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Serie A Liveblog inc Juventus-Fiorentina, Monza-Napoli

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Apr 7, 2024 19:15
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21:44 That is all for the Liveblog

Check the main site for more post-match coverage. We’ll see you tomorrow for Udinese vs. Inter.

21:41 Match report

 

21:39 FT: Juventus 1-0 Fiorentina

21:38 Kean blasts over

Beltran foul and yellow card, then Kean fires over from a tight angle.

21:34 Two headers off target

A couple of Nico Gonzalez headers go off target. Into 3 minutes of stoppages.

21:33 Juve just defending

Juventus are not even trying to counter-attack now. There is only a black and white wall.

21:31 It’s all Fiorentina!

Yildiz booked for a high arm on Dodo. Fiorentina now with a series of corners, as Juve are crammed into their own penalty area.

21:30 Szczesny save

 

21:29 Juve sub

Kean replaces Vlahovic.

21:28 Huge Fiorentina chance!

Incredible! Roll across from the left by Nico Gonzalez, Szczesny parries it into the path of Beltran, whose shot is charged down in the six-yard box by… Nzola.

21:27 Fiorentina sub

Dodo replaces Kayode, who fell heavily earlier in a collision with Yildiz.

21:22 That Szczesny save

 

21:21 End to end

Fiorentina corner, shot charged down, Juve counter, but Kayode again crucial to stop Yildiz reaching the over-hit Vlahovic pass.

21:19 Juve sub

Alcaraz replaces Cambiaso

21:18 SZCZESNY SAVE!

Wow! Nico Gonzalez repeats the earlier move, but this time goes for goal and it’s curling into the far top corner, Szczesny at full stretch fingertips it onto the crossbar!

21:14 Fiorentina attack

Nico Gonzalez dribbles past Danilo, but then…. is that a cross? For who, the 50ft man? Fiorentina in a nutshell, get into great positions and then do NOTHING.

21:12 First yellow card

Cambiaso is the first player booked for tugging Sottil’s shirt – and shorts.

21:10 Fiorentina corner

Fiorentina corner, Beltran can’t get control of the high ball, then Sottil hits a half-volley well over.

21:08 Vlahovic chance!

Vlahovic pounced on a misplaced Kayode pass that hit Iling-Junior in the face, but hesitated, tried to twist and turn, eventually the shot was charged down by Ranieri.

21:05 Kayode cross

Kayode cross just beyond Bonaventura, flicked on and then Sottil controls with his arm.

21:05 Fiorentina subs

Beltran and Nzola on, Kouame and Barak off.

21:03 Yildiz chance!

He just came on, already ran onto a promising pass, but Kayode – another teenager – makes another important interception to stop him getting the shot away.

21:02 Juve subs

Yildiz and Iling-Junior on, Chiesa and Kostic off.

21:00 Juve chance

Very close! Kostic controls with his chest, pulls it across the face of goal, Milenkovic gets a toe to it and deflects the ball INCHES past the far post! Almost an own goal.

20:59 Oh dear

Even when the Juve defence parts like the Red Sea, Fiorentina still can’t score, as Barak has time and space, but just fires it straight at Szczesny.

20:58 Kayode decisive

Chiesa pounces on a loose ball, but Kayode makes life very difficult for him and eventually Bonaventura is fouled.

20:53 Juve counter

So this is what we’re getting this half – endless Fiorentina passing without doing much, Juve counter and nearly score, this time Chiesa scuffs the finish at Terracciano.

20:49 2nd half kicks off: Juventus 1-0 Fiorentina

20:47 Fiorentina subs

Interesting… Mandragora and Belotti off, Maxime Lopez and Sottil on. Kouame centre-forward?

20:33 Half-Time: Juventus 1-0 Fiorentina

Juve corner comes to nothing.

20:29 Fiorentina pushing now

Finally passing it around in the final third, but the through ball is over-hit for Barak.

20:26 Fiorentina threaten

Mandragora, who scores a scorcher in the Coppa Italia, tries again and has it charged down by his teammate Barak, then Bonaventura rebound drilled just wide.

20:23 Fiorentina corner

At least it gave Szczesny something to do, even if it was just plucking the corner out of the air.

20:22 McKennie offside

The Semi-Automatic Offside system shows McKennie’s entire boot was offside and a bit of shin.

20:18 That’s disallowed too!

