2023–24 Bologna FC 1909 season

Bologna FC 1909 2023–24 football season

Bologna FC 19092023–24 season

Chairman| Joey Saputo
Head coach| Thiago Motta
Stadium| Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Serie A| 8th
Coppa Italia| Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer| League:
Joshua Zirkzee (8)
All:
Joshua Zirkzee (9)

Home colours

Away colours

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<- 2022–23

All statistics correct as of 27 January 2024.

The 2023–24 season is Bologna FC 1909's 115th season in existence and ninth consecutive season in the Serie A. They also competed in the Coppa Italia.

## Players[edit]

### First-team squad[edit]

As of 2 February 2024[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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3  | DF |  AUT | Stefan Posch
4  | DF |  SRB | Mihajlo Ilić
5  | DF |  FRA | Adama Soumaoro
6  | MF |  CRO | Nikola Moro
7  | FW |  ITA | Riccardo Orsolini
8  | MF |  SUI | Remo Freuler (on loan from Nottingham Forest)
9  | FW |  NED | Joshua Zirkzee
10  | FW |  SWE | Jesper Karlsson
11  | MF |  SUI | Dan Ndoye
15  | DF |  DEN | Victor Kristiansen (on loan from Leicester City)
16  | DF |  ITA | Tommaso Corazza
17  | MF |  MAR | Oussama El Azzouzi
18  | FW |  ARG | Santiago Castro
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19  | MF |  SCO | Lewis Ferguson (captain)
21  | FW |  DEN | Jens Odgaard (on loan from AZ Alkmaar)
22  | DF |  GRE | Charalampos Lykogiannis
23  | GK |  ITA | Nicola Bagnolini
26  | DF |  COL | Jhon Lucumí
28  | GK |  POL | Łukasz Skorupski
29  | DF |  ITA | Lorenzo De Silvestri
31  | DF |  NED | Sam Beukema
33  | DF |  ITA | Riccardo Calafiori
34  | GK |  ITA | Federico Ravaglia
56  | MF |  BEL | Alexis Saelemaekers (on loan from AC Milan)
80  | MF |  ITA | Giovanni Fabbian
82  | MF |  POL | Kacper Urbański

### Out on loan[edit]

As of 5 September 2023

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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-- | DF |  GHA | Ebenezer Annan (at Novi Pazar until 30 June 2024)
-- | DF |  ENG | Luis Binks (at Coventry City until 30 June 2024)
-- | DF |  ITA | Kevin Bonifazi (at Frosinone until 30 June 2024)
-- | DF |  ITA | Riccardo Stivanello (at Juventus Next Gen until 30 June 2024)
-- | DF |  URU | Joaquín Sosa (at Montréal until 31 December 2024)
-- | MF |  ISL | Andri Baldursson (at Elfsborg until 30 June 2024)
-- | MF |  FIN | Niklas Pyyhtiä (at Ternana until 30 June 2024)
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-- | FW |  ITA | Gennaro Anatriello (at Alessandria until 30 June 2024)
-- | FW |  AUT | Marko Arnautović (at Inter Milan until 30 June 2024)
-- | FW |  ITA | Gianmarco Cangiano (at Pescara until 30 June 2024)
-- | FW |  NGA | Orji Okwonkwo (at Reggiana until 30 June 2024)
-- | FW |  ITA | Mattia Pagliuca (at Brindisi until 30 June 2024)
-- | FW |  ITA | Antonio Raimondo (at Ternana until 30 June 2024)
-- | FW |  NED | Sydney van Hooijdonk (at Norwich City until 30 June 2024)

## Transfers[edit]

### Summer window[edit]

#### In[edit]

Date  | Pos. | Player  | From  | Fee  | Notes  | Source

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1 July 2023 | DF |  Stefan Posch |  Hoffenheim | €5,000,000  | Buy option exercised  | [2]
2 July 2023 | MF |  Nikola Moro |  Dynamo Moscow | €6,000,000  | Buy option exercised  | [3]
3 July 2023 | DF |  Sam Beukema |  AZ Alkmaar | €7,000,000  |  | [4]
20 July 2023 | MF |  Oussama El Azzouzi |  Union SG | €2,000,000  |  | [5]
14 August 2023 | MF |  Dan Ndoye |  Basel | €8,000,000  |  | [6]
20 August 2023 | MF |  Giovanni Fabbian |  Inter Milan | €5,000,000  |  | [7]
23 August 2023 | MF |  Jesper Karlsson |  AZ | €11,000,000  |  | [8]
31 August 2023 | DF |  Riccardo Calafiori |  Basel | €4,000,000  |  | [9]

