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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thiago Motta&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Josè Mourinho&lt;/strong&gt;, the two coaches face each other in what already promises to be a very heated exchange. The Giallorossi, determined to win&lt;a href=&#34;https://highlights.legaseriea.it/2023-2024/highlights-giornata-15/roma-fiorentina-10-12-2023/&#34; data-new-window=&#34;true&#34; target=&#34;_blank&#34; rel=&#34;noopener noreferrer&#34;&gt; after the draw at home to Fiorentina &lt;/a&gt;(1-1), travel to Bologna, fresh from their &lt;a href=&#34;https://highlights.legaseriea.it/2023-2024/highlights-giornata-15/roma-fiorentina-10-12-2023/&#34; data-new-window=&#34;true&#34; target=&#34;_blank&#34; rel=&#34;noopener noreferrer&#34;&gt;2-1 victory in Salerno&lt;/a&gt; and stars of a dream start to the campaign.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In short, a game that will almost definitely provide a spectacle: a match within a match, a direct meeting between the two teams fighting for fourth in the league. &lt;strong&gt;Josè Mourinho &lt;/strong&gt;and &lt;strong&gt;Thiago Motta&lt;/strong&gt;, head-to-head, the student versus the master, just like in all great classics. In fact, the Italo-Brazilian Bologna manager was part of that historic 2010 treble-winning Inter team that was coached by the Special One.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Today, however, it is a completely different story as the two meet again as opponents, ready to guide their teams towards their goal, a spot in the next edition of the &lt;strong&gt;Champions League&lt;/strong&gt;. For Roma, this was of course their goal from the beginning of the season; for Bologna, however, this goal is the result of an incredible climb that has seen them impose themselves on the league, match after match. &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Exponential growth for the Gialloblù; credit must go to coach Thiago Motta who has been able to make use of the qualities of every single member of his squad through work and expertise: &lt;strong&gt;Joshua Zirkzee&lt;/strong&gt; stands out in particular. He is the youngest forward in Europe’s top five leagues to have scored at least seven goals this season. Bringing his two assists into consideration, he is the third youngest forward with at least nine goal contributions in Europe’s top five leagues, after Girona’s Sávio and Arsenal’s Saka. &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&#34;hm-image-wys&#34;&gt;&lt;img src=&#34;https://img.legaseriea.it/vimages/657c5ef8/GettyImages-1845226507.jpg&#34; alt=&#34;GettyImages-1845226507.jpg&#34; style=&#34;display: block; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-bottom: 16px; max-width: 100%; width: auto; pointer-events: none;&#34;&gt;Potential and talent for the 22-year-old Dutchman who has brought his team this high up the standings: &lt;a href=&#34;https://www.legaseriea.it/en/media/serie-a/zirkzee-nets-first-serie-a-brace-13e2b2h17ii4h8&#34; data-new-window=&#34;true&#34; target=&#34;_blank&#34; rel=&#34;noopener noreferrer&#34;&gt;his brace scored against Salernitana &lt;/a&gt;on Matchday 15, his first in the top division, only confirms that. Three points at home and fourth place for the &lt;strong style=&#34;background-color: initial;&#34;&gt;Rossoblù &lt;/strong&gt;who cemented a new record: only once, in the 2002/03 season, have Bologna managed to win at least 25 points from the first 15 matches of a Serie A TIM season (27), when Guidolin was at the helm.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The same number of points for Josè Mourinho’s &lt;strong&gt;Roma&lt;/strong&gt;, who as of now, have registered 7 victories, 4 draws and 4 defeats, scoring 28 on the way (7 of which from&lt;strong&gt; Romelu Lukaku&lt;/strong&gt;) and conceding 17.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Portuguese coach will have to do without his Belgian striker, who will have to miss the game in Bologna after getting sent off against Fiorentina. Paulo Dybala will also be absent due to injury meaning the attacking responsibilities will fall to the pair of El Shaarawy and Belotti.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Giallorossi, who have already earned qualification to the knockout stages of the Europa League, are preparing for the clash at the Dall’Ara, determined to bring home their sixth productive result in a row to create some breathing space between themselves and Bologna and chase down &lt;strong&gt;AC Milan&lt;/strong&gt; in third. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Rossoblù &lt;strong&gt;fans &lt;/strong&gt;will be ready to support the team with all their hearts at a sold-out Dall’Ara and Roma will be wary. Bologna, however, have failed to score against Roma in Serie A in the last 325 minutes of play (Svanberg’s 35th-minute goal in the 1-0 win at the Dall’Ara on 1 December 2021): this is their longest open streak without a goal against an opponent currently in the top division.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Anything can happen as &lt;strong&gt;Bologna &lt;/strong&gt;face &lt;strong&gt;Roma &lt;/strong&gt;and Thiago Motta faces Josè Mourinho in a must-watch match, kicking off at 18:00 CET. 90 minutes to decide these high stakes, who will prevail? We’ll find out on Sunday!&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(Photo Getty Images)&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

