Serie A Gameweek 7

Bologna 1 - 3 FT Inter

Stadio Renato Dall'Ara

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Futmetrix Verdict
78
FT
Sat, Oct 17
Italiano
Bologna
1-3
Inter
⚡ Intensity 60
⚖️ Balance 81
🏆 Stakes 67
🎲 Upset 0
Inter's super subs crush Bologna.

Win Probability

  • Bologna 16%
  • Draw 23%
  • Inter 60%

Futmetrix AI estimate

Ruthless Inter Flex Championship Muscle at the Dall'Ara

Highly Entertaining Futmetrix Score: 78/100. A masterclass in squad depth allowed the league leaders to brush off an early setback and brutally dismantle their hosts in the second half.

An Early Shake-Up

The Upset Factor was brewing early at Stadio Renato Dall'Ara. Bologna, desperate to put distance between themselves and the relegation battle, started with an unrelenting Intensity that caught the visitors cold. Their aggression paid off inside ten minutes when Juan Miranda carved open the defense, allowing Tommaso Pobega to fire the hosts into a shock lead. For the next half-hour, Bologna threw bodies on the line, producing several heroic blocks to protect their slender advantage as the league leaders scrambled to find their rhythm.

Restoring the Hierarchy

As the first half wore on, Inter simply took over. They dominated possession, holding 65% of the ball, and turned the pitch into a tactical siege. The Balance of the match officially broke in the 44th minute. A brilliant passage of play saw Nicolò Barella thread the needle for Marcus Thuram, who made no mistake with the equalizer. Conceding just moments before the halftime whistle was a devastating psychological blow for Bologna, shattering the defensive foundation they had worked so hard to build.

The Depth Advantage

After the break, the sheer Stakes of the title race drove Inter forward, and their substitutes proved lethal. In the 69th minute, Piotr Zieliński made an immediate impact, laying the ball off for fellow substitute Carlos Augusto to give Inter the lead. The floodgates opened. Carlos Augusto then turned provider in the 83rd minute, setting up Ange-Yoan Bonny to smash home a third and put the result beyond doubt. Inter sit comfortably at the summit, while Bologna are left stranded on five points with serious questions to answer.

Key Questions

How did Bologna complete the comeback from behind?

Actually, Inter completed the comeback. Bologna took an early lead through Tommaso Pobega, but ultimately conceded three unanswered goals to the visiting league leaders.

What does this mean for Bologna's season?

Remaining on just five points, Bologna is dragged deeper into the early-season relegation scrap and must urgently find defensive solidity to survive.

How did substitute P. Zieliński change the game?

The Polish midfielder added immediate creative control off the bench, providing the crucial assist for Carlos Augusto to secure Inter's decisive second goal.

What is the Futmetrix Score?

The Futmetrix Score is our 0-100 verdict on how entertaining a match is. We look at intensity, balance, stakes, and star quality to tell you if it's worth your time.

Match Statistics

Possession
35%
65%
Bologna 35%
Inter 65%
Shots
11
17
Bologna 11
Inter 17
Shots on Target
4
8
Bologna 4
Inter 8
Expected Goals (xG)
0.98
3.41
Bologna 0.98
Inter 3.41
Passes
353
680
Bologna 353
Inter 680
Corners
2
7
Bologna 2
Inter 7
Fouls
9
11
Bologna 9
Inter 11
Yellow Cards
4
3
Bologna 4
Inter 3
Red Cards
0
0
Bologna 0
Inter 0

Match Events

10' ⚽ Tommaso Pobega (Juan Miranda)
30' 🔄 ↓ Roberto Piccoli ↑Jay Enem
34' 🟨 Arthur Theate
Pio Esposito 🟨 35'
Marcus Thuram (Nicolò Barella) ⚽ 44'
HT
57' 🟨 Tommaso Pobega
↓ Pio Esposito ↑Ange-Yoan Bonny 🔄 58'
Marcus Thuram 🟨 61'
63' 🔄 ↓ Arthur Theate ↑Eivind Helland
Carlos Augusto (Piotr Zieliński) ⚽ 69'
↓ Federico Dimarco ↑Carlos Augusto 🔄 69'
↓ Luis Henrique ↑Andy Diouf 🔄 69'
71' 🟨 Juan Miranda
76' 🔄 ↓ Tommaso Pobega ↑Nikola Moro
76' 🔄 ↓ Nicolo Cambiaghi ↑Artem Dovbyk
Carlos Augusto 🟨 79'
↓ Marcus Thuram ↑Henrikh Mkhitaryan 🔄 79'
↓ Piotr Zieliński ↑Hakan Çalhanoğlu 🔄 79'
Ange-Yoan Bonny (Carlos Augusto) ⚽ 83'
FT

