Our prediction for this Serie A match:
Bologna and Verona take on each other at Stadio Renato Dall’Ara in the last game of the Serie A day 3. The Rossoblu did well to beat Salernitana 3-2 in their opener, with the team holding Atalanta to a goalless draw in Bergamo before the international break. Summer signing Marko Arnautovic has already started paying off, meaning that the opposition defenders should have the controversial Austria attacker at bay. Vignato is a major doubt, and he will be assessed ahead of the kick-off.
The Mastini, on the other hand, failed to impress in back-to-back defeats to Sassuolo (2-3) and Inter (1-3), and seeing that Bologna have turned their Stadio Renato Dall’Ara into a real fortress, we predict that the visitors will return home empty-handed. There should be no absentees in the away team in Monday’s showdown as Miguel Veloso returns from suspension.
Highlighted Player (Stefano Denswil):
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Stefano Denswil is a product of Ajax football academy. The Dutch centre-back, who was born in Zaandam on May 7, 1993, scored one goal in 22 appearances in the Eredivisie for Ajax before joining Club Brugge in 2015. Denswil quickly established himself as a first-team regular at Club Brugge and it has to be noted that he scored his first goal for the Blauw-Zwart in December 2015 in a 4-1 loss to Anderlecht.
Speaking of his international career, Stefano Denswil has seven caps with Netherlands U21 team, but, outside of football, the Club Brugge practices kickboxing. Stefano Denswil’s preferred foot is left, but he is not used as a left-back. His main position is centre-back and his contract with Club Brugge should expire in June, 2020.
Denswil has three Eredivisie titles with Ajax and he won his second Belgian Pro League trophy with Club Brugge in the 2017/2018 season. Denswil wears No. 24 jersey at the Jan Breydel Stadium outfit.
Highlighted Team (Verona):
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Founded back in 1903, Hellas Verona are a professional football club that compete in the Italian Serie A. The “Mastini” are well known for their yellow and blue jerseys and they welcome their opponents at Stadio Marc’Antonio Bentegodi. Hellas Verona share rivalry with Chievo Verona and the two local rivals face each other in the “Derby della Scala”.
The first derby of Verona was played on November 18, 2001, with Hellas Verona emerging triumphant (3-2). In 1985 the Mastini won their first and only Scudetto, with the team finishing the season in top position in the Serie A standings, four points clear of second-placed Torino. The likes of Preben Elkjaer, Giuseppe Calderisi, Hans-Peter Briegel, Pietro Fanna and Antonio Di Gennaro led Hellas Verona to the historical success.
However, the most famous footballer who played for Verona is Romania international Adrian Mutu, who scored 16 goals in 57 appearances in the league for the Stadio Marc’ Antonio Bentegodi outfit. Verona will compete in the Italian top flight in the 2017/2018 season as they finished the 2016/2017 Serie B campaign in second position in the table.