McKennie was offside!

20:17 Juventus 2-0 Fiorentina: Dusan Vlahovic!

Nico Gonzalez stumbles in the opposite penalty area, Juve counter, Chiesa floats a cross to McKennie to nod it down for Dusan Vlahovic to volley in at the back post!

20:13 Gatti goal

 

20:11 Fiorentina fighting back

They’re keeping more of the ball now and putting some crosses in, but cleared fairly easily.

20:06 Juventus 1-0 Fiorentina: Federico Gatti!

On the corner, Bremer with the looping header that bounces off the far post, Gatti is ready to tap in the rebound from a couple of yards!

20:05 Biraghi back on

Biraghi back on after treatment, Juve have a corner.

20:04 Biraghi is hurt

Biraghi needs treatment, seems to be a knee issue.

20:03 It’s a battle

Challenges for every ball, but not a lot of goalmouth action – unless you count them being offside.

19:57 Another disallowed goal!

Looks like Bremer was the one who was offside, as Gatti had come sliding in to meet a set play and deflected it onto the underside of the bar from point-blank range, then Vlahovic turned in the rebound, but it hit Bremer on the way through.

19:51 Juventus goal disallowed

McKennie absolutely miles offside… Took it well, but disallowed.

19:45 We have kick-off in Juventus vs. Fiorentina!

19:42 Out come the teams

Juventus: Szczesny; Gatti, Bremer, Danilo; Cambiaso, McKennie, Locatelli, Rabiot, Kostic; Vlahovic, Chiesa

Fiorentina: Terracciano; Kayode, Milenkovic, Ranieri, Biraghi; Mandragora, Bonaventura; Nico Gonzalez, Barak, Kouame; Belotti

19:41 Daniele Prade’

 

19:36 Allegri speaks

 

19:22 Biraghi milestone

 

19:17 Filip Kostic (Juventus)

“This game is very important for us, so we need to keep pushing in Serie A. Today we are facing a strong team, which is for me the most attacking in the league. They have good players like Belotti, Milenkovic and Gonzalez. We need three points, as we want to play in the Champions League, of course. We are ready and need to show it on the pitch.”

19:12 Warm-up

You can watch the warm-ups from Juventus-Fiorentina live on the Lega Serie A YouTube Channel.

19:10 Eyes on Dusan

 

19:00 POLL

 

19:00 Match report

 

18:56 Match report

 

18:54 FT: Cagliari 2-1 Atalanta

18:53 FT: Verona 1-2 Genoa

18:48 Verona still in this

Genoa almost had a third then, great counter-attack, rolled across for the tap-in, but Montipo’ gets there first!

18:45 Cagliari 2-1 Atalanta: Nicolas Viola!

The turnaround is complete, but Nicolas Viola with a rare header, not the person you expect to be on the end of the cross from Luvumbo, which is probably why nobody was really marking him!

18:45 Team News

 

18:42 Carnesecchi save

Luvumbo snapshot for Cagliari, Carnesecchi palms it away.

18:39 Juventus vs. Fiorentina line-ups

Juventus: Szczesny; Gatti, Bremer, Danilo; Cambiaso, McKennie, Locatelli, Rabiot, Kostic; Vlahovic, Chiesa

Fiorentina: Terracciano; Kayode, Milenkovic, Ranieri, Biraghi; Mandragora, Bonaventura; Nico Gonzalez, Barak, Kouame; Belotti

18:38 Cagliari error

Rapid counter-attack, but Azzi’s first touch is really heavy and they don’t even get a corner.

18:37 Genoa chance

Messias attempts an audacious lob, not sure that was the best option, goalkeeper plucks it out of the air.

18:36 Cagliari subs

Zappa, Viola and Azzi on, Nandez, Gaetano and Augello off

18:31 Tension in Sardinia!

Toloi booked for a very odd and seemingly pointless shove on Luvumbo, Nandez is livid and has to be pulled away by his teammates. Luvumbo then also booked for whatever started that argument. Nandez booked for being Nandez.

18:30 Verona goal is disallowed!

Offside!

18:29 Verona 2-2 Genoa: Karol Swiderski!

The two substitutes combine to equalise! Mitrovic gets down the right and rolls across for Swiderski’s tap-in at the back post from point-blank range!

18:27 Big chance for Genoa!

Messias cross into the box, Thorsby gets away from defenders for a diving header, but Montipo’ makes the acrobatic save!

