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16 {live, 19:42, Out come the teams}
Torino: Milinkovic-Savic; Vojvoda, Buongiorno, Masina; Bellanova, Ricci, Ilic, Rodriguez; Vlasic; Sanabria, Zapata
Bologna: Skorupski; Posch, Lucumi, Calafiori, Kristiansen; Freuler; Ndoye, Fabbian, Aebischer, Saelemaekers; Zirkzee
{live, 19:35, Thiago Motta (Bologna)}
“This team has proved it always had the right attitude and spirit to face every game so far. Torino are very complicated to play against, they prepare well,” Thiago Motta told Sky Sport Italia.
“We achieved a very important target for the club and for us, to get into Europe after 22 years, now we can try to enter the Champions League and we’ll give it our best. We always have great respect for our opponents and must do our best to compete with Torino or anyone else.
“Saelemaekers made the choice to leave Milan and come to Bologna, that showed he wanted to challenge himself and he is deserving his place in the team. All his teammates are in good shape and help him to raise his performances too.”
Ivan Juric was Thiago Motta’s teammate at Genoa under Gian Piero Gasperini.
“It is always a pleasure to get compliments from someone who knows me. Aside from his quality as a coach, Juric is a fantastic person and we played together with the ideas of our coach at the time, Gasperini. We maintain those same ideas, that desire to win and battle with good football.”
{live, 19:23, Nearly there}
Friday night magic pre #TorinoBologna 
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— Lega Serie A (@SerieA_EN) May 3, 2024
{live, 19:12, Special shirt}
Torino are wearing a special edition jersey this evening against Bologna marking the 75th anniversary of the Superga tragedy that killed the Grande Torino team https://t.co/Z8cVgsDtES #Torino #SerieA #TorinoFC #SerieATIM #Calcio #Superga75 #TorinoBologna
— Football Italia (@footballitalia) May 3, 2024
{live, 18:44, Team news}
The Rossoblu already guaranteed European qualification after 22 years, but still want to lock down that Champions League spot.
Sam Beukema and Adrien Tameze sit out bans, while the hosts have Koffi Djidji, Perr Schuurs, Saba Sazonov and Gvidas Gineitis injured.
Adama Soumaoro and Lewis Ferguson are out for the season.
{live, 18:36, Torino vs. Bologna line-ups}
Torino: Milinkovic-Savic; Vojvoda, Buongiorno, Masina; Bellanova, Ricci, Ilic, Rodriguez; Vlasic; Sanabria, Zapata
Bologna: Skorupski; Posch, Lucumi, Calafiori, Kristiansen; Freuler; Ndoye, Fabbian, Aebischer, Saelemaekers; Zirkzee
Serie A Week 35 kicks off
Join us for all the action as it happens from tonight’s Serie A game, as fourth-placed Bologna try to close on Juventus and damage Torino’s European ambitions.
It kicks off at the Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino at 19.45 UK time (18.45 GMT).
The Rossoblu have qualified for Europe after a 22-year absence, but are not done yet, as they want to lock down a Champions League spot and even temporarily leapfrog Juve in third.
As for Toro, they sit in 10th position, now four points off Napoli and Fiorentina.
