Our prediction for this Serie A match:
Cagliari and Bologna take on each other at Sardegna Arena on Wednesday evening in what is expected to be a close encounter. Cagliari recorded a very important 2-0 win over Crotone at the weekend, with the team keeping their survival hopes alive. The Sardinians are eager to escape the relegation zone, and we are positive that they will fight tooth and nail against Bologna. Lykogiannis is banned for the match, while both Rog and Sottil remain in the recovery room.
Sinisa Mihajlovic’s troops, on the other hand, did well to beat Lazio 2-0 in their last league match, with the team climbing to 11th position in the standings. Given the number of the absentees in the away team, we believe that there is a big value in betting on the relegation-threatened hosts. Danilo is sidelined through suspension, while all Santander, Farago, Tomiyasu, Baldursson, and Medel are all out of contention with injuries.
Highlighted Player (Radja Nainggolan):
Born on 4 May 1988, Radja Nainggolan is a Belgian footballer who plays for AS Roma as a central midfielder. The combative midfielder failed to leave a mark on domestic stage, having left his first club Germinal Beerschot for Piacenza as a 17-year-old. Nainggolan soon started to prove his worth at senior level, earning a move to Cagliari in 2010.
He continued with impressive performances in Italian Serie A and eventually snubbed a number of top European sides to join AS Roma in 2014.The central midfielder enjoyed a very good start to his career at Stadio Olimpico, while also establishing himself as a first team regular in the Belgian national team, helping the Red Devils climb to first place in FIFA Rankings and also qualify for the Euro 2016 finals.
A highly skilled midfielder who does not shirk from defensive duties, Nainggolan is also famous for his fiery temperament that has seen him earn 2 red cards and over 70 yellow cards during the course of his career.
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.