Player Cards

Our take on every player in this match

Bologna

Goalkeepers
Łukasz Skorupski
OCTOPUS
OCTOPUS
5
Saves
5
Saves
0
Conceded
100%
Save %
Defenders
Matteo Darmian
SWEEPER
SWEEPER
4
Cleanups
4
Cleanups
4
Interceptions
0
Blocks
Nicolò Casale
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Arthur Theate
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
1
Shots
1
Shots
0
Goals
0
On Target
Midfielders
Nadir Zortea
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
2
Shots
2
Shots
0
Goals
1
On Target
Lewis Ferguson
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Tommaso Pobega
ARCHITECT
ARCHITECT
3
Key Passes
3
Key Passes
0
Assists
18%
Pass Acc
Juan Miranda
PROVIDER
PROVIDER
1
Assists
1
Assists
1
Key Passes
6.5
Rating
Federico Bernardeschi
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Nicolò Cambiaghi
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
2
Shots
2
Shots
0
Goals
0
On Target
Forwards
Roberto Piccoli
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
30
Total Mins
30
Entry
BENCH
Ukko Happonen
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Massimo Pessina
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Eivind Helland
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
27
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Torbjørn Heggem
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Lorenzo De Silvestri
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Martin Vitík
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Rahim Alhassane
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Oussama El Azzouzi
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
M. Libra
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Mikel Amondarain
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Nikola Moro
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
14
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Jay Enem
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
60
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Artem Dovbyk
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
14
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Samuel Mbangula
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Jens Odgaard
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry

Inter

Goalkeepers
Josep Martínez
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Defenders
Yann Bisseck
MAGNET
MAGNET
87
Activity
87
Activity
86
Passes
1
Duels
Manuel Akanji
ARCHITECT
ARCHITECT
2
Key Passes
2
Key Passes
0
Assists
75%
Pass Acc
Alessandro Bastoni
MAGNET
MAGNET
91
Activity
91
Activity
86
Passes
5
Duels
Midfielders
Luis Henrique
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
2
Shots
2
Shots
0
Goals
1
On Target
Nicolò Barella
MAGNET
MAGNET
73
Activity
73
Activity
70
Passes
3
Duels
Piotr Zieliński
MAGNET
MAGNET
66
Activity
66
Activity
61
Passes
5
Duels
Petar Sučić
MAGNET
MAGNET
86
Activity
86
Activity
80
Passes
6
Duels
Federico Dimarco
ARCHITECT
ARCHITECT
4
Key Passes
4
Key Passes
0
Assists
32%
Pass Acc
Forwards
Marcus Thuram
SNIPER
SNIPER
50%
Conversion
50%
Conversion
1
Goals
2
Shots
Francesco Pio Esposito
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
58
Total Mins
58
Entry
BENCH
Raffaele Di Gennaro
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Ivan Provedel
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
L. Bovio
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Carlos Augusto
SNIPER
SNIPER
100%
Conversion
100%
Conversion
1
Goals
1
Shots
Djed Spence
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Hakan Çalhanoğlu
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
11
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Andy Diouf
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
21
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Henrikh Mkhitaryan
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
11
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Aleksandar Stanković
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Ange-Yoan Bonny
CLOSER
CLOSER
1
Late Goals
1
Late Goals
0
Late Assists
75
Minute
Mattia Mosconi
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry

