PREVIEW | Internazionale vs Bologna - team news, lineups, predictions

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·2 gennaio 2026

PREVIEW | Internazionale vs Bologna - team news, lineups, predictions

Internazionale and Bologna clash this Sunday at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza for round 18 of the Serie A. The match will be broadcast live at 19:45 on TNT Sports 1.

Internazionale have won 36 points to date and are placed in 1st position. Last time out, Cristian Chivu's team triumphed 0-1 against Atalanta (Serie A 2025/26).

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Bologna currently have 26 points and lie in 7th position. In their last game, Vincenzo Italiano's team drew 1-1 with Sassuolo (Serie A 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended in a 1-1 draw.

Predicted lineups

Internazionale: Yann Sommer, Yann Bisseck, Manuel Akanji, Alessandro Bastoni, Luis Henrique, Nicolò Barella, Piotr Zielinski, Hakan Çalhanoglu, Federico Dimarco, Marcus Thuram, Lautaro Martínez

Bologna: Federico Ravaglia, Nadir Zortea, Martin Vitík, Jhon Lucumí, Juan Miranda, Nikola Moro, Tommaso Pobega, Riccardo Orsolini, Giovanni Fabbian, Jonathan Rowe, Thijs Dallinga

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Internazionale

Denzel Dumfries - Ankle Surgery
Raffaele Di Gennaro - Scaphoid Fracture
Ange-Yoan Bonny - Sprain

Bologna

Nicolò Cambiaghi - Flu

Last starting XIs

Internazionale ( vs Atalanta 2025-12-28): Yann Sommer, Yann Bisseck, Manuel Akanji, Alessandro Bastoni, Luis Henrique, Hakan Çalhanoglu, Nicolò Barella, Federico Dimarco, Piotr Zielinski, Lautaro Martínez, Marcus Thuram

Bologna ( vs Sassuolo 2025-12-28): Federico Ravaglia, Nadir Zortea, Jhon Lucumí, Martin Vitík, Juan Miranda, Tommaso Pobega, Nikola Moro, Riccardo Orsolini, Giovanni Fabbian, Jonathan Rowe, Thijs Dallinga

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MANAGERS

Cristian Chivu faced Vincenzo Italiano on two occasions, recording one win and one draw
Vincenzo Italiano faced Internazionale on 12 occasions, recording two wins, four draws, and six losses
Cristian Chivu faced Bologna on two occasions, recording one win and one draw

TEAMS

Away from home, Bologna currently has one loss in the last nine games.
Away from home, Bologna has conceded goals in three consecutive games.
Bologna currently has three losses in the last 20 games.
Bologna currently has one victory in the last six games.
Bologna has conceded goals in nine consecutive games.
Bologna has been winless for four consecutive games.
At home, Internazionale currently has two losses in the last ten games.
Internazionale currently has one loss in the last seven games.
Internazionale currently has one draw in the last 24 games.
Internazionale has scored in three consecutive games.
Internazionale has been unbeaten for three consecutive games.

HEAD TO HEAD

Internazionale and Bologna have faced each other 189 times, with Internazionale having the advantage: 91 wins, against 56 victories for Bologna.
At Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Internazionale has an advantage in duels against Bologna: 53 wins in 94 games. Bologna has 16 victories.
In the Italian League, there have been 169 matches between the two teams, with Internazionale winning 79, 39 draws and 51 victories for Bologna.