On 18 September, one of the matches of the 4th round of the Italian Football Championship took place. Verona (Italy) and Bologna (Italy) met.
Italian Championship, 4th round
Verona (Italy) - Bologna (Italy) - 0:0 (0:0)
Warnings: Davidovic (18), Victor Christiansen (37), M. Baroni (45+4), Davide Faraoni (50), S. Posh (73), Serdar (90+3), T. Suslov (90+3).
Verona and Bologna battled it out in a tense and competitive Serie A match at the legendary Marc'Antonio Bentegodi Stadium. Both teams showed great determination and skill, leading to a tense contest that ended 0-0. The start of the match was turbulent: in the 18th minute Verona's P. Davidovic was yellow carded for a careless movement. The game continued, both teams created scoring opportunities, but in the 29th minute Verona's I. Hien thought he had turned the tide, but his goal was cancelled due to an offside offence. In the 36th minute, Verona made the first substitution of the match, replacing D. Lazovic with J. Doig. Doig. Soon after, Bologna's V. Christiansen received a yellow card in the 37th minute, which increased the tension in the game. At the end of the first half, Verona's M. Baroni also received a yellow card in the 45th minute. The second half started in the same way as the first: in the 50th minute Verona's D. Faraoni was cautioned with a yellow card. After that Bologna decided to make substitutions: in the 60th minute L. De Silvestri and J. Karlsson replaced S. Posh and R. Orsoli. Poche and R. Orsolini respectively.
Verona also made changes, replacing D. Faraoni with F. Terracciano and releasing F. Bonazzoli in place of M. Djuric in the 62nd minute. In the 70th minute Verona introduced two more substitutions into the game, M. Folorunxo and O. Dudu, trying to find a turning point. In the 73rd minute, Bologna's S. Posch received a yellow card, adding to the growing number of penalties in the match. In the 77th minute, Bologna made a third substitution: D. Ndoye replaced G. Fabbian. Both teams continued to fight hard, but in the 80th minute Bologna decided to make additional substitutions: R. Calafiori replaced V. Fabbian. Calafiori came on in place of V. Christiansen, and R. Froehler - in place of N. Moro. Verona's disappointment increased when S. Serdar and T. Suslov received yellow cards in the 90th minute. Serdar and T. Suslov, adding to the list of cautions accumulated during the match. Despite several chances, both teams failed to score and the match ended in a goalless draw. Despite the fact that neither team was able to get the desired result, the match showed the intense competition and high quality of football in Serie A. Both Verona and Bologna can take the positives from their performances and try to build on them in the upcoming matches.
The following matches await the rivals in the next round: Milan vs Verona, Bologna vs Napoli.
| Verona | Bologna | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kicks to the goal | 4 |
| 9 | Kicks | 10 |
| 3 | Blocked shots | 2 |
| 5 | Penalty kicks | 5 |
| 4 | Kicks from outside the penalty box | 5 |
| 18 | Offences | 10 |
| 3 | Corner | 4 |
| 5 | Offsides | 1 |
| 40% | Ball possession | 60% |
| 4 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 4 | Keeper saves | 1 |
| 344 | Total assists | 533 |
| 276 | Accurate assists | 469 |
| 80% | Accuracy of passes | 88% |