18:25 Oh Toure

Waste for Atalanta, Toloi punted it forward and Toure had plenty of time to prepare, but got the finish horribly wrong.

18:24 Gudmundsson goal

 

18:23 Subs

Luvumbo replaces Shomurodov for Cagliari, Holm on for Zappacosta.

18:22 Verona chance

Ball over the top, Swiderski sticks up a foot and all he can do is flick it towards Martinez.

18:19 Wide open in Sardinia

El Bilal Toure weak finish easy for the goalkeeper, then Gaetano curler deflected for a corner. Dossena had also threatened with a header over from a Cagliari corner.

18:17 Verona fight back

Centonze gets to the by-line, crucial and risky sliding Bani tackle.

18:15 Verona 1-2 Genoa: Albert Gudmundsson!

Throw-in from Vasquez, Ekuban holds it up for Vasquez, who dribbles through a crowd of players, his finish off the outside of the boot is brilliantly saved by Montipo’s foot, but can do nothing on the Gudmundsson follow-up!

18:13 Verona wasteful

Bonazzoli springs the offside trap on a through ball, but doesn’t realise how much time he has and scuffs the finish wide!

18:12 Atalanta subs

De Ketelaere and Toure on, Scamacca and Koopmeiners off.

18:11 Atalanta chance

Cross from the right, Lookman and Scamacca both go for the header, get in the way, then Bakker shot charged down. De Roon booked trying to stop the counter-attack from Oristanio.

18:08 Coming up

 

18:03 2nd half kicks off: Verona 1-1 Genoa

Dani Silva on for Duda, who had been booked.

18:02 2nd half kicks off: Cagliari 1-1 Atalanta

Bakker on, Hateboer off for Atalanta.

17:48 Half-Time: Cagliari 1-1 Atalanta

Lookman runs onto a very promising ball, but then stumbles and loses his balance at the crucial moment!

17:47 Half-Time: Verona 1-1 Genoa

17:46 Verona 1-1 Genoa: Caleb Ekuban!

Genoa got very lucky indeed there, because they had messed it up! Haps rolls across from the left, Ekuban sliding in barely gets a touch from six yards, it hits Lazovic, bounces back towards Ekuban, who flicks it in with the sole of the boot.

17:45 Scamacca irritable

First the Atalanta striker fires off target when he should’ve passed to Lookman, then barges Mina over at the touchline.

17:41 Cagliari 1-1 Atalanta: Tommaso Augello!

Shomurodov dribbles into the box, draws four defenders to him, then smartly rolls it across for unmarked Augello to side-foot into the far top corner with the inside of the left boot!

17:39 Genoa attempt

Frendrup half-volley charged down on the edge of the area.

17:35 Cagliari again

Lovely turn to dribble into the box from Gaetano, but then he loses his balance and goes down – again, no foul.

17:34 No penalty

Mina went over the moment he felt Hateboer behind him.

17:33 Cagliari penalty appeals

Series of crosses go in, Mina goes over under a nudge from Hateboer in the box, referee waves play on. VAR checking it.

17:29 Genoa error

Oh dear… Ekuban rolls across for Frendrup, who scuffs it horribly wide from the edge of the area.

17:28 Cagliari respond

Sulemana surges forward through the middle, snapshot deflected for a corner.

17:26 Atalanta move

Zappacosta takes too long to put the cross in, then the move continues, Lookman goes for goal rather than the pass for Scamacca, much to the Italian’s frustration.

17:24 Genoa chance

Again from a corner, Ekuban only grazed his head to it from six yards and then Vasquez couldn’t get it either.

17:20 Genoa off the woodwork!

The corner finds Johan Vasquez for a looping header that surprises Montipo’ to thump the top of the crossbar!

17:19 Scamacca goal

 

17:18 Bonazzoli goal

 

17:17 Verona again

Good Noslin take, crucial deflection puts the shot out for a corner.

17:16 Verona attempt

Cross finds Lazovic at the back post for a volley, it turns into more of a cross than a shot, but nobody takes advantage.

17:15 Genoa chance

Ekuban gets a shot on target, though not a tough one for the Verona goalkeeper.

17:13 Cagliari 0-1 Atalanta: Gianluca Scamacca!

Koopmeiners sends Lookman down the left, roll across for Scamacca to react far quicker than any of the defenders, tapping in with a delicate dink from six yards.

