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September 1, 2012 7:45 PM BST
Stadio Renato Dall'Ara — Bologna
Referee: P. Tagliavento
Attendance: 22202
September 1, 2012 7:45 PM BST
Stadio Renato Dall'Ara — Bologna
Referee: P. Tagliavento
Attendance: 22202
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| Bologna | 4.20 | 5.80 | 3.80 | 101.00 | 4.15 | 70.00 | 4.40 | 4.34 |
| Draw | 3.25 | 1.62 | 3.30 | 9.00 | 3.30 | 6.50 | 3.40 | 3.50 |
| Milan | 1.95 | 3.70 | 2.00 | 1.07 | 2.00 | 1.10 | 1.92 | 1.87 |
Bologna - AC Milan Preview: Rossoneri look to make up for false start
Last year's runners-up may have kicked the new Serie A season off with a disappointing defeat to newly-promoted Sampdoria, but they now have the chance to put things right
By Livio Caferoglu
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BOLOGNA
 Agliardi
Carvalho, Antonsson, Cherubin
Motta, Pulzetti, Taider, Guarente, Morleo
Diamanti
Acquafresca
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AC MILAN
 Abbiati
De Sciglio, Bonera, Yepes, Antonini
Flamini, Montolivo, Nocerino
Boateng
Bojan, Pazzini
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Bologna have endured a difficult time of late, with the future of talisman Gaston Ramirez in the balance and a 2-0 opening-day defeat to Chievo last week only adding to Stefano Pioli's woes at the helm.
Diego Perez's red card against Chievo means Nico Pulzetti has been drafted into midfield to cover the Uruguayan, who must now serve a suspension. Other than that, centre-back Gianluca Cherubin should come in to replace Gyorgy Garics.
Meanwhile for the visitors AC Milan, who are desperate to bounce back from their 1-0 reverse to Sampdoria, coach Massimiliano Allegri is ready to hand a debut to new striker Bojan Krkic, who recently completed a season-long loan move to San Siro from Roma.
Elsewhere, fellow new arrival Nigel de Jong is expected to take a place on the substitutes' bench, as the only other change should see Giampaolo Pazzini replace the injured Robinho in attack to form a new-look partnership with the Spaniard.
However, Ignazio Abate, Alexandre Pato, Rodney Strasser and Sulley Muntari are all injured and will be of no use to the former Cagliari boss for Saturday's trip to Emilia-Romagna.
| DID YOU KNOW? |
AC Milan have scored 201 goals in Serie A against Bologna; only Inter have put as many past the Rossoblu.
- They are unbeaten in their last seven league games against Bologna with four wins and three draws.
- Prior to last Sunday's defeat to Sampdoria, Milan had scored in 16 consecutive Serie A games.
- Bologna have picked up only two points from their last seven meetings with the Rossoneri.
- Over the past seven games, they have scored only three goals while their opponents have found the net 15 times.
- Bologna attempted the joint-fewest shots on the opening day of the new season, with three.
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Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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Bologna 0-2 AC Milan
- 20.84 %
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Bologna 1-2 AC Milan
- 12.09 %
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Bologna 0-3 AC Milan
- 10.61 %
| Italy - Serie A (ITA1) | Jan 20, 2013 | AC Milan 2 - Bologna 1 |
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| Italy - Serie A (ITA1) | Sep 1, 2012 | Bologna 1 - AC Milan 3 |
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| Italy - Serie A (ITA1) | Apr 22, 2012 | AC Milan 1 - Bologna 1 |
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| Italy - Serie A (ITA1) | Dec 11, 2011 | Bologna 2 - AC Milan 2 |
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| Italy - Serie A (ITA1) | May 1, 2011 | AC Milan 1 - Bologna 0 |
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Bologna
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| May 19, 2013 | Bologna 0 - Genoa 0 | ITA1 |
| May 12, 2013 | Parma 0 - Bologna 2 | ITA1 |
| May 8, 2013 | Bologna 0 - SSC Napoli 3 | ITA1 |
| May 5, 2013 | Lazio 6 - Bologna 0 | ITA1 |
| Apr 27, 2013 | Atalanta 1 - Bologna 1 | ITA1 |
AC Milan
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| May 19, 2013 | Siena 1 - AC Milan 2 | ITA1 |
