Bologna take on the visitors Verona in the round 18 match of Italian Serie A. The match will be played on Monday, December 30th at Stadio Renato Dall'Ara (Bologna).
"Bologna" even claimed 4th place in 2023/2024. That race was still lost in the end to the more experienced "Atalanta". But here they were lucky, Italy then received an extra place in the Champions League from UEFA, and that additional ticket was received by the team that finished 5th. But in the summer, the best players, Zirkzee and Calafiori, were sold, and the coach, Thiago Motta, was lured to Juventus. The Italian Brazilian, who left for Turin, was replaced by Italiano, who moved from Fiorentina. Not everything worked out, the debut in the Champions League was a failure: they took draws only with the first and last opponents, "Shakhtar" and "Benfica" (both times 0-0), losing all the other matches. But at the same time, the fight in the cup continues, where in December they crushed Monza 4-0. In Serie A, after a difficult start with 1 win in the first 8 rounds (although they only lost to Napoli then), they were able to win a number of victories, losing points only with Lazio (0-3) and Juventus (2-2), getting closer to the European Cup zone. They also beat Torino, and confidently, 2-0.
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Verona again plunged into a tough fight for survival. The Mastiffs are no longer perceived as an "elevator", they have been playing in Serie A for quite a long time. But often until the last round you can’t be sure that you will be able to keep your "residence permit". In this regard, last season was quite comfortable, with a final 13th place ... True, they scored 38 points, exactly one per round. But that was under Baroni, who left for Lazio. His successor, Paolo Zanetti, is not doing particularly well. There are victories, but frankly not many. Especially recently - after the beginning of November, they managed to beat only their direct competitor, Parma. They tried to cling to points at home against Milan, but Reynders' goal at the beginning of the 2nd half was the only one. As a result, another defeat, already the 12th this season.
Hellas have not lost 4 head-to-head official matches in a row. But both of the last matches, both in the cup and in Serie A, lost 0-2. The "Red-Blues" are noticeably stronger and play at home. There should be more than a minimal home win here.
Prediction for the match: Bologna to win.