17:12 Cagliari threaten

Oristanio floats a ball over the top, but too long for Shomurodov to reach it.

17:08 Verona 1-0 Genoa: Federico Bonazzoli!

There was a scare moments earlier from Martinez, who was under pressure from Bonazzoli to clear a back-pass. Genoa lost the ball again in midfield, Lazovic pass floated over the top, good Bonazzoli take, Martinez came flying out and got stuck in no man’s land, allowing the striker to deposit into an empty net!

17:06 Atalanta chance

Ferocious Ederson strike, just over the bar from the edge of the box! He wanted a corner, but doesn’t look like Scuffet got to it.

17:05 Duda risky

Verona midfielder Duda very lucky not to get booked for a rather blatant shirt-tug.

17:00 We have kick-off!

16:58 Out come the teams

Both games kicking off in a couple of minutes.

16:53 Cagliari-Atalanta line-ups

Cagliari: Scuffet; Nandez, Dossena, Mina, Augello; Makoumbou, Deiola, Sulemana; Oristanio, Gaetano; Shomurodov

Atalanta: Carnesecchi; Toloi, Djimsiti, Kolasinac; Hateboer, De Roon, Ederson, Zappacosta; Koopmeiners; Lookman, Scamacca

16:52 Verona-Genoa line-ups

Verona: Montipò; Centonze, Dawidowicz, Coppola, Cabal; Serdar, Duda; Noslin, Suslov, Lazovic; Bonazzoli

Genoa: Martinez; De Winter, Bani, Vasquez; Sabelli, Frendrup, Messias, Badelj, Frendrup, Haps; Ekuban, Gudmundsson

16:50 Gian Piero Gasperini (Atalanta)

“We are coming off an important Serie A victory away to Napoli, which put us back in the running for Europe. At this stage of the season, the points start to mean more and both teams are highly-motivated.

“Cagliari have a better home record this season than away, their objective is to secure safety and it is a real battle down there, so every Serie A match is always difficult, in this period it’s even tougher.”

16:44 Scamacca

 

16:36 Calzona comments

 

16:14 Team news

 

16:10 Napoli love a comeback

 

16:03 Cagliari vs. Atalanta line-ups

Cagliari: Scuffet; Nandez, Dossena, Mina, Augello; Makoumbou, Deiola, Sulemana; Oristanio, Gaetano; Shomurodov

Atalanta: Carnesecchi; Toloi, Djimsiti, Kolasinac; Hateboer, De Roon, Ederson, Zappacosta; Koopmeiners; Lookman, Scamacca

16:00 Match report

 

15:59 FT: Monza 2-4 Napoli

Napoli are back!

15:54 Into stoppages

4 minutes.

15:51 Caldirola booked

Blatant trip on Politano.

15:49 Verona vs. Genoa line-ups

Verona: Montipò; Centonze, Dawidowicz, Coppola, Cabal; Serdar, Duda; Noslin, Suslov, Lazovic; Bonazzoli

Genoa: Martinez; De Winter, Bani, Vasquez; Sabelli, Frendrup, Messias, Badelj, Frendrup, Haps; Ekuban, Gudmundsson

15:48 Donati booked on the bench

Monza defender Donati booked for calling from the bench for a booking.

15:44 Olivera hurt

Olivera seems to have an adductor issue. He limped straight over to the bench, replaced by Mario Rui.

15:41 Raspadori goal

 

15:40 Monza subs

Valentin Carboni and Kyriakopoulos on, Gagliardini and Birindelli off.

15:38 Osimhen chance!

May as well try an overhead kick, it’s not far off either, Di Gregorio had to make the save!

15:37 Osimhen goal

Sorry for the delay, it has been chaos…

 

15:36 Colpani goal

 

15:35 Accurate

 

15:33 Monza 2-4 Napoli: Giacomo Raspadori!

That’s his first touch! Osimhen flicks it on to send Di Lorenzo through, powerful angled drive parried by Di Gregorio, but Raspadori is ready to pounce on the rebound!

15:32 Napoli subs

Cajuste and Raspadori on, Zielinski and Kvaratskhelia off.

15:32 Zielinski goal

 

15:31 For the Americans

 

15:29 Politano goal

 

15:27 Almost 2-4!

Did someone put a firework up these teams at half-time? Di Gregorio had to rush out to smother at the feet of Osimhen.