#### Loans in[edit]

Date  | Pos. | Player  | From  | Fee  | Notes  | Source

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30 August 2023 | DF |  Victor Kristiansen |  Leicester City | €1,000,000  | \+ option to buy for €15,000,000  | [10]
30 August 2023 | MF |  Alexis Saelemaekers |  Milan | €500,000  | \+ option to buy for €10,000,000  | [11]
1 September 2023 | MF |  Remo Freuler |  Nottingham Forest | Free  | Part of swap deal for Nicolás Domínguez \+ option to buy for €15,000,000  | [12]

#### Out[edit]

Date  | Pos. | Player  | To  | Fee  | Notes  | Source

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1 July 2023 | MF |  Roberto Soriano | Unattached  | Released  |  |
1 July 2023 | FW |  Nicola Sansone |  Lecce | Released  |  | [13]
3 July 2023 | FW |  Musa Juwara |  Vejle Boldklub | Free  |  | [14]
3 July 2023 | DF |  Denso Kasius |  AZ Alkmaar | €3,000,000  |  | [15]
6 July 2023 | GK |  Francesco Bardi |  Reggiana | Free  |  | [16]
7 July 2023 | DF |  Matteo Angeli |  Cittadella | Free  | \+ buy-back option  | [17]
11 July 2023 | MF |  Gary Medel |  Vasco da Gama | Free  |  | [18]
2 August 2023 | MF |  Dion Ruffo Luci |  Rimini | Free  |  | [19]
8 August 2023 | FW |  Matias Rocchi |  Corticella  | Free  |  |
16 August 2023 | MF |  Jerdy Schouten |  PSV | €12,000,000  |  | [20]
1 September 2023 | MF |  Nicolás Domínguez |  Nottingham Forest | €10,000,000  | Part of swap deal for Remo Freuler | [21]
1 September 2023 | MF |  Kingsley Michael |  Leoben | Free  |  |
1 September 2023 | FW |  Emanuel Vignato |  Pisa | €500,000  |  | [22]
4 September 2023 | MF |  Musa Barrow |  Al-Taawoun | €8,000,000  |  | [23]

#### Loans out[edit]

Date  | Pos. | Player  | To  | Fee  | Notes  | Source

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6 July 2023 | DF |  Ebenezer Annan |  Novi Pazar | Free  |  | [24]
12 July 2023 | GK |  Sebastian Breza |  Yverdon-Sport | Free  |  | [25]
28 July 2023 | DF |  Luis Binks |  Coventry City | Free  |  | [26]
10 August 2023 | MF |  Andri Fannar Baldursson |  Elfsborg | Free  |  | [27]
10 August 2023 | FW |  Gianmarco Cangiano |  Pescara | Free  |  |
10 August 2023 | FW |  Antonio Raimondo |  Ternana | Free  |  | [28]
16 August 2023 | FW |  Marko Arnautović |  Inter Milan | Free  | \+ obligation to buy for €10,000,000 under conditions  | [29]
17 August 2023 | MF |  Niklas Pyyhtiä |  Ternana | Free  |  | [30]
21 August 2023 | FW |  Mattia Pagliuca |  Alessandria | Free  |  | [31]
4 September 2023 | DF |  Joaquín Sosa |  Dinamo Zagreb | Free  | \+ option to buy + buy-back option  | [32]

### Winter window[edit]

#### In[edit]

Date  | Pos. | Player  | From  | Fee  | Notes  | Source

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10 January 2024 | DF |  Joaquín Sosa |  Dinamo Zagreb | Free  | Loan termination  | [33]
14 January 2024 | GK |  Sebastian Breza |  Yverdon-Sport | Free  | Loan termination  | [33]
18 January 2024 | DF |  Mihajlo Ilić |  Partizan | €4,500,000  |  | [34]
30 January 2024 | FW |  Santiago Castro |  Vélez Sarsfield | €12,000,000  |  | [35]
31 January 2024 | FW |  Mattia Pagliuca |  Alessandria | Free  | Loan termination  |

