BOLOGNA NEWS

Takehiro Tomiyasu - Will miss Salernitana game Tomiyasu is unavailable for Sunday's match against Salernitana because of his late return from the Olympics, coach Sinisa Mihajlovic announced.

Impact Tomiyasu barely practiced ahead of the opener and the coach preferred to hold him. Lorenzo De Silvestri should get the start at right-back in relief.

AUGUST 21, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Federico Santander - Unavailable against Salernitana Santander will miss Sunday's match versus Salernitana due to muscle fatigue, Bologna announced.

Impact Santander has recovered from an ACL tear, but he picked up a minor muscular problem in the last few days. Marko Arnautovic will most likely lead the frontline in this one.

AUGUST 21, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Aaron Hickey - Available against Salernitana Hickey (shoulder) is good to go for Sunday's game against Salernitana, coach Sinisa Mihajlovic informed.

Impact Hickey missed most of the pre-season rehabbing a shoulder surgery, but he is in good enough shape to play. He will compete with Ibrahima Mbaye to replace Mitchell Dijks at left-back.

AUGUST 21, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Mitchell Dijks - Ruled out for opener Dijks will miss Sunday's game against Salernitana due to a bruised foot, coach Sinisa Mihajlovic informed.

Impact Dijks has a history of foot problems and will be properly assessed in the next few days. Aaron Hickey is available and will be in the running to replace him. Ibrahima Mbaye and Ebenezer Annan are also options.

AUGUST 21, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Aaron Hickey - Likely limited to start the season Hickey (shoulder) has resumed trained partially last week, but he has yet to go into full training, Bologna informed.

Impact Hickey had surgery in April and is on the verge of returning, but he might not be 100 percent ready for the first round next Sunday versus Salernitana. Mitchell Dijks is also banged up, therefore the coach could adapt Lorenzo De Silvestri or Ibrahima Mbaye to the role, or trust the youngster Ebenezer Annan.

AUGUST 14, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Van Dijk to increase workload in comeback for Liverpool

Liverpool center-back Virgil van Dijk says he is “ready to crack on” with more minutes in the club’s next pre-season match as he returns from knee surgery

AUGUST 4, 2021 • Associated Press

Marko Arnautovic - Moves to Bologna Arnautovic has joined Bologna on a permanent deal from Shanghai SIPG, the club announced.

Impact Arnautovic returns to Europe after spending time in China. He will have a featured role at Bologna, which no longer have last season's starter Rodrigo Palacio on the roster. Arnautovic bagged 11 goals and notched six assists in his best campaigns in the Premier league in the past.

AUGUST 1, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Takehiro Tomiyasu - Plays full 90 in Olympics debut Tomiyasu (ankle) had a clean sheet, two aerials won, four clearances and a yellow card while finishing the full 90 minutes in Wednesday's 4-0 win over Japan.

Impact Tomiyasu and the Japan back line keep making the headlines at the Olympics holding second clean sheet in three matches while allowing merely one goal thus far. Not just that but the versatile defender lasted the full 90 minutes in his Olympics debut which could be a huge factor for the team's success moving forward in the elimination stages.

JULY 29, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Musa Barrow - Shakes off Coronavirus Barrow has turned negative and is expected to re-join his teammates in practice Friday, Tuttomercatoweb reports.

Impact Barrow missed a couple of weeks of pre-season preparation because of the viral infection, but he has plenty of time to get ready for the opening match. He has tallied eight goals and eight assists in 38 appearances in 2020/2021.

JULY 29, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Takehiro Tomiyasu - Misses match against Mexico Tomiyasu (ankle) was not in the squad for Sunday's 2-1 win over Mexico.

Impact Tomiyasu wasn't fit enough for Sunday's clash, missing his second chance to appear in the Olympic Games. His absence is a worrying situation for the Japan back line ahead of the toughest part of the competition. If he manages to recover in time to face France, Tomiyasu will be a serious contender for Ko Itakura's center-back spot, although the Bologna man can also serve as full-back.

JULY 25, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Federico Santander - Recovered from ACL tear Santander (knee) played in Saturday's friendly against Feralpisalo, Bologna informed.

Impact Santander missed most of the last season after tearing the ACL in the right knee in October. He is currently the starting center-forward for Bologna as they have yet to find a replacement for Rodrigo Palacio, although they will likely add another piece before the end of the window.

JULY 25, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Takehiro Tomiyasu - Dealing with ankle injury Tomiyasu (ankle) missed Thursday's opening Olympic match and is considered a late-fitness test for Sunday's game against Mexico, reports Football Italia.