15:27 Monza 2-3 Napoli: Andrea Colpani!

What is happening?! Monza right back in it, Colpani cuts inside from the right and bends a left-foot finish into the far top corner! Slight deflection helped it in.

15:25 Monza 1-3 Napoli: Piotr Zielinski!

Another stunner! Kvaratskhelia shot charged down, he decides to lay it off for Zielinski outside the area, who takes a touch, looks up and then mullers it in off the underside of the bar.

15:23 When we said leaps

 

15:21 Monza 1-2 Napoli: Matteo Politano!

WOOOOOOW!

Wow. Just wow. Did we say wow? Wow.

Cleared to the edge of the area, Politano watches it come down and hits it on the volley with his right boot into the far top corner with swerve, power, everything!

15:19 Monza 1-1 Napoli: Victor Osimhen!

Oof! Anguissa floats in a cross from the right, Osimhen leaps – and we mean LEAPS – over Izzo for the bullet header, lands slightly on his face and is hurt, but is back on his feet to get blood on his lip washed out.

15:19 Napoli sub

Politano replaces Ngonge

15:18 Monza subs

Bondo and Ciurria on, Zerbin and Akpa Akpro off.

15:17 Monza attack

Zerbin gets forward, rolls it across for Colpani, crucial block from Olivera to clear.

15:15 Napoli banner

‘We are only here for the club colours.’

 

15:13 Napoli goal disallowed!

Ngonge give and go, then drills into the far bottom corner despite Di Gregorio getting his fingertips to it – but he wandered offside on the go part.

15:12 Poor

Ngonge blasts the free kick well over.

15:11 Yellow card

Lobotka runs forward, hacked down by Akpa Akpro.

15:09 2nd half kicks off: Monza 1-0 Napoli

No changes.

14:51 Half-Time: Monza 1-0 Napoli

The VERY LOUD JEERS are from the 3,000 Napoli fans. Again, the players probably preferred the silent protest…

14:50 Osimhen lands awkwardly

He was offside anyway, then went to kick on the half-volley against Pablo Mari, but seemed to turn his ankle on the landing.

14:49 Even worse

Promising Monza counter-attack, laid off for Akpa Akpro, who balloons it into Row Z.

14:45 Oh dear

Kvaratskhelia cuts inside, unleashes a powerful right-foot strike that is way, way wide.

14:44 Napoli pushing

Napoli corner, Anguissa and then Rrahmani nod it down for Osimhen, who could tap in from six yards, but Djuric gets there first.

14:42 Ngonge booked

Napoli corner, Monza break on the counter and Ngonge takes one for the team bringing down Zerbin. He will be suspended against Frosinone.

14:40 General Chaos!

Di Gregorio made a MESS of dealing with a back-pass, just about managed to toe-poke the ball before Osimhen pounced, then Kvaratskhelia tried to fire in the loose ball, but fired it straight at Di Gregorio!

14:38 Monza chance

Well-worked passing move, roll across from the right for Maldini, slightly scuffed the finish and it was deflected.

14:35 Challenge on Ngonge

Cross to the back post, Ngonge first touch is good, but Zerbin goes in for the tackle. Ref waves play on, VAR decides against a penalty too. It was… clumsy.

14:32 Napoli push

Won back in midfield, Kvaratskhelia twists and turns, eventually gets the shot away, but it’s charged down.

14:26 Monza injury

Dany Mota Carvalho stumbled and seemed to sprain his ankle. Has to make way for Daniel Maldini.

14:25 Napoli chance

Ngonge in acres of space to dribble into the area, shimmies away from one defender, but takes too long and the shot is charged down for a corner.

14:22 Djuric goal

 

14:21 Monza threaten

Dany Mota beats Di Lorenzo, puts in a cross, Colpani then struggles to get control of the ball and ends up fouling Lobotka.

14:20 Napoli fans

Perhaps the Napoli players preferred to silence to the stream of insults they are currently hearing from their supporters…

14:18 Napoli chance!

Napoli corner, it pinballs around until Di Lorenzo fires over from seven yards!

14:15 Napoli fans protest

‘Absent just like you’ – the protest is over now and the fans have entered.

 

14:10 Monza 1-0 Napoli: Milan Djuric!

