Match ends, Bologna 0, Roma 1.
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Roma maintained the pressure on Serie A leaders Juventus as they beat Bologna thanks to Radja Nainggolan's first goal for the club.
The Belgian midfielder, who joined Roma on loan until the end of the season from Cagliari last month, stabbed in Miralem Pjanic's cross for the winner.
Mattia Destro also went close for Rudi Garcia's side with a shot that hit both posts before bouncing clear.
Roma are six points adrift of Juve, who host neighbours Torino on Sunday.
Defeat means Bologna stay two points clear of the relegation zone ahead of the rest of the weekend's fixtures.
Line-ups
Bologna
Formation 3-5-2
- 1Curci
- 8GaricsSubstituted forBarreto da Silvaat 57'minutesBooked at 64mins
- 3Morleo
- 21CherubinSubstituted forMantovaniat 62'minutes
- 14NataliSubstituted forMoscardelliat 78'minutes
- 5Antonsson
- 33Kone
- 19Christodoulopoulos
- 99Cristaldo
- 9Bianchi
- 4Krhin
Substitutes
- 6Sorensen
- 10Moscardelli
- 11Friberg
- 13Laxalt
- 16Malagoli
- 20Barreto da Silva
- 22Mantovani
- 32Stojanovic
- 35Cech
- 75Crespo
- 88Paponi
Roma
Formation 4-3-3
- 26De Sanctis
- 11Taddei
- 46RomagnoliBooked at 45mins
- 16De Rossi
- 17BenatiaBooked at 34mins
- 5Castan da Silva
- 44NainggolanBooked at 81mins
- 15PjanicSubstituted forStrootmanat 61'minutes
- 22DestroSubstituted forBastosat 74'minutes
- 24FlorenziSubstituted forLjajicat 53'minutes
- 27Yao Kouassi
Substitutes
- 1Lobont
- 2Toloi
- 6Strootman
- 8Ljajic
- 20Bastos
- 28Skorupski
- 33Jedvaj
- 35Torosidis
- 94Ricci
- 95Mazzitelli
- 96Di Mariano
- Referee:
- Davide Massa
Match Stats
Home TeamBolognaAway TeamRoma
- Possession
- Home39%
- Away61%
- Shots
- Home12
- Away17
- Shots on Target
- Home1
- Away2
- Corners
- Home5
- Away1
- Fouls
- Home10
- Away15
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Bologna 0, Roma 1.
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Attempt missed. Lazaros Christodoulopoulos (Bologna) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Davide Moscardelli with a cross.
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Attempt blocked. Panagiotis Kone (Bologna) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ibson.
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Offside, Bologna. Davide Moscardelli tries a through ball, but Rolando Bianchi is caught offside.
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Attempt missed. Michel Bastos (Roma) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Gervinho.
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Attempt missed. Radja Nainggolan (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
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Foul by Radja Nainggolan (Roma).
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Ibson (Bologna) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Offside, Bologna. Panagiotis Kone tries a through ball, but Rolando Bianchi is caught offside.
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Morgan De Sanctis (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Ibson (Bologna).
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Offside, Roma. Gervinho tries a through ball, but Adem Ljajic is caught offside.
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Attempt blocked. Adem Ljajic (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniele De Rossi.
Booking
Radja Nainggolan (Roma) is shown the yellow card.
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Foul by Radja Nainggolan (Roma).
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Ibson (Bologna) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Attempt missed. Kevin Strootman (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Michel Bastos.
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Foul by Michel Bastos (Roma).
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Archimede Morleo (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
