The 2019–20 season was the 110th season in existence of Bologna and the fifth consecutive season in Serie A and 73rd in total. Having finished 10th the previous season, Bologna competed solely in domestic competitions, in Serie A and the Coppa Italia.
The season was coach Siniša Mihajlović's first full campaign in charge of the club, after having replaced Filippo Inzaghi in January 2019. However, Mihajlović held a press conference on 13 July, following reports of a serious illness, in which he announced that he was battling leukemia. Immediately following the announcement, the club insisted that Mihajlović would remain coach and could continue working so long as he felt able to do so.
Players
Squad information
No. Name Nat Position(s) Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals Notes Goalkeepers 1 Angelo da Costa GK Sampdoria 2015 2020 36 0 12 Marco Molla GK Youth Sector 2019 - 0 0 28 Łukasz Skorupski GK Roma 2018 2023 61 0 97 Mouhamadou Sarr GK Youth Sector 2016 2020 0 0 Defenders 4 Stefano Denswil CB / LB Club Brugge 2019 2022 15 0 13 Mattia Bani CB Chievo 2019 2023 19 4 14 Takehiro Tomiyasu CB / RB Sint-Truiden 2019 2024 17 0 15 Ibrahima Mbaye RB / LB Internazionale 2015 2023 99 4 23 Danilo CB Udinese 2018 2020 51 2 33 Arturo Calabresi RB / CB Roma 2018 2022 18 1 35 Mitchell Dijks LB Ajax 2018 2023 29 1 Midfielders 5 Gary Medel DM / CB Beşiktaş 2019 2022 13 0 8 Nicolás Domínguez CM Vélez Sarsfield 2019 2024 3 0 16 Andrea Poli CM / DM Milan 2017 2021 82 8 Captain 21 Roberto Soriano CM / AM / LM Villarreal 2019 2023 34 5 30 Jerdy Schouten DM / CM Excelsior 2019 2024 11 0 32 Mattias Svanberg CM Malmö FF 2018 2023 36 0 Forwards 7 Riccardo Orsolini RW Juventus 2018 2022 66 15 9 Federico Santander ST Copenhagen 2018 2022 51 9 10 Nicola Sansone LW / SS Villarreal 2019 2023 36 6 11 Ladislav Krejčí LW Sparta Prague 2016 2020 77 2 17 Andreas Skov Olsen RW / LW Nordsjælland 2019 2024 16 1 24 Rodrigo Palacio ST / SS Internazionale 2017 2020 78 11 26 Musa Juwara LW / SS / RW Chievo 2019 1 0 99 Musa Barrow CF / LW Atalanta 2019 2021 4 3 Loan Players transferred during the season 6 Nehuén Paz CB Newell's Old Boys 2018 2021 5 0 20 César Falletti AM Luqueño 2017 2021 13 1 22 Mattia Destro ST Roma 2015 2020 105 29 Vice-captain 31 Blerim Džemaili CM Galatasaray 2016 2020 88 11 Captain 91 Diego Falcinelli ST Sassuolo 2018 2022 16 0 99 Caio Vinicius Pirana GK Campodarsego 2018 2023 0 0 99 Kingsley Michael CM / DM / AM Youth Sector 2018 2024 1 0 — Lorenzo Crisetig DM / CM / AM Internazionale 2016 2020 14 0
Transfers
In Date Player Moving from Fee Notes Ref Mattia Bani Chievo €2.5M Danilo Udinese Undisclosed signed permanently after obligation to buy Roberto Soriano Villarreal €7.5M signed permanently after obligation to buy Nicola Sansone Villarreal €7.5M signed permanently after obligation to buy Riccardo Orsolini Juventus €15M signed permanently after obligation to buy Jerdy Schouten Excelsior €6M Stefano Denswil Club Brugge €6M Takehiro Tomiyasu Sint-Truiden €9M Andreas Skov Olsen Nordsjælland €9M Marco Molla Youth Sector Free
Loans in Date Player Moving from Fee Notes Ref
Out Date Player Moving to Fee Notes Ref Ádám Nagy Bristol City €2.5M Signed permanently by option to buy Felipe Avenatti Standard Liège €3.5M Alex Ferrari Sampdoria €4.5M Signed permanently by option to buy Sebastien De Maio Udinese €1M Signed permanently by option to buy Emil Krafth Amiens €2M Signed permanently by option to buy Filip Helander Rangers €3.9M Giordano Trovade Südtirol Free Erick Pulgar Fiorentina €10M
Loans out Date Player Moving to Fee Notes Ref Antonio Santurro Sambenedettese N/A On loan until June 2020 Federico Ravaglia Gubbio N/A On loan until June 2020 Fabrizio Brignani Cesena N/A On loan until June 2020 Hamza El Kaouakibi Piacenza N/A On loan until June 2020 Luca Rizzo Livorno N/A On loan until June 2020 Juan Manuel Valencia Cesena N/A On loan until June 2020 Godfred Donsah Cerlce Brugge N/A On loan until June 2020
Pre-season and friendlies
Competitions
Serie A
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Coppa Italia
Statistics
Appearances and goals
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players transferred out during the season
Goalscorers NameSerie ACoppa ItaliaTotal17FWRiccardo Orsolini70724FWRodrigo Palacio527310FWNicola Sansone40413DFMattia Bani404516MFAndrea Poli21321MFRoberto Soriano30399FWMusa Barrow30389FWFederico Santander10111FWLadislav Krejčí10117FWAndreas Skov Olsen10123DFDanilo10131MFBlerim Džemaili101Own goal404Totals37340
Last updated: 7 February 2020
Clean sheets NameSerie ACoppa ItaliaTotal128GKŁukasz Skorupski213Totals213
Last updated: 7 February 2020
Disciplinary record NameSerie ACoppa ItaliaTotal1GKAngelo da Costa00010010028GKŁukasz Skorupski2000002004DFStefano Denswil4000004006DFNehuén Paz10000010013DFMattia Bani91000091014DFTakehiro Tomiyasu50000050015DFIbrahima Mbaye40000040023DFDanilo61000061025DFGabriele Corbo00010010035DFMitchell Dijks2000002005MFGary Medel70100070116MFAndrea Poli50010060021MFRoberto Soriano20100020130MFJerdy Schouten40010050031MFBlerim Džemaili20000020032MFMattias Svanberg20000020099MFKingsley Michael0001001007FWRiccardo Orsolini3000003009FWFederico Santander40000040010FWNicola Sansone50000050011FWLadislav Krejčí20000020017FWAndreas Skov Olsen20000020022FWMattia Destro20000020024FWRodrigo Palacio30000030026FWMusa Juwara00010010099FWMusa Barrow000000000Totals76226008222
Last updated: 7 February 2020
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