Torino midfielder Marco Benassi. (Photo : Getty Images)
Lowly club Bologna FC (6-8-5, 23 points) is scheduled to host middling team Torino FC (8-6-6, 30 points) at their home field of Stadio Renato Dall'Ara on Jan. 22, Sunday as the 2016-2017 Serie A season moves forward.
Start Time and Streaming Info
The game starts at 9:00 a.m. ET. It can be viewed live online thru FuboTV.
Bologna is slightly rising at the moment, winning two of their last three matches. The team has climbed to the 15th spot of the Italian top flight table after being close to the bottom three relegation area in the previous months.
I Veltri is coming off a 1-0 nipping of newly-promoted side FC Crotone on the road at the Stadio Ezio Scida last Saturday, as per Sofa Score.
After a goalless first half of action, Swiss midfielder Blerim Dzemaili scored the winning goal for head coach Roberto Donadoni's side six minutes after the restart.
The win was the sixth of the season for Bologna as the team is now 13 points above the bottom three zone but a long 14 points below the final Europa League qualifying berth held by fifth-place team AC Milan.
Meanwhile, Torino is also slowly getting to their top form with three consecutive unbeaten matches. The team is settled in the eighth spot of the 20-team standings right now, seven points behind Milan and 20 points above the relegation area.
In their most recent Serie A match on Monday, Il Toro was held to a 2-2 draw by Milan at their home ground of Olimpico di Torino, SkySports reported.
Head coach Siniša Mihajlović's side scored the first two goals of the contest, courtesy of striker Andrea Belotti and midfielder Marco Benassi in the 21st and 26th minutes to take a 2-0 lead at the half.
However, I Rossoneri was able to come back in the second half with two goals of their own from midfielder Andrea Bertolacci and forward Carlos Bacca in the 55th and 60th minutes respectively.
Both teams went scoreless after that to settle for the tie and a share of a point in the overall standings.
Prediction and Predicted Lineup
The predicted result is a close 2-1 decision for Torino.
Bologna starting lineup (4-3-3 formation): Mirante; Masina, Maietta, Gastaldello, Torosidis; Nagy, Dzemaili, Viviani; Di Francesco, Krejci, Destro
Torino starting lineup (4-3-3 formation): Hart; Barreca, Moretti, Rossettini, Zappacosta; Obi, Benassi, Valdifiori; Ljajic, Falque, Belotti
