Bologna hosted AC Milan at the Renato DallAra Stadium for Gameweek 23 of Serie A, and they lost 0-3 in a match that sent a message to Inter Milan: the Rossoneri are not giving up on the Scudetto battle yet.
Milan are currently in second place with 50 points, five points behind Inter and four ahead of Napoli in third.
The battle between AC Milan and Inter Milan is becoming increasingly tense, as they are the only teams to have maintained their positive run of form in this recent run.
On the other hand, the situation is becoming less promising for Bologna, as they are now in 10th place with 30 points, 11 behind the spot that would qualify them for a European competition.
If Bologna don’t bounce back soon, their season will most likely be considered a failure, since their results in the last few seasons were much better in Serie A.
In this tactical analysis, I will focus mainly on Milan’s attacking performance, exploring how they beat Bologna and analysing the tools they used to do so.
Bologna Vs Milan Lineups & Formations
Vincenzo Italiano started the match in a 4-2-3-1 formation, with Federico Ravaglia as goalkeeper, a defensive line of Torbjørn Heggem and Nicolò Casale as centre-backs, and Nadir Zortea and Juan Miranda as full-backs.
The midfield consisted of Remo Freuler and Lewis Ferguson as central midfielders, Riccardo Orsolini and Jonathan Rowe as wingers, and Jens Odgaard as an advanced playmaker behind the main striker, Santiago Castro.
On the other side, Massimiliano Allegri opted for the usual 3-5-2 formation, with Mike Maignan as the goalkeeper, Strahinja Pavlović, Koni De Winter, and Matteo Gabbia as centre-backs, Zachary Athekame and Davide Bartesaghi as wing-backs, and Adrien Rabiot and Youssouf Fofana as central midfielders.
In addition to both central midfielders, Luka Modrić played as a defensive midfielder, and the attacking line featured both Christopher Nkunku and Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
![Bologna Vs AC Milan [0–3] – Serie A 2025/2026: Max Allegri Creative Use Of Strikers And The Athekame-Modrić-Rabiot Valuable Attacking Input – Tactical Analysis](https://totalfootballanalysis.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Bologna-Vs-AC-Milan-0–3-–-Serie-A-20252026-Max-Allegri-Creative-Use-Of-Strikers-And-The-Athekame-Modric-Rabiot-Valuable-Attacking-Input-–-Tactical-Analysis-1.png "Bologna Vs AC Milan [0–3] – Serie A 2025/2026: Max Allegri's Title Race Message – Tactical Analysis 2")
Milan Attacking Positioning & Counterattacking Threats
Milan suffered from Bologna’s high press, especially at the beginning of the match, something that obliged them to rely on Loftus-Cheek, Nkunku, and Rabiot to collect long passes from Maignan and or from the backline.
This was Milan’s only solution to avoid Bologna’s dangerous high pressing and reach the opponent’s half successfully and without too many risks.
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