Omo, e don set for Stadio Renato Dall’Ara! Bologna dey prepare to face Juventus for one serious six-pointer match wey fit determine who go get European chance. Abi you don hear? Both teams dey chase European qualification, and e go sweet for fans.
Wetin dey happen? Bologna don show strong character, even when dem down to ten men last week, dem hold Lazio to 1-1 draw. Na im make dem maintain dem second-best start for Serie A season wey don dey happen since dem start three-points-for-a-win era.
But my guy, Bologna dey come into this match after dem dey try rebuild dem home fortress. Last match for Dall’Ara, dem lose to newly promoted Cremonese 3-1! Chai, the fans no go happy for dat. But midweek, dem come back strong, beat Celta Vigo 2-1 for Europa League. Confidence don dey rise small.
As for Juventus, dem don win midweek too, as dem beat Pafos 2-0 for Allianz Stadium after dem taste defeat from Napoli last week. Na so dem dey try pull show to chase fourth place. Juventus dey just one point behind top six, but dem go need to shine because Roma dey clear four points ahead.
Omo, Bologna’s Dall’Ara na fortress this season, dem no fit afford to lose back-to-back home league matches since January 2022. Their record against teams wey dey below dem for table be W6, D4, L1, so dem fit take heart from that.
But wait o! Last five meetings with Juventus end with draws, and Bologna no fit win dem since 2011! E fit be tough task for dem, because dem no don beat Juventus home for Serie A since 1998. E no sweet to think abut am, but hope dey for the home team to change dat trend this weekend.
Juventus dey come with some injury wahala. Dem miss Arkadiusz Milik and Federico Gatti, and even though Gleison Bremer and Daniele Rugani don just come back, dem fit still need bench to gather strength. Dusan Vlahovic dey sidelined too, so Jonathan David go lead dem strike force.
Bologna dey also struggle with injuries as dem no go get first-choice goalkeeper Lukasz Skorupski, Remo Freuler, Martin Vitik, and Nicolo Casale. But dem go fit bring back some players wey rest against Celta Vigo – Lewis Ferguson, Jens Odgaard, and Riccardo Orsolini dey ready to start. Na dem go give Bologna extra firepower.
Juventus, on their side, no fit take dis game light. Dem don dey feel heat for away matches, as dem lose three of dem last five away league games. But dem fit bank on historical advantage – Bologna never beat dem for Dall’Ara since 1998. Na why dem go need to show serious level of concentration to get something from dis match.
With all dis tension, you fit expect say one goal fit change everything. Dis match get that kind vibe wey tight and tough go dey the order of the day. Prediction? I dey put my money on Bologna to take the win!
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