#### Loans in[edit]

Date  | Pos. | Player  | From  | Fee  | Notes  | Source

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1 February 2024 | FW |  Jens Odgaard |  AZ Alkmaar | Free  | \+ option to buy for €4,000,000  | [36]

#### Out[edit]

Date  | Pos. | Player  | To  | Fee  | Notes  | Source

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15 January 2024 | GK |  Sebastian Breza |  Montréal | Free  |  | [33]

#### Loans out[edit]

Date  | Pos. | Player  | To  | Fee  | Notes  | Source

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8 January 2024 | DF |  Kevin Bonifazi |  Frosinone | Free  |  | [37]
15 January 2024 | DF |  Joaquín Sosa |  Montréal | Free  |  | [33]
1 February 2024 | FW |  Sydney van Hooijdonk |  Norwich City | Free  | \+ option to buy  | [38]
1 February 2024 | FW |  Orji Okwonkwo |  Reggiana | Free  | until 30 June 2025  | [39]

## Pre-season and friendlies[edit]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

Bologna  v  Palermo 22 July 2023 Friendly|  Bologna  | 2–2|  Palermo | Rovereto

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18:00 UTC+2 |  |  |  | Stadium: Stadio Quercia

Bologna  v  Monaco 28 July 2023 Friendly|  Bologna  | 2–3|  Monaco | Bologna

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18:00 UTC+2 |  |  |  | Stadium: Centro Tecnico Niccolò Galli

Utrecht v  Bologna 2 August 2023 Friendly|  Utrecht | 1–2|  Bologna | Utrecht

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15:00 UTC+2 |

* Descotte 56'

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* Zirkzee 76'
* De Silvestri 79'

| Stadium: Sportcomplex Zoudenbalch
Referee: Dieperink

AZ v  Bologna 5 August 2023 Friendly|  AZ | 1–0|  Bologna | Alkmaar

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17:00 UTC+2 |

* Poku 47'

| Report |  | Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Referee: Dennis Higler

Bologna  v  Reggiana 9 September 2023 Friendly|  Bologna  | 2–2|  Reggiana | Bologna

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11:00 UTC+2 |  |  |  | Stadium: Centro tecnico Niccolò Galli
Attendance: 0

## Competitions[edit]

### Overall record[edit]

Competition  | First match  | Last match  | Starting round  | Final position  | Record

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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win %
Serie A | 21 August 2023  | 26 May 2024  | Matchday 1  |  | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 29 | 22 | +7  | 040.91
Coppa Italia | 11 August 2023  | 9 January 2024  | Round of 64  | Quarter-finals  | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5  | 075.00
Total  | 26 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 35 | 23 | +12  | 046.15

Last updated: 3 February 2024
Source: Soccerway

### Serie A[edit]

Main article: 2023–24 Serie A

#### League table[edit]

Pos | Team

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3  | AC Milan | 23  | 15  | 4  | 4  | 46  | 27  | +19  | 49  | Qualification for the Champions League league stage
4  | Atalanta | 22  | 12  | 3  | 7  | 40  | 22  | +18  | 39
5  | Bologna | 22  | 9  | 9  | 4  | 29  | 22  | +7  | 36  | Qualification for the Europa League league stage
6  | Roma | 22  | 10  | 5  | 7  | 36  | 26  | +10  | 35  | 0Qualification for the Conference League play-off round0
7  | Napoli | 22  | 10  | 5  | 7  | 32  | 26  | +6  | 35  |

Updated to match(es) played on 4 February 2024. Source: Serie A
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Tiebreaker for Champions team and third relegated team; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[40]

#### Results summary[edit]

Overall | Home | Away

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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD
22  | 9  | 9  | 4  | 29  | 22  |  +7  | 36  | 8  | 2  | 1  | 18  | 7  |  +11  | 1  | 7  | 3  | 11  | 15  |  −4

Last updated: 3 February 2024.
Source: Serie A

#### Results by round[edit]

Round| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10| 11| 12| 13| 14| 15| 16| 17| 18| 19| 20| 21| 22| 23

