Inter Milan midfielder Antonio Candreva. (Photo : Getty Images)
Lowly club Bologna FC (7-11-6, 27 points) is set to face streaking team Inter Milan (14-7-3, 45 points) at the Renato Dall'Ara Stadium on Sunday, Feb. 19 in a 2016-2017 Serie A season match.
Start Time and Streaming Info
The game starts at 6:30 a.m. ET. It can be viewed live online thru FuboTV.
Bologna is on a downward spiral at the moment with a four-game winless slide as they continue to struggle in the current term. The team is now 14th in the 20-team Italian top flight table, 13 points above the bottom three relegation area.
I Rossoblu succumbed to a 1-3 defeat at the hands of middling squad Sampdoria on the road at the Luigi Ferraris Stadium last Sunday, as per Sofa Score.
Swiss midfielder Blerim Dzemaili scored the opening goal of the contest in the 18th minute for head coach Roberto Donadoni's squad as the visitors took a one-point at the break.
It looked like a won game for Bologna as time slowly ran out, but Sampdoria was able to score three goals in the final eight minutes of the game, courtesy of a spot kick by Luis Muriel in the 82nd minute, a left-footer by Patrik Schick in the 83rd, and an own goal by Ibrahima Mbaye in the 88th.
Meanwhile, Inter Milan was able to bounce back from their loss to defending champions Juventus with a 2-0 victory over lowly team Empoli at their home ground of Giuseppe Meazza Stadium also last Sunday, Goal reported.
Team captain Mauro Icardi and midfielder Ivan Perisic were suspended in the match but Eder and Antonio Candreva provided the goals for head coach Stefano Pioli's side in the 14th and 54th minutes respectively.
It was the fifth win in six games for I Nerazzurri as they continue to ascend in the overall standings. The team is now fourth in the league table, six points behind third-running squad Napoli and final Champions League qualifying berth for the next season.
Prediction and Predicted Lineup
The predicted result is another 2-0 win by Inter Milan.
Bologna starting lineup (4-3-3 formation): Costa; Torosidis, Oikonomou, Maietta, Masina; Pulgar, Zapata, Dzemaili; Verdi, Destro, Krejci
Inter Milan starting lineup (3-4-2-1 formation): Handanovic; Murillo, Medel, Miranda; Candreva, Gagliardini, Kondogbia, D'Ambrosio; Mario, Eder; Icardi
