Bologna’s streak of victories came to an unexpected halt as they faced relegation-threatened Frosinone, enabling Roma to narrow the gap to fourth place within three points. The two teams exhibited contrasting forms, with Frosinone languishing in the relegation zone after registering only three draws in nine rounds, whereas Bologna, with eight wins in their last nine matches, were poised to exert pressure on Juventus for the third position. Notably absent from Bologna’s lineup were Jens Odgaard, Adama Soumaoro, and Sam Beukema, while Joshua Zirkzee returned to the starting lineup. Meanwhile, the hosts were without Anthony Oyono, Francesco Gelli, Ilario Monterisi, Abdou Harroui, and Sergio Kalaj.
The match began aggressively, with Eusebio Di Francesco’s team launching several attacks. However, Walid Cheddira’s one-on-one opportunity was thwarted by Lukasz Skorupski, and Jhon Lucumi’s defensive efforts denied Emanuele Valeri’s pass to Cheddira. A high boot challenge from Alexis Saelemaekers on Nadir Zortea resulted in a yellow card.
Skorupski made a crucial save from Caleb Okoli’s header, and a misjudged back-pass from Riccardo Calafiori caused chaos in Bologna’s defense. Despite dominating possession, Bologna struggled to create meaningful scoring opportunities until Michel Aebischer’s chance, generated by Riccardo Orsolini’s assist, forced Stefano Turati into a save.
Frosinone’s Zortea and Santiago Castro had chances late in the game, with Castro’s effort requiring a challenging save from Turati. Marco Brescianini and Kacper Urbanski’s attempts missed the target, while Charalampos Lykogiannis made a crucial intervention to deny Marvin Cuni a clear scoring opportunity.
In the dying moments, Bologna nearly clinched victory when Stefan Posch’s header found Ndoye, whose initial volley was tipped onto the crossbar by Turati, before Ndoye’s follow-up attempt was prodded over from close range.
Frosinone 0-0 Bologna