2026-2027 Serie A: Bologna vs. Torino, Probable Lineups

Both teams have gotten off to a slow start in the league, and Bologna and Torino will face off Saturday afternoon at the “Dall’Ara” stadium, knowing that a win could take some of the pressure off ahead of the long break for national team play. Kickoff is scheduled for 3:00 p.m., with referee Marco Guida—from the Torre Annunziata Referees’ Association—officiating.

Bologna has officially parted ways with head coach Domenico Tedesco: after a season opener marked by three losses and a draw—secured against Sassuolo in stoppage time—the front office parted ways with the Aichwald-born coach, turning to Raffaele Palladino. For the Mugnano-born coach, this marks his third mid-season appointment in his still-young career: with Monza in 2022–2023 and with Atalanta last season, the results were satisfactory, and the goal is to replicate that success in Emilia as well.

On the other hand, Torino has secured two victories: in the Coppa Italia against Carrarese on August 15 (1-0) and in the league with a 2-1 win on the road against Fiorentina—a match that cost Fabio Grosso his job as the Viola’s head coach. In between, there was a string of narrow losses (2-1 to Milan and Sassuolo, 1-0 in the Coppa Italia against Monza) and a 0-2 home defeat against Roma, which highlighted the offensive struggles of Ignazio Abate’s team, which will look to break through in that regard as well in Bologna.

Probable Lineups

BOLOGNA (3-4-2-1): Skorupski; Helland, Heggem, Theate; Holm, Ferguson, Pobega, Miranda; Bernardeschi, Cambiaghi; Piccoli. Coach: Palladino.

TORINO (3-5-2): Perri; Comuzzo, Coco, Comert; Fortini, Fitz-Jim, Mandragora, Bragança, Cacciamani; Vlasic, Simeone. Coach: Abate.