Today’s clash against Bologna presents a golden opportunity to rewrite that narrative. Bologna, now a shadow of their Champions League-qualifying selves from 2023-24, sits in seventh and no longer boasts the likes of Thiago Motta or Riccardo Calafiori.

Claudio Ranieri appears firm in his decision to keep giving Lorenzo Pellegrini a chance from the start.After Lazio and Bologna, Roma fans will also see Lorenzo Pellegrini from the first minute

Inter Milan coach Simone Inzaghi spared his players any blame for a disappointing draw at home against Bologna on Wednesday that saw their Serie A winning streak of six games come to an end.

When Inter Milan and Bologna play on Wednesday, January 15, they’ll each bring one of Serie A’s top-10 scorers — Marcus Thuram, and Riccardo Orsolini.Inter Milan took on Venezia

Bologna alternately stopped Roma and Inter, finishing the meetings with the grandees with the same score of 2:2.

This is the second game between Bologna and AC Monza this season, with Bologna taking the first 2-1.Last time out, Bologna drew 2-2 away from home against Inter Milan, taking 12 shots and

Inter Milan wingback Denzel Dumfries has won praise for his barnstorming two-way display in yesterday’s Serie A draw against Bologna. As Italian outlet TuttoMercatoWeb note, the player ratings for the Dutchman were postivie across Italian media.

Eintracht Frankfurt has left out Omar Marmoush and still beaten Borussia Dortmund 2-0 to heap more pressure on Dortmund coach Nuri Sahin in the Bundesliga.

Italian Serie A result on Friday: Fiorentina v Torino (1130), Cagliari v Lecce, Parma v Venezia (1400), Verona v Lazio (1700), Inter Milan v Empoli (1945)

After that the subsequent defeats to Club Brugge and Liverpool away, and the home draws with Palace and Juventus were all likewise excused and it was only after a 3-0 thumping by Chelsea on 1 December that the media realised that Villa were not quite as “up for it” as their friendly journalists were thinking.

Manchester City will reportedly test the resolve of both Juventus and Andrea Cambiaso who have keen to preserve their collaboration for the long run.