Bologna-Juve: probable lineups and where to watch it on TV

Bologna, 4 May 2025 – When on 29 November 1998 the goals of Paramatti, Signori and Fontolan at the Dall'Ara demolished the Old Lady, the Prime Minister was Massimo D'Alema, Marco Pantani had just scored the Giro-Tour double and the lira still dominated Italy.

E Vincenzo Italiano? That day against Verona they conquered Brescia's field 2-0. Cesare Prandelli was sitting on the Hellas bench and the future coach of Bologna, the man to whom an entire city is asking tonight to break a taboo that has resisted for 27 years, faced that match of the B championship as an early starter. Courses and recourses. Guess who was among the eleven starting Bianconeri in that 3-0 of twenty-seven years ago that for the Bolognese from a medal on their chest over time has turned into a frustrating memory of an unrepeatable feat: Tudor Igor, yes him, the Croatian giant who today sits on the Juve bench and who in today's Champions League 'play-off' will try (kick-off at 20.45, whistle Duties) to defend tooth and nail a +1 that will put Bologna in a position to chase a victory.

Probable lineups for Bologna-Juventus

BOLOGNA: 1 Skorupski; 14 Calabria, 31 Beukema, 26 Lucumi, 33 Miranda; 8 Freuler, 19 Ferguson; 7 Orsolini, 21 Odgaard, 30 Dominguez; 24 Dallinga

On the bench: 34 Ravaglia, 23 Bagnolini, 5 Erlic, 29 De Silvestri, 22 Lykogiannis, 20 Aebischer, 17 El Azzouzi, 9 Castro, 18 Pobega, 6 Moro, 80 Fabbian, 28 Cambiaghi, 15 Casale. Coach: Italian

JUVENTUS: 29 Di Gregorio; 37 Savona, 12 Veiga, 15 Kalulu; 22 Weah, 5 Locatelli, 19 Thuram, 16 McKennie; 7 Conceiçao, 11 Nico Gonzalez; 20 Kolo Muani. Coach: Tudor. 

On the bench: 1 Perin, 23 Pinsoglio, 2 Costa, 40 Rouhi, 51 Mbangula, 26 Douglas Luiz, 27 Cambiaso, 17 Adzic.

Where to watch Bologna-Juventus on TV 

Live at 20.45 on Dazn.

We will try to make history 

“We will try to make history”, promises Italiano. The first to know, however, that it is not possible to write a page of history, yet another of a dream season, without the support of an invisible but decisive owner: the Dall'Ara crowd. “I make another appeal to our people, who once again can give us an important push – says the coach –. Together we can do something great”. As for Juve, “to try to beat them we will have to be perfect – says the coach –. All that is missing Vlahovic? Phenomenal player, I spent six beautiful months with him at Fiorentina. The fact that he is not there is an advantage, even if Kolo Muani is a champion”.

On the sprint for theEurope: “We are playing for an important position and twelve points are a lot. The standings are very close and we will have to fight until the end. Who will win? Who makes the fewest mistakes”. The draw in Udine is already in the drawer (“we have to eliminate that small defect of the wrong approach that we had in a couple of games”), what matters more is the call for the extra effort needed to throw heart and soul over the obstacle. “I spoke to the players about it – reveals Italiano –. I reminded them that in these twenty days we can achieve incredible goals and woe betide anyone who pulls the plug. In fact: we all have to give something more”.

The final of Coppa Italia with Milan on May 14th remains in the background (for now): better to concentrate on the promises of recovery of Castro. “I've seen him improve a lot in a couple of training sessions – Italiano gloats –. Even if he can't be in the same condition he was in before he got injured”. The feeling is that it's Dallinga's turn again, just as Ferguson senses a return to the starting lineup.

“Juve as a coach I beat them in the last game of the championship when I was in charge of Fiorentina”, the coach throws out there. It was May 21, 2022, goals by Duncan and Nico Gonzalez (today on the other side). With those three points, Viola grabbed the Conference League. A lucky premonition?