Kick-off on Sunday at 18:00 CET with significant points at stake: the two teams, both level on points with 25 are ready to take to the pitch to try to secure fourth place

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Thiago Motta and Josè Mourinho, the two coaches face each other in what already promises to be a very heated exchange. The Giallorossi, determined to win<a href="https://highlights.legaseriea.it/2023-2024/highlights-giornata-15/roma-fiorentina-10-12-2023/" data-new-window="true" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> after the draw at home to Fiorentina </a>(1-1), travel to Bologna, fresh from their <a href="https://highlights.legaseriea.it/2023-2024/highlights-giornata-15/roma-fiorentina-10-12-2023/" data-new-window="true" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">2-1 victory in Salerno</a> and stars of a dream start to the campaign.In short, a game that will almost definitely provide a spectacle: a match within a match, a direct meeting between the two teams fighting for fourth in the league. Josè Mourinho and Thiago Motta, head-to-head, the student versus the master, just like in all great classics. In fact, the Italo-Brazilian Bologna manager was part of that historic 2010 treble-winning Inter team that was coached by the Special One.Today, however, it is a completely different story as the two meet again as opponents, ready to guide their teams towards their goal, a spot in the next edition of the Champions League. For Roma, this was of course their goal from the beginning of the season; for Bologna, however, this goal is the result of an incredible climb that has seen them impose themselves on the league, match after match. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Exponential growth for the Gialloblù; credit must go to coach Thiago Motta who has been able to make use of the qualities of every single member of his squad through work and expertise: Joshua Zirkzee stands out in particular. He is the youngest forward in Europe’s top five leagues to have scored at least seven goals this season. Bringing his two assists into consideration, he is the third youngest forward with at least nine goal contributions in Europe’s top five leagues, after Girona’s Sávio and Arsenal’s Saka. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<div class="hm-image-wys"><img src="https://img.legaseriea.it/vimages/657c5ef8/GettyImages-1845226507.jpg" alt="GettyImages-1845226507.jpg" style="display: block; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-bottom: 16px; max-width: 100%; width: auto; pointer-events: none;">Potential and talent for the 22-year-old Dutchman who has brought his team this high up the standings: <a href="https://www.legaseriea.it/en/media/serie-a/zirkzee-nets-first-serie-a-brace-13e2b2h17ii4h8" data-new-window="true" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">his brace scored against Salernitana </a>on Matchday 15, his first in the top division, only confirms that. Three points at home and fourth place for the Rossoblù who cemented a new record: only once, in the 2002/03 season, have Bologna managed to win at least 25 points from the first 15 matches of a Serie A TIM season (27), when Guidolin was at the helm.</div>The same number of points for Josè Mourinho’s Roma, who as of now, have registered 7 victories, 4 draws and 4 defeats, scoring 28 on the way (7 of which from Romelu Lukaku) and conceding 17.The Portuguese coach will have to do without his Belgian striker, who will have to miss the game in Bologna after getting sent off against Fiorentina. Paulo Dybala will also be absent due to injury meaning the attacking responsibilities will fall to the pair of El Shaarawy and Belotti.The Giallorossi, who have already earned qualification to the knockout stages of the Europa League, are preparing for the clash at the Dall’Ara, determined to bring home their sixth productive result in a row to create some breathing space between themselves and Bologna and chase down AC Milan in third. The Rossoblù fans will be ready to support the team with all their hearts at a sold-out Dall’Ara and Roma will be wary. Bologna, however, have failed to score against Roma in Serie A in the last 325 minutes of play (Svanberg’s 35th-minute goal in the 1-0 win at the Dall’Ara on 1 December 2021): this is their longest open streak without a goal against an opponent currently in the top division.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Anything can happen as Bologna face Roma and Thiago Motta faces Josè Mourinho in a must-watch match, kicking off at 18:00 CET. 90 minutes to decide these high stakes, who will prevail? We’ll find out on Sunday!&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(Photo Getty Images)&nbsp;

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Kick-off on Sunday at 18:00 CET with significant points at stake: the two teams, both level on points with 25 are ready to take to the pitch to try to secure fourth place

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