Our prediction for this Serie A match:
Bologna
Match Time & Date:
17/12/2023
18:00
Prediction: 1-0
AS Roma
Stadio Renato Dall’Ara will be the centre of attention when Bologna and AS Roma lock horns in the Serie A round 16. The Rossoblu have a chance to climb to the Champions League berth and they are surely capable of making life difficult for the Romans in front of home fans. A man to keep an eye on in the home team will be Joshua Zirkzee, who scored a brace in a 2-1 win over Salernitana, whereas all Lorenzo De Silvestri, Kevin Bonifazi, Riccardo Orsolini, Tommaso Corazza, Jesper Karlsson, and Adama Soumaoro remain in the treatment room.
Jose Mourinho’s men, on the other hand, managed to grab one point from the Fiorentina game. The Giallorossi head into Sunday’s clash with a severely-weakened squad, we are going to bet on Thiago Motta’s troops. Both Nicola Zalewski and Romelu Lukaku are banned for the match, while important attacker Paulo Dybala has joined Chris Smalling and Tammy Abraham in the recovery room.
Highlighted Player (Rui Patricio):
Sporting Lisbon and Portugal national team goalkeeper Rui Patricio is a one-club man. He was reportedly close to signing with Serie A giants Inter Milan during the 2008 of-season, but he remained in his club where he will most likely hang up his boots when the time comes. The 28-year-old shot stopper spent most of his career with the Lions making his debut with the first-team at only 18 years of age.
Rui Patricio went on to appear in more than 350 official games for the Portugal greats and remains the first-choice keeper for his club and country. Having gone through all the youth selections with the national team, Rui Patricio was given his first senior cap in 2010 after Paulo Bento’s appointment.
Rui Patricio represented his national team at the 2014 FIFA World Cup and three European Championships. The 28-year-old was the mainstay in Portugal’s historic Euro 2016 title in France.
Highlighted Team (Bologna):
Bologna FC 1909 is an Italian football club founded in 1909 and playing in the Serie A. The club hosts its games in the Stadio Renato Dall’Ara which holds a capacity of 40500 seats. The stadium is named after their former chairman. The club plays its home games in the Stadio Renato Dall’Ara since 1927.
The club colors of Bologna are blue and red and is one of the most successful football clubs in Italy winning the Serie A 7times and the Coppa Italia 2 times in the clubs history. Lately Bologna is not performing like their glory times anymore. The club is often relegated to the Serie B but manages to get back to the Serie A on and off. Another important person in the club is Joey Saputo, Canadian but with Italian roots, which is owner of Bologna.
Well known football players that wore the blue red colors of Bologna in their career are: Falcone, Dokovic, Nakata, Gillet, Pagliuca, Vieri and Zagorakis.
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