Fiorentina – Bologna : Preview & Prediction
This 1/4 final between Fiorentina, 4th, and Bologna, 5th in Serie A, promises to be a very tight affair. The Viola will have home advantage, as this round of the Italian Cup will be played at Artemio Franchi. The Italiano side won their 1st league duel on November 12 at Artemio Franchi (2-1) on the 12th day of Serie A. It was Nicolas Gonzalez (6 goals) who gave his team victory over Thiago Motta’s team. On Saturday, Sassuolo ended the Viola’s 8-match unbeaten run (6 wins and 2 draws) with a 1-0 triumph. The Fio had plenty to regret, however, as Bonaventura missed a penalty and was denied a goal by VAR!
The Florence club will now return to their Artemio Franchi stadium, where they have won 6 times in a row, including most recently against Parma (2-2, 4 tab 1) in the 1/8th final of the Italian Cup, against Hellas Verona (1-0) and against Torino (1-0). Bologna, who have dropped out of the Serie A Top 4, will be looking to improve on their last two league games. Indeed, Zirkzee’s team-mates (7 goals) were humiliated at Udinese (3-0) before losing 2 points to Genoa (1-1) at their Renato Dall’Ara stadium. But Bologna can still thank De Silvestri for giving them 1 point thanks to his injury-time goal (90th+5). Bologna have just 2 wins from 10 away matches this season, including a narrow 1-2 success at bottom-placed Salernitana, and a 1/8th-final qualifier against Inter Milan (1-2 a.e.t.) last month. Able to win away from home, Bologna could see their Italian Cup campaign come to an end in Florence.
Fiorentina – Bologna : Betting Tips
Fiorentina – Win Odds: 2.25