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Ground| H| A| H| A| H| A| H| A| H| A| H| A| H| A| A| H| H| A| H| A| H| A| H
Result| L| D| W| D| D| D| W| D| W| D| W| L| W| D| W| W| W| L| D| L| P| D| W
Position| 16| 14| 9| 11| 11| 13| 8| 11| 8| 8| 6| 8| 6| 7| 5| 4| 4| 5| 5| 7| 8| 8|

Updated to match(es) played on 3 February 2024. Source: Serie A
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

#### Matches[edit]

The league fixtures were unveiled on 5 July 2023.[41]

Bologna v Milan 21 August 2023 1|  Bologna | 0–2|  Milan | Bologna

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20:45 CEST (UTC+2) |

* Aebischer 30'
* Zirkzee 77'

| Report |

* Giroud 11'
* Pulisic 21'
* Hernandez 51'
* Krunić 76'

| Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 30,203
Referee: Luca Pairetto

Juventus v Bologna 27 August 2023 2|  Juventus | 1–1|  Bologna | Turin

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18:30 CEST (UTC+2) |

* Rabiot 12'
* Vlahović 80'
* Yıldız 87'

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* Posch 17'
* Ferguson 24'

| Stadium: Juventus Stadium
Attendance: 38,197
Referee: Marco Di Bello

Bologna v Cagliari 2 September 2023 3|  Bologna | 2–1|  Cagliari | Bologna

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18:30 CEST (UTC+2) |

* Ferguson 40'
* Zirkzee 59'
* Orsolini 75'
* Fabbian 89'

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* Luvumbo 22'
* Sulemana 70'
* Makoumbou 90+2'

| Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 22,818
Referee: Daniele Orsato

Hellas Verona v Bologna 18 September 2023 4|  Hellas Verona | 0–0|  Bologna | Verona

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20:45 CEST (UTC+2) |

* Dawidowicz 18'
* Faraoni 50'
* Serdar 90+3'
* Suslov 90+3'

| Report |

* Kristiansen 37'
* Posch 73'

| Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
Attendance: 18,863
Referee: Federico La Penna

Bologna v Napoli 24 September 2023 5|  Bologna | 0–0|  Napoli | Bologna

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18:00 CEST (UTC+2) |

* Aebischer 30'
* Ndoye 55'
* Skorupski 72'
* Freuler 81'

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* Olivera 6'
* Lobotka 49'
* Kvaratskhelia 53'
* Osimhen 72'
* Politano 82'
* Mário Rui 90+4'

| Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 26,621
Referee: Giovanni Ayroldi

Monza v Bologna 28 September 2023 6|  Monza | 0–0|  Bologna | Monza

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18:30 CEST (UTC+2) |

* Vignato 70'
* Birindelli 80'
* Ciurria 85'
* Gagliardini 88'
* Marí 90+3'

| Report |

* Orsolini 12'
* Saelemaekers 87' 87'

| Stadium: U-Power Stadium
Attendance: 8,930
Referee: Ivano Pezzuto

Bologna v Empoli 1 October 2023 7|  Bologna | 3–0|  Empoli | Bologna

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12:30 CEST (UTC+2) |

* Orsolini 21', 66', 90+2'
* Corazza 44'
* El Azzouzi 58'

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* Cacace 10'
* Walukiewicz 39'
* Ranocchia 45+3'
* Cancellieri 81'

| Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 23,689
Referee: Fabio Maresca

Internazionale v Bologna 7 October 2023 8|  Internazionale | 2–2|  Bologna | Milan

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15:00 CEST (UTC+2) |

* Acerbi 11'
* Martínez 13',  58'
* Bastoni 90'

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* Orsolini 19' (pen.)
* Ndoye 33'
* Zirkzee 52'
* Beukema 90+3'
* Ferguson 90+4'

| Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 74,072
Referee: Marco Guida

Bologna v Frosinone 22 October 2023 9|  Bologna | 2–1|  Frosinone | Bologna

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15:00 CEST (UTC+2) |

* Ferguson 19'
* De Silvestri 22'
* Aebischer 59'
* Zirkzee 88'

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* Soulé 63' (pen.)
* Mazzitelli 88' 90+4'

| Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 26,729
Referee: Daniele Doveri

Sassuolo v Bologna 28 October 2023 10|  Sassuolo | 1–1|  Bologna | Reggio Emilia

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15:00 CEST (UTC+2) |

* Boloca 44'
* Berardi 90'

