Serie A · Sun, 4 Jan 2026 ·
Inter vs Bologna — 3 - 1
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza · Referee: Marco Guida, Italy
Match report
Inter beat Bologna 3-1
Bologna were beaten 3-1 by Inter at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on Sunday, 4 January 2026 in Serie A matchday 18. P. Zielinski (39'), L. Martinez (48') and M. Thuram (74') scored for Inter, while S. Castro (83') found the net for Bologna. It was 1-0 at half-time.
Inter had 58% of the ball and 19 shots (10 on target) against Bologna’s 6 (2 on target). Marcus Thuram (Inter) was the top-rated player with 8.9. The result leaves Inter 2nd in the Serie A table on 13 points and Bologna 18th on 2.
Form, table and head-to-head
Match events
- 29'yellow cardHakan ÇalhanoğluYellow Card
- 30'yellow cardAlessandro BastoniYellow Card
- 39'goalP. ZielinskiAssist: L. Martinez
- 46'substitutionN. MoroOff: T. Pobega
- 46'substitutionJ. LucumiOff: M. Vitik
- 48'goalL. MartinezAssist: H. Calhanoglu
- 62'yellow cardNicolò BarellaYellow Card
- 67'substitutionH. CalhanogluOff: P. Sucic
- 67'substitutionN. BarellaOff: H. Mkhitaryan
- 68'substitutionN. CambiaghiOff: R. Orsolini
- 68'substitutionE. HolmOff: N. Zortea
- 72'yellow cardMartin VitíkYellow Card
- 74'goalM. ThuramNormal Goal
- 75'substitutionA. BastoniOff: Carlos Augusto
- 75'substitutionL. MartinezOff: F. Esposito
- 78'yellow cardJonathan RoweYellow Card
- 79'substitutionJ. OdgaardOff: R. Freuler
- 83'substitutionM. ThuramOff: M. Lavelli
- 83'goalS. CastroAssist: C. Lykogiannis
- 89'yellow cardCharalampos LykogiannisYellow Card
Lineups
Inter
Formation 3-5-2 · Coach Cristian Chivu
Starting XI
- 1Y. SommerG
- 31Y. BisseckD
- 25M. AkanjiD
- 95A. BastoniD
- 11Luis HenriqueM
- 23N. BarellaM
- 20H. CalhanogluM
- 7P. ZielinskiM
- 32F. DimarcoM
- 10L. MartinezF
- 9M. ThuramF
Substitutes
- 13J. MartinezG
- 60A. TahoG
- 6S. de VrijD
- 8P. SucicM
- 15F. AcerbiD
- 16D. FrattesiM
- 22H. MkhitaryanM
- 30Carlos AugustoD
- 43M. CocchiD
- 50S. CinquegranoD
- 53M. LavelliF
- 94F. EspositoF
Bologna
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Vincenzo Italiano
Starting XI
- 13F. RavagliaG
- 2E. HolmD
- 14T. HeggemD
- 26J. LucumiD
- 22C. LykogiannisD
- 6N. MoroM
- 19L. FergusonM
- 11J. RoweM
- 21J. OdgaardM
- 28N. CambiaghiM
- 9S. CastroF
Substitutes
- 25M. PessinaG
- 82M. FranceschelliG
- 4T. PobegaM
- 7R. OrsoliniF
- 8R. FreulerM
- 16N. CasaleD
- 17C. ImmobileF
- 20N. ZorteaD
- 24T. DallingaF
- 29L. De SilvestriD
- 30B. DominguezF
- 33J. MirandaD
- 41M. VitikD
- 77I. SulemanaM
- 80G. FabbianM
Match statistics
- 58%Possession42%
- 2.93Expected goals (xG)0.85
- 19Total shots6
- 10Shots on target2
- 5Shots off target3
- 4Blocked shots1
- 15Shots inside the box4
- 4Shots outside the box2
- 7Corners1
- 3Offsides0
- 20Fouls21
- 3Yellow cards3
- –Red cards–
- 1Goalkeeper saves7
- 460Passes340
- 392Accurate passes266
- 85%Pass accuracy78%
- 0.06Goals prevented0.06
Player statistics
Inter
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Yann SommerG | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 25Manuel AkanjiD | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 31Yann BisseckD | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 95Alessandro BastoniD | 76 | 7.2 | ||
| 7Piotr ZielińskiM | 90 | 7.6 | 1 | |
| 11Luís HenriqueM | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 20Hakan ÇalhanoğluM | 68 | 7.9 | 1 | |
| 23Nicolò BarellaM | 68 | 7.0 | ||
| 32Federico DimarcoM | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 9Marcus ThuramFTop rated | 83 | 8.9 | 1 | |
| 10Lautaro MartínezF | 76 | 8.7 | 1 | 1 |
| 13Josep MartínezG | – | – | ||
| 60Alain TahoG | – | – | ||
| 6Stefan de VrijD | – | – | ||
| 15Francesco AcerbiD | – | – | ||
| 30Carlos AugustoD | 14 | 6.2 | ||
| 43Matteo CocchiD | – | – | ||
| 50Simone CinquegranoD | – | – | ||
| 8Petar SučićM | 22 | 6.7 | ||
| 16Davide FrattesiM | – | – | ||
| 22Henrikh MkhitaryanM | 22 | 6.2 | ||
| 53Matteo LavelliF | 12 | 6.5 | ||
| 94Francesco Pio EspositoF | 14 | 6.7 |
Bologna
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13Federico RavagliaG | 90 | 8.3 | ||
| 2Emil HolmD | 68 | 6.7 | ||
| 14Torbjørn HeggemD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 22Charalampos LykogiannisD | 90 | 6.7 | 1 | |
| 26Jhon LucumíD | 45 | 6.0 | ||
| 6Nikola MoroM | 45 | 6.7 | ||
| 11Jonathan RoweM | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 19Lewis FergusonM | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 21Jens OdgaardM | 79 | 6.3 | ||
| 28Nicolò CambiaghiM | 68 | 6.3 | ||
| 9Santiago CastroF | 90 | 8.2 | 1 | |
| 25Massimo PessinaG | – | – | ||
| 82Matteo FranceschelliG | – | – | ||
| 16Nicolò CasaleD | – | – | ||
| 20Nadir ZorteaD | 22 | 6.5 | ||
| 29Lorenzo De SilvestriD | – | – | ||
| 33Juan MirandaD | – | – | ||
| 41Martin VitíkD | 45 | 6.2 | ||
| 4Tommaso PobegaM | 45 | 6.3 | ||
| 8Remo FreulerM | 11 | 6.9 | ||
| 77Ibrahim SulemanaM | – | – | ||
| 80Giovanni FabbianM | – | – | ||
| 7Riccardo OrsoliniF | 22 | 6.9 | ||
| 17Ciro ImmobileF | – | – | ||
| 24Thijs DallingaF | – | – | ||
| 30Benjamín DomínguezF | – | – |