On Thursday Jan 19th, Lazio hosts Bologna at Stadio Olimpico in a clash of the Coppa Italia. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Lazio is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Sassuolo. Mattia Zaccagni struck first for Lazio in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time from the penalty spot, then Felipe Anderson added another in the 4th minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a feed from Sergej Milinković-Savić In the end, Sassuolo couldn’t muster any offence and Lazio ran away with the shutout win. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Lazio should be reasonably happy with their performance, while bologna is fresh off their 2-1 win against Udinese. Beto struck first for Udinese in the 10th minute, then Nicola Sansone got the equalizer for Bologna in the 59th minute on a feed from Nikola Moro Finally they completed the comback in the 80th minute on a goal by Stefan Posch to cap off a wild match. Bologna is looking for direction having 5 win and 4 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 these teams were evenly matched with 1 win apiece.
Riccardo Orsolini has been the most prolific scorer on Bologna in the last five matches with 3 goals. Mattia Zaccagni has been the most effective weapon for Lazio lately. The Italian midfielder has netted three goals in his last 5 matches.