Alessio Zerbin – owned by Napoli – gathers down the left, takes a touch and whips in the cross, Djuric gets in front of Juan Jesus to nod in from six yards!

14:09 Kvaratskhelia again

He’s fired up after missing the Atalanta game due to injury, but runs out of pitch as he sprints down the left.

14:06 Kvara attempt

Kvaratskhelia dribbles into the box, shot charged down, then he can’t find Osimhen on the rebound.

14:02 Already a clash

Anguissa came off worse in a crunching challenge in midfield with Gagliardini.

14:00 We have kick-off in Monza vs. Napoli!

Monza: Di Gregorio; Izzo, Pablo Mari, Caldirola; Birindelli, Gagliardini, Akpa Akpro, Zerbin; Colpani, Mota; Djuric

Napoli: Meret; Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Juan Jesus, Olivera; Anguissa, Lobotka, Zielinski; Ngonge, Osimhen, Kvaratskhelia

13:58 Out come the teams

Napoli fans are staging a protest, so while they have travelled in numbers to be in Monza, they plan to sit in silence.

13:55 Francesco Calzona (Napoli)

“We finally had a full week of training to prepare, the first time since I arrived. Clearly, we needed that to analyse the errors made against Atalanta, the lads worked hard on physical and tactical issues in training and we are ready.

“We need to become more solid defensively, it is a team effort. We’ve got to keep the opponents far away from our goal, because we become fragile when playing in our own half.

“Kvara has almost always played, but he returned from international duty with a knock. We hope he can last as long as possible, but we have valid options off the bench too. Zielinski came on well against Atalanta and he looked really good in training this week, so I chose to start him.”

13:48 POLL

 

13:48 Monza vs. Napoli line-ups

Monza: Di Gregorio; Izzo, Pablo Mari, Caldirola; Birindelli, Gagliardini, Akpa Akpro, Zerbin; Colpani, Mota; Djuric

Napoli: Meret; Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Juan Jesus, Olivera; Anguissa, Lobotka, Zielinski; Ngonge, Osimhen, Kvaratskhelia

13:31 Match report

 

13:27 FT: Frosinone 0-0 Bologna

That was the last kick of the game!

13:25 BOLOGNA OFF THE BAR

How did Ndoye not score there?!?!? Incredible. Cross into the box, Ndoye first gets the effort away from six yards, which Turati fingertips onto the crossbar, then it bounces back into the path of Ndoye, who turns over from point-blank range!

13:23 Frosinine counter

Ball lost in midfield, Cuni combines with Garritano and is about to get the shot away inside the area, but he is cut off by a crucial Lykogiannis challenge!

13:21 Bologna chance

Urbanski with a lot of power on the shot from outside the area, but not enough precision.

13:19 Hosts threaten

Cross from Zortea, Brescianini glancing header flashes wide of the far post.

13:16 Frosinone subs

Garritano and Cuni on, Mazzitelli and Soule off. Ndoye had penalty appeals, but it wasn’t a foul and he was offside anyway.

13:15 Bologna chance!

Ooh! Lykogiannis whips in a cross from the left, Castro springs the offside trap and gets a flick on it, but Turati just about manages to smother from close range!

13:13 Team news

 

13:13 Bologna sub

Castro replaces Zirkzee

13:11 Monza vs. Napoli line-ups

Monza: Di Gregorio; Izzo, Pablo Mari, Caldirola; Birindelli, Gagliardini, Akpa Akpro, Zerbin; Colpani, Mota; Djuric

Napoli: Meret; Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Juan Jesus, Olivera; Anguissa, Lobotka, Zielinski; Ngonge, Osimhen, Kvaratskhelia

13:08 Frosinone sub

Seck replaces Cheddira.

13:07 Bologna subs

Ndoye and Lykogiannis on, Orsolini and Kristiansen off.

13:06 Napoli XI

 

13:04 Mazzitelli strike

Mazzitelli scorcher from distance, bounces awkwardly, but Skorupski has it covered.

13:02 Kristiansen booked

His nosebleed stopped, btw.

13:01 Frosinone chance

Set play routine finds Zortea unmarked on the edge of the area, he sweeps the finish over the bar!

13:00 Saelemaekers Kung-Fu

To be fair, Krstovic was sent off against Milan yesterday for probably a less dangerous challenge than this…

 

12:59 Bologna sub

Fabbian replaces Aebischer for Bologna.

12:58 Save on Aebischer!

