September 1st features a match where Bologna plays host to Salernitana in a clash of the Serie A. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Bologna sits at 16th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-2 loss against Milan. Rafael Leão scored the first goal for Milan in the 21st minute, then Olivier Giroud added another in the 58th minute on a feed from Rafael Leão At the end of 90 a dissapointed Bologna couldn’t manage to score, and Milan took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 2 of their last 10, while in their last match, 10th placed Salernitana, recorded a 4-0 shutout win against Sampdoria. Boulaye Dia struck first for Salernitana in the 7th minute, then Federico Bonazzoli added another in the 16th minute on a feed from Boulaye Dia In the end, Sampdoria couldn’t muster any offence and Salernitana ran away with the shutout win. Salernitana is looking for direction having 1 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Bologna won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Erik Botheim has been the most effective weapon for Salernitana lately. The Norwegian attacker has netted two goals in his last 5 matches. Bologna’s top weapon lately has been Marko Arnautović, who has two goals in the last five matches.