Head to Head

Date Home Score Away Competition Venue
05/23/2026 Bologna 3 - 3 Inter Serie A Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
01/04/2026 Inter 3 - 1 Bologna Serie A Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
12/19/2025 Bologna 1 - 1 (PEN 3-2) Inter Super Cup King Saud University Stadium
04/20/2025 Bologna 1 - 0 Inter Serie A Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
01/15/2025 Inter 2 - 2 Bologna Serie A Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
03/09/2024 Bologna 0 - 1 Inter Serie A Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
12/20/2023 Inter 1 - 2 (AET) Bologna Coppa Italia Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
10/07/2023 Inter 2 - 2 Bologna Serie A Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
02/26/2023 Bologna 1 - 0 Inter Serie A Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
11/09/2022 Inter 6 - 1 Bologna Serie A Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
05/23/2026
3 - 3
Serie A Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
01/04/2026
3 - 1
Serie A Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
12/19/2025
1 - 1 (PEN 3-2)
Super Cup King Saud University Stadium
04/20/2025
1 - 0
Serie A Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
01/15/2025
2 - 2
Serie A Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
03/09/2024
0 - 1
Serie A Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
12/20/2023
1 - 2 (AET)
Coppa Italia Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
10/07/2023
2 - 2
Serie A Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
02/26/2023
1 - 0
Serie A Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
11/09/2022
6 - 1
Serie A Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Bologna Win
Inter Win
Draw

