Our prediction for this Serie A match:
Stadio Renato Dall’Ara will host Saturday’s football game between Bologna and Inter, the two teams who defeated Atalanta and Genoa respectively at the weekend. The Rossoblu are on a six-game winning run in the national championship, but they will have a big fish to fry against the league leaders. Defender Adama Soumaoro misses out with an ACL injury, but he should be the only absentee in the home team.
Simone Inzaghi’s men, on the other hand, are eyeing their 13th consecutive win in all competitions, but given Bologna’s splendid form in the Italian top flight, the title hopefuls should be happy with one point from the match as well. Fit-again attacker Marcus Thuram is pushing for a recall to the starting XI, while all Hakan Calhanoglu, Stefano Sensi, and Juan Cuadrado remain in the recovery room. In the first half of the season the two sides played out a 2-2 draw.
Highlighted Player (Hakan Calhanoglu):
Hakan Calhanoglu is another one in the long line of Turkish footballers who were born in Germany, so it is hardly surprising he came to prominence thanks to his performances in Bundesliga. The attacking midfielder with great vision and very good goalscoring record started his professional career at Karlsruher, scoring impressive 17 goals in 50 league outings to earn a move to Bundesliga side Hamburg.
The spell at Imtech Arena was merely a stepping stone for bigger things as 11 goals in his debut top flight campaign persuaded Bayer Leverkusen to splash nearly €15 million on his services. That proved a very good investment as Calhanoglu continued the rich vein of form, and it is now a matter of time before he joins one of European powerhouses.
The midfield maestro had a bright start to his career in the Turkey national team, scoring 5 goals in first 16 caps, and chances are he will become a leader for Milli Takim in the foreseeable future.
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.