Serie A official line-ups: Bologna vs. Juventus

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·4 maggio 2025

Serie A official line-ups: Bologna vs. Juventus

Bologna and Juventus go head-to-head in a potentially decisive clash for Champions League qualification, as Riccardo Orsolini and Thijs Dallinga face Randal Kolo Muani and Nico Gonzalez.

It kicks off at the Stadio Dall’Ara at 19.45 UK time (18.45 GMT, 20.45 CET).

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The race for the top four is incredibly tight, as going into this weekend there were five teams in a three-point radius, covering Juventus, Bologna, Roma, Lazio and Fiorentina.

Considering if sides are level on points, their position is decided not by goal difference, but by head-to-head record, it makes this fixture all the more important.

Juventus leapfrogged Bologna

Tommaso Pobega of Bologna is put under pressure by Teun Koopmeiners of Juventus during the Serie A match between Juventus and Bologna at Allianz Stadium on December 07, 2024 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images)

Bologna were fourth last week, until their disappointing 0-0 draw away to Udinese saw them slide below the Bianconeri.

Dan Ndoye, Emil Holm and Estanis Pedrola are still out of action, with Santiago Castro again not risked from the start due to that on-going foot injury.

Dallinga therefore leads the attack once more, with support from Orsolini, Jens Odgaard and Nicolo Cambiaghi.

BOLOGNA, ITALY – APRIL 24: Riccardo Orsolini of Bologna smiles during the coppa Italia Semi Final match between Bologna FC and Empoli at Renato Dall’Ara Stadium on April 24, 2025 in Bologna, Italy. (Photo by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Images)

Juventus recovered from the 1-0 defeat to Parma by beating rock bottom Monza, even though the entire second half was down to 10 men.

It’s because Kenan Yildiz was shown a straight red card for elbowing an opponent, earning him a two-match ban.

Dusan Vlahovic, Teun Koopmeiners, Federico Gatti, Lloyd Kelly, Arek Milik, Gleison Bremer and Juan Cabal are injured too, so the options are limited.

Kolo Muani is therefore the only available centre-forward, with Nico Gonzalez and bizarrely Weston McKennie in support, preferred to Francisco Conceicao.

Full-back Nicolò Savona also has to drop into the three-man defence to fill the gaps.