At last an actual Bologna chance! Orsolini with the nutmeg assist and Aebischer denied by Turati’s outstretched boot.

12:57 Frosinone subs

Lirola and Brescianini on, Valeri and Reinier off.

12:52 Ouch

Kristiansen bleeding a LOT from his nose after an accidental knock.

12:50 Calafiori off target

Bologna corner, Calafiori header at the back post goes wide.

12:47 Posch wide

After a very long, very ineffective, period of Bologna possession, Aebischer goes down too easily under pressure from Okoli and then Posch drills wide.

12:47 Coming up

 

12:38 Skorupski struggle

That was a terrible back-pass from Calafiori, Skorupski had real difficulty dealing with it!

12:36 2nd half kicks off

Frosinone 0-0 Bologna

12:36 Bologna sub

Urbanski on, Saelemaekers off.

12:18 Half-Time: Frosinone 0-0 Bologna

12:17 Frosinone still dangerous

For all their possession, Bologna have done nothing upfront. Frosinone, meanwhile, look dangerous every time they counter. Soule’ really should’ve passed, mind you…

12:14 Romagnoli booked

Zirkzee turns Romagnoli, who can only haul down the Dutchman.

12:09 Better

Orsolini turns a defender at the touchline to sprint down the right, then Calafiori’s return pass is intercepted for a corner. From that set play, Lucumi’s header is off target.

12:07 Orsolini attempt

Traditional Orsolini cut inside and snapshot, but easy for the goalkeeper.

12:05 Bologna ineffective

Bologna are keeping the ball for long periods, but doing nothing with it, just passing it around in midfield.

11:59 Skorupski save!

Frosinone corner, Okoli header, Cheddira tries and fails to redirect from a couple of yards, so Skorupski can palm it away!

11:56 Lucumi to the rescue

Frosinone counter at pace, Valeri cross is about to be tapped in, until it hits Lucumi in the face. He’s pole-axed. Felled like a tree.

11:52 Frosinone pushing

Mazzitelli volleys into the stands after a corner, then another effort is charged down.

11:48 Cheddira again

Cheddira was going clear on goal again, but this time the defence manages to get the tackle in. Then Orsolini curls wide, but is offside.

11:44 Oof!

Saelemaekers booked for a far too acrobatic leap, which catches his opponent…

11:41 Frosinone chance!

Gap in the centre of the Bologna defence after Calafiori error, Cheddira sent clear through and Skorupski comes flying out to parry!

11:39 Cheddira strike

Cheddira strike into the arms of the goalkeeper at the near post, Frosinone very aggressive.

11:37 Frosinone threaten

Reinier in the box, shot charged down by Lucumi.

11:32 We have kick-off in Frosinone vs. Bologna!

11:18 Different form

The Canarini are in the relegation zone after just three draws in nine rounds, while the Rossoblu could put pressure on Juventus for third place following eight wins in their last nine.

There are a whopping 32 points separating these sides in the Serie A table.

10:42 Team news

Jens Odgaard, Adama Soumaoro and Sam Beukema didn’t make the trip, though Joshua Zirkzee returns to the starting XI.

The hosts miss Anthony Oyono, Francesco Gelli, Ilario Monterisi, Abdou Harroui and Sergio Kalaj.

10:26 Frosinone vs. Bologna line-ups

Frosinone: Turati; Bonifazi, Okoli, Romagnoli; Zortea, Mazzitelli, Barrenechea, Valeri; Soulé, Reinier; Cheddira

Bologna: Skorupski; Posch, Lucumí, Calafiori, Kristiansen; Freuler, Aebischer; Orsolini, Ferguson, Saelemaekers; Zirkzee

Join us for all the build-up and action as it happens from today’s five Serie A games, including Frosinone-Bologna, Monza-Napoli, Cagliari-Atalanta and Juventus-Fiorentina.

We begin at 11.30 UK time (10.30 GMT) with Frosinone floundering in the relegation zone against a Bologna side eager to pile pressure on Juve for third place.

At 14.00 UK time (13.00 GMT), Napoli in crisis visit mid-table Monza, who are only three points behind them.

There are two games at 17.00 UK time (16.00 GMT), Cagliari fighting for safety against high-flying Atalanta and Verona-Genoa.

Finally, old rivals Juventus and Fiorentina face off at 19.45 UK time (18.45 GMT).

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