Riccardo Orsolini and Jonathan Rowe are set to return to Bologna’s attack as Vincenzo Italiano and his squad prepare for their Serie A clash against Udinese on Monday evening.
Bologna arrives at this fixture following a 1-0 victory away at Brann in the first leg of their Europa League play-off round tie on Thursday. The Rossoblu also recently secured a 2–1 win over Torino in their most recent Serie A match, which successfully halted a five-game winless streak in the league.
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Prior to kick-off, Vincenzo Italiano’s team occupies 10th place in the standings, having amassed 33 points from 25 matches.
TURIN, ITALY – FEBRUARY 15: Nikola Moro of Bologna FC 1909 celebrates a goal with team mates during the Serie A match between Torino FC and Bologna FC 1909 at Stadio Olimpico di Torino on February 15, 2026 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images)
Udinese recently suffered a 2-1 home defeat against Sassuolo in their last Serie A match. As a result, they currently sit one point and one position below Bologna ahead of Monday night’s game.
Bologna has made a considerable number of changes from their Europa League triumph on Thursday. Five new players—Joao Mario, Tommaso Pobega, Riccardo Orsolini, Simon Sohm, and Jonathan Rowe—are all reinstated into the starting XI. They come in for Nadir Zortea, Nikola Moro, Lewis Ferguson, Federico Bernardeschi, and Nicolo Cambiaghi, respectively.
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Following their loss to Sassuolo, Udinese has also made three personnel changes, with Kingsley Ehizibue, Jakub Piotorowski, and Adam Buksa stepping in to replace Nicolo Bertola, Jurgen Ekkelenkamp, and Vakoun Bayo.
The match is scheduled to commence at 19.45 GMT.
UDINE, ITALY – FEBRUARY 15: Nicolò Zaniolo of Udinese and Luca Lipani of Sassuolo in action during the Serie A match between Udinese Calcio and US Sassuolo Calcio at Stadio Friuli on February 15, 2026 in Udine, Italy. (Photo by Timothy Rogers/Getty Images)
Confirmed Starting Lineups: Bologna vs. Udinese
Bologna (4-2-3-1): Skorupski; J.Mario, Vitik, Lucumi, Miranda; Freuler, Pobega; Orsolini, Sohm, Rowe; Castro.
Subs: Ravaglia, Pessina, Helland, Moro, Bernardeschi, Casale, Ferguson, Zortea, Odgaard, Dallinga, Cambiaghi, De Silvestri.
Udinese (3-5-2): Okoye; Solet, Kabasele, Kristensen; Ehizibue, Piotrowski, Karlström, Atta, Zemura; Zaniolo, Buksa.
Subs: Nunziante, Padelli, Zarraga, Gueye, Bertola, Bayo, Arizala, Mlačić, Camara, Ekkelenkamp, Miller.
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