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* Zirkzee 3'
* Lykogiannis 58'
* El Azzouzi 71'
* Saelemaekers 90+5'

| Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore
Attendance: 16,931
Referee: Antonio Giua

Bologna v Lazio 3 November 2023 11|  Bologna | 1–0|  Lazio | Bologna

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20:45 CET (UTC+1) |

* Ferguson 46',  50'
* Beukema 56'

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* Pedro 35'
* Romagnoli 50'
* Luis Alberto 65'
* Zaccagni 80'
* Isaksen 90+6'

| Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 24,178
Referee: Federico La Penna

Fiorentina v Bologna 12 November 2023 12|  Fiorentina | 2–1|  Bologna | Florence

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15:00 CET (UTC+1) |

* Bonaventura 17',  45+2'
* González 48' (pen.)
* Ranieri 90+5'

| Report |

* Zirkzee 33' (pen.)
* Saelemaekers 36'
* Aebischer 45+2'

| Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 29,750
Referee: Fabio Maresca

Bologna v Torino 27 November 2023 13|  Bologna | 2–0|  Torino | Bologna

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20:45 CET (UTC+1) |

* Kristiansen 23'
* Fabbian 31',  56'
* Zirkzee 90+1'
* Ndoye 90+6'

| Report |

* Linetty 39'
* Lazaro 62'
* Bellanova 69'
* Pellegri 74'

| Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 20,705
Referee: Andrea Colombo

Lecce v Bologna 3 December 2023 14|  Lecce | 1–1|  Bologna | Lecce

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12:30 CET (UTC+1) |

* Ramadani 45'
* Pongračić 84'
* Sansone 90'
* Piccoli 90+10' (pen.)

| Report |

* Saelemaekers 52'
* Lykogiannis 68'
* Calafiori 90+10'

| Stadium: Stadio Via del mare
Attendance: 24,326
Referee: Daniele Doveri

Salernitana v Bologna 10 December 2023 15|  Salernitana | 1–2|  Bologna | Salerno

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18:00 CET (UTC+1) |

* Coulibaly 26'
* Tchaouna 37'
* Mazzocchi 39'
* Dia 43'
* Daniliuc 48'
* Gyömbér 54'
* Simy 75'
* Kastanos 89'
* Fazio 90+3'

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* Zirkzee 9', 20',  44'
* Skorupski 90+6'

| Stadium: Stadio Arechi
Attendance: 16,650
Referee: Simone Sozza
Note: Fazio was sent off for dissent while a substitute.

Bologna v Roma 17 December 2023 16|  Bologna | 2–0|  Roma | Bologna

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18:00 CET (UTC+1) |

* Saelemaekers 9'
* Beukema 33'
* Moro 37'
* Ferguson 45+1'
* Kristensen 49' (o.g.)
* Freuler 66'

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* Llorente 10'
* Pellegrini 36'
* Paredes 66'
* Bove 72'

| Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 25,579
Referee: Marco Guida

Bologna v Atalanta 23 December 2023 17|  Bologna | 1–0|  Atalanta | Bologna

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15:00 CET (UTC+1) |

* Posch 30'
* Freuler 70'
* Ferguson 86'

| Report |

* De Roon 69'
* Zappacosta 79'
* Hateboer 88'
* Scamacca 90+5'

| Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 28,082
Referee: Antonio Rapuano

Udinese v Bologna 30 December 2023 18|  Udinese | 3–0|  Bologna | Udine

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15:00 CET (UTC+1) |

* Pereyra 23',  45+2'
* Lucca 48'
* Payero 52'
* Success 90+2'

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* Urbański 6'
* Ferguson 45+3'
* Freuler 63'
* Zirkzee 72'
* Fabbian 75'

| Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 25,144
Referee: Daniele Orsato

Bologna v Genoa 5 January 2024 19|  Bologna | 1–1|  Genoa | Bologna

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20:45 CET (UTC+1) |

* Posch 19'
* Zirkzee 88'
* De Silvestri 90+5'
* Kristiansen 90+7'

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* Guðmundsson 20'
* Vásquez 40'
* Retegui 71'
* Sabelli 79'
* Fabbian 75'

| Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 25,095
Referee: Andrea Colombo

