On 20 May, one of the matches of the 36th round of the Italian football championship took place. Cremonese (Italy) and Bologna (Italy) met.
Italian Championship, round 36
Cremonese (Italy ) - Bologna (Italy) - 1:5 (0:3)
Goals: - Arnautovic (14), Ferguson (27), S. Posh (45 +1), Orsolini (63), Sansone (80)
Warnings: Orsolini (29), Orsolini (73), C. Buonaiuto (86)
In the recent Serie A match between Cremonese and Bologna at the Stadio Giovanni Zini, Bologna dominated and took control of the game from the opening minutes and did not let up. The 0-3 score at half-time hinted at the one-sided nature of the match, with Bologna scoring a series of expertly executed goals. The first goal of the match came on 14 minutes when Bologna's M. Arnautovic netted an accurate shot. Just over ten minutes later, he was followed by L. Ferguson who doubled Bologna's lead. Despite falling behind early on, Cremonese continued to struggle but struggled to create serious chances. Bologna's R. Orsolini received a yellow card in the 29th minute but it did not slow down his side's play. Then, in the 45th minute, S. Posch scored his third goal for Bologna, effectively ending the game in the first half. Clinging to hope, Cremonese made two substitutions early in the second half. F.Cajut came on in place of D.Ciofani and P.Galdames replaced C.Buonaiuto.
However, those replacements didn't make any difference as Bologna continued to dominate. On 62 minutes, R. Orsolini scored his second and fourth goal of the match for Bologna. This was followed by a flurry of substitutions from both teams, with Bologna making three substitutions and Cremonese making two. In the 73rd minute, Bologna player R. Orsolini received a yellow card and was soon shown a red card and his team were left on the sidelines for the rest of the match. However, this did not dampen their enthusiasm and N. Sansone sealed the win with a fifth goal in the 80th minute. Cremonese managed to score a consolation goal in the final minutes of the game when D. Ciofani struck the opposition goal in the 90th minute. However, it was too little and too late for Cremonese, who were confidently beaten by a stronger Bologna team. Overall, it was an impressive performance from Bologna, who hope to carry their form into the next game. Cremonese, on the other hand, want to forget about this defeat as soon as possible and focus on the next game.
In the next round, the opponents will be Lazio vs Cremonese and Bologna vs Napoli.
| Cremonese | Bologna | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Shots on goal | 9 |
| 13 | Shots | 19 |
| 6 | Blocked shots | 2 |
| 10 | Kicks from the penalty area | 11 |
| 3 | Kicks from behind the penalty box | 8 |
| 7 | Offences | 13 |
| 3 | Corner | 9 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 37% | Possession of the ball | 63% |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red cards | 1 |
| 4 | Safeties by goalkeeper | 1 |
| 347 | Total assists | 619 |
| 283 | Accurate passes | 551 |
| 82% | Accuracy of transmissions | 89% |