| May 12, 2013 | AC Milan 0 - Roma 0 | ITA1 |
| May 8, 2013 | Pescara 0 - AC Milan 4 | ITA1 |
| May 5, 2013 | AC Milan 1 - Torino 0 | ITA1 |
| Apr 28, 2013 | AC Milan 4 - Catania 2 | ITA1 |
| Returns: | Bologna £1010.00 |
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| Returns: | Draw £90.00 |
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| Returns: | Milan £37.00 |
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| 25 | Federico Agliardi | Goalkeeper |
| 3 | Archimede Morleo | Defender |
| 5 | Mikael Antonsson | Defender |
| - | Marco Motta | Defender |
| 21 | Nicolò Cherubin | Defender |
| - | Roger | Defender |
| 6 | Saphir Taider | Midfielder |
| - | Tiberio Guarente | Midfielder |
| - | Michele Pazienza | Midfielder |
| - | Robert Acquafresca | Striker |
| 23 | Alessandro Diamanti | Striker |
| 32 | Dejan Stojanovic | Goalkeeper |
| 44 | Filippo Lombardi | Goalkeeper |
| - | Gianluca Curci | Goalkeeper |
| - | Marco Maini | Defender |
| 8 | Gyorgy Garics | Defender |
| - | M. Abero | Defender |
| 43 | Frederik Sorensen | Defender |
| - | Uroš Radaković | Defender |
| 13 | Nico Pulzetti | Midfielder |
| - | Henry Giménez | Midfielder |
| - | Manolo Gabbiadini | Striker |
| - | Christian Pasquato | Striker |
| 82 | Alberto Gilardino | Striker |
| 32 | Christian Abbiati | Goalkeeper |
| 2 | Mattia De Sciglio | Defender |
| 15 | Francesco Acerbi | Defender |
| 25 | Daniele Bonera | Defender |
| 77 | Luca Antonini | Defender |
| 8 | Antonio Nocerino | Midfielder |
| 10 | Kevin-Prince Boateng | Midfielder |
| 18 | Riccardo Montolivo | Midfielder |
| 23 | Massimo Ambrosini | Midfielder |
| 11 | Giampaolo Pazzini | Striker |
| 92 | Stephan El Shaarawy | Midfielder |
| 1 | Marco Amelia | Goalkeeper |
| 59 | Gabriel | Goalkeeper |
| - | Djamel Mesbah | Midfielder |
| 17 | Cristian Zapata | Defender |
| 76 | Mario Alberto Yepes | Defender |
| 12 | Bakaye Traoré | Midfielder |
| 16 | Mathieu Flamini | Midfielder |
| 21 | Kevin Constant | Midfielder |
| 8 | Urby Emanuelson | Midfielder |
| 34 | Nigel De Jong | Midfielder |
| 22 | Bojan Krkic | Striker |
| 9 | L. Niang | Goalkeeper |
| Alessandro Diamanti | |
| Position: | Striker |
| Squad Number: | 23 |
| Games | Goals | YC | RC |
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| 34 | 7 | 10 | 0 |
The onus is now well and truly on the Italy forward to deliver, given Ramirez's likely exit and hitman Marco Di Vaio having already left the Dall'Ara in the summer. Diamanti has proven quality, as shown by his eight goals and eight assists last season, which earned him a place in the Azzurri squad for Euro 2012, and he must now step up to the plate and show his class against Milan.
| Bojan Krkic | |
| Position: | Striker |
| Squad Number: | 22 |
| Games | Goals | YC | RC |
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| 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
The 22-year-old failed to live up to expectations at both Barcelona and Roma, but he has been given another crack of the whip at a big club. However, this time around, he will have sizable boots to fill in those of Zlatan Ibrahimovic's, but a new lease of life may just be what Bojan needs to realise his potential. For that reason alone, a debut goal is definitely not beyond the realms of possibility.
The hosts are currently in disarray with Ramirez's impending departure overshadowing the side's preparation for the match, while Milan's recent successes in the transfer market have helped restore the feelgood factor at the club following a gloomy summer. Therefore, expect the former champions, a work in progress admittedly, to edge past their opponents on Saturday.
Results
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Top Scorers
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Edinson Cavani Striker Napoli |
29 | 7 |
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Antonio Di Natale Striker Udinese |
23 | 4 |
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Pablo Daniel Osvaldo Striker Roma |
16 | 2 |
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Stephan El Shaarawy Midfielder Milan |
16 | 0 |
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Germán Denis Striker Atalanta |
15 | 5 |