Cagliari v Bologna 14 January 2024 20|  Cagliari | 2–1|  Bologna | Cagliari

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15:00 CET (UTC+1) |

* Petagna 31'
* Nández 45+2'
* Dossena 45+2'
* Calafiori 69' (o.g.)
* Wieteska 90'

| Report |

* Posch 3'
* Orsolini 24'
* Calafiori 88'

| Stadium: Unipol Domus
Attendance: 15,980
Referee: Gianluca Manganiello

Milan v Bologna 27 January 2024 22|  Milan | 2–2|  Bologna | Milan

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20:45 CET (UTC+1) |

* Leão 22'
* Calabria 36'
* Giroud 42'
* Adli 44'
* Loftus-Cheek 45', 83',  45+2'
* Hernandez 74'
* Terracciano 90+1'

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* Calafiori 2'
* Zirkzee 29'
* Ferguson 29'
* Urbański 57'
* Orsolini 90+2' (pen.)

| Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 71,334
Referee: Davide Massa

Bologna v Sassuolo 3 February 2024 23|  Bologna | 4–2|  Sassuolo | Bologna

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20:45 CET (UTC+1) |

* Viti 24' (o.g.)
* Aebischer 55'
* Fabbian 73'
* Ferguson 83'
* Saelemaekers 86'

| Report |

* Thorstvedt 13',  45+1'
* Volpato 34'
* Boloca 85'
* Doig 90+3'

| Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Referee: Juan Luca Sacchi

### Coppa Italia[edit]

Main article: 2023–24 Coppa Italia

Bologna v Cesena 11 August 2023 Round of 64|  Bologna | 2–0|  Cesena | Bologna

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* Corazza 2'
* Zirkzee 80'

| Report |

* Adamo 37'

| Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 14,139
Referee: Gianluca Manganiello

Bologna v Hellas Verona 31 October 2023 Round of 32|  Bologna | 2–0|  Hellas Verona | Bologna

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21:00 CET (UTC+1) |

* Moro 41'
* Van Hooijdonk 62'

| Report |

* Amione 39'
* Serdar 45+1',  73'

| Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 11,593
Referee: Federico Dionisi

Internazionale v Bologna 20 December 2023 Round of 16|  Internazionale | 1–2 (a.e.t.)|  Bologna | Milan

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21:00 CET (UTC+1) |

* Martínez 65'
* Bisseck 90+5'
* Carlos Augusto 92'
* Darmian 100'
* Pavard 103'
* Barella 109'

| Report |

* Lykogiannis 41'
* Van Hooijdonk 58'
* Fabbian 88'
* Beukema 112'
* Ndoye 116'

| Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 60,334
Referee: Federico La Penna

Fiorentina v Bologna 9 January 2024 Quarter-finals|  Fiorentina | 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)|  Bologna | Florence

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21:00 CET (UTC+1) |

* Bonaventura 116'

| Report |

* Ferguson 89'
* Saelemaekers 109'

| Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 25,079
Referee: Matteo Marchetti
| Penalties|

* Mandragora
* Arthur
* Milenković
* Mina
* Lopez

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* Ferguson
* Zirkzee
* Orsolini
* Calafiori
* Posch

## Player statistics[edit]

### Goalscorers[edit]

As of 5 January 2024
Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player  | Serie A | Coppa Italia | Total

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1 | 9  | FW |  | Joshua Zirkzee | 7  | 1  | 8
2 | 19  | MF |  | Lewis Ferguson | 4  | 0  | 4
7  | FW |  | Riccardo Orsolini | 4  | 0  | 4
4 | 80  | MF |  | Giovanni Fabbian | 2  | 0  | 2
6  | MF |  | Nikola Moro | 1  | 1  | 2
29  | DF |  | Lorenzo De Silvestri | 2  | 0  | 2
7 | 22  | DF |  | Charalampos Lykogiannis | 1  | 0  | 1
16  | DF |  | Tommaso Corazza | 0  | 1  | 1
31  | DF |  | Sam Beukema | 0  | 1  | 1
77  | FW |  | Sydney van Hooijdonk | 0  | 1  | 1
11  | FW |  | Dan Ndoye | 0  | 1  | 1
Own goals | 1  | 0  | 1
Totals  | 22  | 6  | 28

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