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At 2:00 a.m. Beijing time on February 22, a match in the 26th round of Serie A began to compete, with Bologna facing Spezia at home. Bologna and Spezia have both had somewhat poor results this season, with one at No. 13 and the other at No. 15. Prior to this, Bologna had not won 5 consecutive rounds, while Spezia had not won the last 2 rounds. The two teams met in the 14th round, when away Bologna beat their opponents. Now that they are playing again, Bologna still wins the game and completes the double.
Bologna lined up in a 343 formation for the match. Skolupuski served as the starting goalkeeper. Bonifacy, Binks and Tite form a 3-back. DeSilvestri, Soriano, Shaoten and Hicki play in 4 midfielders. The attacking combination of Orsolini, Arnautovic and Barrow joined forces. Spezia was in a 4231 formation, with Manay at the top.
Bologna was a bit slow and hot in this game, having been scored early in the day by Spezia. Reza sent a precise cross from the left, Manay headed the ball in the net like a cannonball. The game was only 10 minutes long. Behind Bologna had to put more troops in the offensive end, while Spezia became more and more conservative. After wasting multiple chances, Bologna finally scored in the 39th minute when Arnautovic scored with a one-handed shot. For Bologna, winning was the only goal, so the attack was more intense in the second half and Spezia was a bit of a mess. However, Bologna's shot was repeatedly deflected until the 83rd minute, when Arnautovic broke through the opponent's goal with a header and completed the shootout! The final score was set at 2-1, and Bologna reversed to win Spezia. After scoring those 3 points, Bologna's total was 31 points, equaling Empoli. Spezia suffered two consecutive defeats.
In this game, Bologna had 60% possession, 19 shots on goal, 7 shots on target, and scored 2 goals. Spezia, on the other hand, scored only 6 shots on goal, 2 on target and 1 goal. In the post-match whoscored rating, the veteran of the Chinese Super League, Arnautovic, scored a game-high 8.6 points, he had 5 shots on goal, 3 shots on target, 2 goals and 3 key passes. It can be said that Arnautovic single-handedly destroyed his opponents and helped Bologna get 3 points. Arnautovic has scored home and away from home against Spezia this season and is really Spezia's nemesis. Spezia goalkeeper Providel did well, making five saves but unfortunately failed to help the team get points.