPyMg4
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) September 2, 2023
A beautiful left footed finish from Joshua Zirkzee! 💥
Will we find a winner in Bologna? 👀 pic.twitter.com/JpmaZX2o2y
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) September 2, 2023
Bologna took the lead in the 90th minute. Giovanni Fabbian scored from very close range with a right-footed shot to the bottom right corner.
👉 Bologna 2 – 1 Cagliari, 90th minute, ⚽️ goal by Giovanni Fabbian for @BolognaFC1909en from very close range with a right-footed shot to the bottom right corner. https://t.co/X9Qod5Z4ms
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) September 2, 2023
✅ Stats before the game: Balanced balance in the last 12 Serie A matches between Bologna and Cagliari, thanks to four wins each and four draws; however, only one of the eight most recent meetings between the two teams ended in a draw (1-1 on 1 July 2020, with goals from Musa Barrow and Giovanni Simeone). Bologna have won four of their six Serie A games against newly promoted opponents under Thiago Motta – the only exceptions in the run being a 1-1 draw against Cremonese on 23 January 2023 and a 1-0 defeat against Monza on 23 January 2023. last February 12th. Cagliari have won just one of their last 13 Serie A games (including their previous top flight) – D3, L9; in the partial he never scored more than one goal in a match, for a total of just six goals. Bologna’s last home success in Serie A dates back to last April 2 against Udinese (3-0): since then they have achieved four draws (all in the last tournament) and one defeat (on the first day of this championship); the last time the rossoblù recorded a longer streak of consecutive home games without a win was between February and July 2020 (six).
👉 Lineup BOLOGNA (4-2-3-1): Skorupski; Posch, Beukema, Lucumì, Kristiansen; Aebischer, Moro; Ndoye, Ferguson, Karlsson; Zirkzee.
👉 Lineup CAGLIARI (4-4-2): Radunovic, Zappa, Dossena, Wieteska, Augello; Nandez, Sulemana, Makoumbou, Jankto; Petagna, Luvumbo.
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📺 Click the video to watch Bologna 2 – 1 Cagliari highlights on Saturday 2 September 2023
🇮🇹 Referee Daniele Orsato from the section of Schio will be assisted by Domenico Rocca from the section of Catanzaro and Valerio Vecchi from the section of Lamezia Terme. The Fourth Official will be Matteo Gualtieri from the section of Asti. The VAR will be Daniele Paterna from the section of Teramo. The AVAR will be Paolo Mazzoleni from the section of Bergamo.
The Renato Dall’Ara Stadium ready for Bologna vs Cagliari
Photo via twitter.com/cagliaricalcio
Photo via twitter.com/BolognaFC1909en
Photo via twitter.com/cagliaricalcio
👉 Bologna vs Cagliari, Match Officials
Serie A Week 3🗓️ Saturday 2 September 2023
🏟️ Renato Dall’Ara Stadium
⏲️ 18:30🙍♂️Referee: ORSATO
🚩Assistants: ROCCA – VECCHI
4⃣ Fourth Official: GUALTIERI
🥅 VAR: PATERNA
AVAR: MAZZOLENI@SerieA_EN https://t.co/AmO06bsqeW pic.twitter.com/dcYhN7TzAK— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) September 2, 2023
👉First half is over. Bologna 0 – 1 Cagliari
⚽️ Goals: 21′ Zito Luvumbo
Corners: Bologna 3, Cagliari 1
🟨 Booked: 40′ Lewis Ferguson (B)
✍ Ball Possession: 71% @BolognaFC1909en and 29% @CagliariCalcio
✅ https://t.co/NKMMe1YVBG@TheCalcioGuys @SerieASitdown @bolognafcusa https://t.co/Gs1wXk6U1X
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) September 2, 2023
👉Result Bologna 2 – 1 Cagliari
⚽️ Goals: 21′ Luvumbo (C), 59′ Zirkzee (B), 90′ G. Fabbian (B)
🟨 Booked: 40′ Ferguson (B), 70′ Sulemana (C), 90′ Makoumbou (C)
✍ Ball Possession: 72% @BolognaFC1909en and 28% @CagliariCalcio
✅ https://t.co/NKMMe1YVBG @TheCalcioGuys https://t.co/BmqR0Al1tt
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) September 2, 2023
Photo via twitter.com/BolognaFC1909en
2023-24 Italian Serie A
Serie A Week 3
Bologna 1 – 1 Cagliari
Saturday 2 September 2023
Renato Dall’Ara Stadium
Bologna, Italy
18:30
Referee: ORSATO
Assistants: ROCCA – VECCHI
Fourth Official: GUALTIERI
VAR: PATERNA
AVAR: MAZZOLENI
Goals: 21′ Zito Luvumbo (C), 59′ Joshua Zirkzee (B)
Official lineups – formations – tabellino:
👉 Lineup BOLOGNA (4-2-3-1): Skorupski; Posch, Beukema, Lucumì, Kristiansen; Aebischer, Moro; Ndoye, Ferguson, Karlsson; Zirkzee.
Subs: Ravaglia, Gasperini, Bonifazi, De Silvestri, Calafiori, Corazza, El Azzouzi, Fabbian, Urbanski, Orsolini.
Coach: Thiago Motta.
👉 Lineup CAGLIARI (4-4-2): Radunovic, Zappa, Dossena, Wieteska, Augello; Nandez, Sulemana, Makoumbou, Jankto; Petagna, Luvumbo.
Subs: Scuffet, Aresti, Goldaniga, Obert, Azzi, Prati, Deiola, Di Pardo, Viola, Shomurodov, Oristanio.
Coach: Claudio Ranieri.