Bologna’s turnaround in fortunes under the guidance of former Italian national team boss Roberto Donadoni has been remarkable.
The Rossoblu picked up just six points from a possible 30 following promotion back into the top-flight and that was enough to see Delio Rossi removed as head coach and Donadoni installed. His target from the club’s directors was simply survival.
The Rossoblu routed Atalanta 3-0 and Verona 2-0 in Donadoni’s first two fixtures and the man who kept coaxing out gritty performances from a Parma side that hadn’t been paid in months last season, has lead Bologna into the top-half of the Serie A table.
Confidence should be sky-high in the camp thanks to a superb return of W8-D6-L4 under Donadoni’s tutelage and that includes W3-D4-L1 across their most recent eight outings.
The Greyhounds have kept their sheets clean in five of those eight encounters and, with only four losses in 10 clashes against sides in seventh and above, they’ll hold no fear over a visit to overrated Inter.
The Nerazzurri followed up their valiant Coppa Italia fight-back against Juventus by beating relegation-haunted Palermo at San Siro last Sunday. But only three triumphs in 10 have seen their title challenge slump.
Roberto Mancini’s men have failed to score more than a single goal in all bar three of their 15 league games in front of their home supporters and 11 of their 15 victories have arrived by a one-goal margin, indicating their lack of dominance.
The famed and firm foundations that were the bedrock for Inter’s good early season form have faltered in recent weeks – having kept seven shutouts in eight at San Siro, the hosts have now leaked in five of their last six here and look vulnerable favourites against a Bologna side that’s W4-D1-L1 on the road recently.
Juventus, Roma and Fiorentina have all been held by the visitors, whilst Napoli and Milan were felled. Bologna look primed to upset the odds again and come away with at least a point on Saturday night and look outstanding value at 2.20 in the Double Chance market.