League Standings

Pos Team P Pts GF GA GD Form
1 Inter 7 19 21 9 +12 WBologna 1 - 3 Inter (17-10-2026)WInter 3 - 0 Parma (10-10-2026)DAS Roma 2 - 2 Inter (19-09-2026)WInter 5 - 3 Udinese (14-09-2026)WInter 3 - 2 Napoli (05-09-2026)
2 AS Roma 7 17 16 3 +13 WAS Roma 2 - 0 Genoa (17-10-2026)DComo 0 - 0 AS Roma (11-10-2026)DAS Roma 2 - 2 Inter (19-09-2026)WTorino 0 - 2 AS Roma (14-09-2026)WAS Roma 2 - 1 Atalanta (05-09-2026)
3 Lazio 6 16 11 4 +7 WLazio 3 - 1 Monza (11-10-2026)WVenezia 0 - 2 Lazio (19-09-2026)DLazio 2 - 2 AC Milan (12-09-2026)WUdinese 1 - 2 Lazio (07-09-2026)WLazio 1 - 0 Genoa (30-08-2026)
4 Frosinone 7 13 13 9 +4 WFrosinone 4 - 2 Sassuolo (16-10-2026)LNapoli 3 - 0 Frosinone (10-10-2026)WFrosinone 2 - 0 Como (20-09-2026)DGenoa 1 - 1 Frosinone (12-09-2026)WFrosinone 3 - 2 Venezia (06-09-2026)
5 Cagliari 6 13 6 3 +3 DCagliari 1 - 1 Juventus (11-10-2026)WUdinese 0 - 1 Cagliari (19-09-2026)WAtalanta 1 - 2 Cagliari (12-09-2026)WCagliari 1 - 0 Lecce (07-09-2026)LCagliari 0 - 1 Inter (30-08-2026)
6 AC Milan 6 12 11 5 +6 DSassuolo 1 - 1 AC Milan (11-10-2026)WAC Milan 3 - 0 Lecce (20-09-2026)DLazio 2 - 2 AC Milan (12-09-2026)DJuventus 1 - 1 AC Milan (06-09-2026)WAC Milan 2 - 0 Venezia (28-08-2026)
7 Juventus 6 11 9 5 +4 DCagliari 1 - 1 Juventus (11-10-2026)WJuventus 2 - 0 Atalanta (20-09-2026)LSassuolo 3 - 2 Juventus (13-09-2026)DJuventus 1 - 1 AC Milan (06-09-2026)WJuventus 2 - 0 Parma (29-08-2026)
8 Como 6 11 9 6 +3 DComo 0 - 0 AS Roma (11-10-2026)LFrosinone 2 - 0 Como (20-09-2026)WComo 2 - 1 Parma (14-09-2026)WGenoa 1 - 4 Como (04-09-2026)WNapoli 1 - 2 Como (30-08-2026)
9 Napoli 7 10 10 7 +3 LVenezia 1 - 0 Napoli (17-10-2026)WNapoli 3 - 0 Frosinone (10-10-2026)DFiorentina 1 - 1 Napoli (20-09-2026)WNapoli 1 - 0 Bologna (13-09-2026)LInter 3 - 2 Napoli (05-09-2026)
10 Atalanta 6 9 8 8 0 WAtalanta 3 - 1 Venezia (12-10-2026)LJuventus 2 - 0 Atalanta (20-09-2026)LAtalanta 1 - 2 Cagliari (12-09-2026)LAS Roma 2 - 1 Atalanta (05-09-2026)WAtalanta 1 - 0 Bologna (31-08-2026)
11 Sassuolo 7 8 12 14 -2 LFrosinone 4 - 2 Sassuolo (16-10-2026)DSassuolo 1 - 1 AC Milan (11-10-2026)LMonza 2 - 1 Sassuolo (18-09-2026)WSassuolo 3 - 2 Juventus (13-09-2026)DBologna 2 - 2 Sassuolo (06-09-2026)
12 Torino 6 7 7 9 -2 WTorino 2 - 1 Udinese (12-10-2026)DBologna 1 - 1 Torino (19-09-2026)LTorino 0 - 2 AS Roma (14-09-2026)WFiorentina 1 - 2 Torino (05-09-2026)LSassuolo 2 - 1 Torino (29-08-2026)
13 Lecce 6 6 6 12 -6 LLecce 1 - 2 Bologna (11-10-2026)LAC Milan 3 - 0 Lecce (20-09-2026)WLecce 3 - 2 Monza (13-09-2026)LCagliari 1 - 0 Lecce (07-09-2026)LLecce 0 - 4 AS Roma (31-08-2026)
14 Bologna 7 5 6 10 -4 LBologna 1 - 3 Inter (17-10-2026)WLecce 1 - 2 Bologna (11-10-2026)DBologna 1 - 1 Torino (19-09-2026)LNapoli 1 - 0 Bologna (13-09-2026)DBologna 2 - 2 Sassuolo (06-09-2026)
15 Udinese 6 4 9 13 -4 LTorino 2 - 1 Udinese (12-10-2026)LUdinese 0 - 1 Cagliari (19-09-2026)LInter 5 - 3 Udinese (14-09-2026)LUdinese 1 - 2 Lazio (07-09-2026)WMonza 2 - 3 Udinese (29-08-2026)
16 Monza 6 4 9 15 -6 LLazio 3 - 1 Monza (11-10-2026)WMonza 2 - 1 Sassuolo (18-09-2026)LLecce 3 - 2 Monza (13-09-2026)DParma 1 - 1 Monza (06-09-2026)LMonza 2 - 3 Udinese (29-08-2026)
17 Parma 6 4 4 10 -6 LInter 3 - 0 Parma (10-10-2026)WParma 2 - 1 Genoa (20-09-2026)LComo 2 - 1 Parma (14-09-2026)DParma 1 - 1 Monza (06-09-2026)LJuventus 2 - 0 Parma (29-08-2026)
18 Fiorentina 6 4 7 14 -7 LGenoa 2 - 1 Fiorentina (10-10-2026)DFiorentina 1 - 1 Napoli (20-09-2026)WVenezia 2 - 4 Fiorentina (11-09-2026)LFiorentina 1 - 2 Torino (05-09-2026)LFiorentina 0 - 3 Frosinone (29-08-2026)
19 Genoa 7 4 5 13 -8 LAS Roma 2 - 0 Genoa (17-10-2026)WGenoa 2 - 1 Fiorentina (10-10-2026)LParma 2 - 1 Genoa (20-09-2026)DGenoa 1 - 1 Frosinone (12-09-2026)LGenoa 1 - 4 Como (04-09-2026)
20 Venezia 7 3 6 16 -10 WVenezia 1 - 0 Napoli (17-10-2026)LAtalanta 3 - 1 Venezia (12-10-2026)LVenezia 0 - 2 Lazio (19-09-2026)LVenezia 2 - 4 Fiorentina (11-09-2026)LFrosinone 3 - 2 Venezia (06-09-2026)

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