Impact There haven't been a ton of reports on the injury for Tomiyasu, but it was enough to keep him out of the squad for Thursday's game. The versatile defender has a spot in Japan's squad when healthy and the hope is that he can regain his health and fitness in the coming days.

JULY 23, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Francesco Bardi - Transfers to Bologna Bardi has joined Bologna on a permanent deal from Frosinone, the team announced.

Impact Bardi returns to Serie A after few years in the second division. He will back up Lukasz Skorupski, as previous no.12 Federico Ravaglia made the opposite move, replacing him at Frosinone.

JULY 17, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Musa Barrow - Tests positive for COVID-19 Barrow contracted Coronavirus before joining the teammates in practice for the pre-season preparation, Bologna announced.

Impact Barrow will miss some time because of the infection, but he has plenty of time to recover as the new season will kick off in the penultimate week of August.

JULY 13, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Adama Soumaoro - Bought out by Bologna Soumaoro penned a three-year contract with Bologna after the club picked up the option to acquire him following the loan spell.

Impact Soumaoro turned out to be a quality January addition, starting in 19 matches in the second half of the campaign. He registered 24 tackles, 20 interceptions and 66 clearances, contributing to two clean sheets. He should remain in the same role next year.

JULY 2, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Kevin Bonifazi - Moves to Bologna Bonifazi has joined Bologna on a permanent deal from SPAL, the clubs announced.

Impact Bonifazi played on loan at Udinese in the past season and was a regular, featuring 30 times. He has strong chances to be a linchpin at Bologna as well since they have parted ways with long-time starter Danilo. He logged 32 tackles, 50 interceptions and 82 clearances in the past campaign.

JULY 2, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Musa Barrow - Joins Bologna permanently Barrow was acquired by Bologna permanently from Atalanta on Friday.

Impact Barrow scored eight goals and provided eight assists last season and has scored 17 times in two years with Bologna. This made taking him on full-time a smart decision, so one can only hope he stays consistent while permanently with his current club.

JULY 2, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Mattias Svanberg - Still out Wednesday Svanberg (COVID-19) is not in the squad for Wednesday's match against Poland.

Impact Svanberg again fails to make the squad Wednesday, likely pointing to a lack of fitness following a positive COVID-19 result. Teammate Dejan Kulusevski has made the last two squads, so Svanberg's absence is relevant and the hope is that he's recovering well after getting the virus.

JUNE 23, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Mattias Svanberg - Remains out Svanberg (COVID-19) is not in the squad for Friday's match against Slovakia.

Impact It looks like COVID-19 was a tad worse for Svanberg and he's not in the squad Friday, likely meaning a lack of fitness. If he can improve the next few days, there's a chance he'll be on the bench for the final group match.

JUNE 18, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Dejan Kulusevski and Mattias Svanberg rejoin Sweden squad after COVID isolation Dejan Kulusevski and Mattias Svanberg have rejoined the Sweden squad after isolating due to positive COVID-19 tests.The pair tested positive...

JUNE 14, 2021 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Mattias Svanberg - Rejoining Sweden Svanberg (COVID-19) can rejoin the team, but he won't be an option for Monday's match against Spain.

Impact Svanberg tested positive for COVID-19 just last week, but it looks like he can be around his teammates again. That said, given his absence over the last week, he won't be an option for Monday's match with no training.

JUNE 14, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Andreas Olsen - On bench against Finland Skov Olsen (groin) is on the bench for Saturday's match against Finland.

Impact Skov Olsen is in the squad, but he's on the bench Saturday with Jonas Wind getting the call up front instead. Assuming Skov Olsen is fit, he'll likely be an option to come in for Wind, though Yussuf Poulsen and Martin Braithwaite aren't guaranteed for full 90s either.

JUNE 12, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Luis Binks - Loan cut short Binks will officially return to Bologna on July 1 after his loan to CF Montreal was cut short, it was announced Friday.

Impact Binks had yet to play this season after making 22 starts in 2020. Since he wasn't able to make it back into the starting lineup or had other reasons for being left out, he had already returned to Italy as of this announcement and will now prepare for the coming Serie A season.

JUNE 11, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Euro 2020: Two Sweden players test positive for coronavirus

Two players in Sweden’s squad for the European Championship have tested positive for the coronavirus three days before the start of the tournament

JUNE 8, 2021 • Associated Press

Mattias Svanberg - Tests positive for COVID-19 Svanberg has tested positive for COVID-19, reports RMC Sport.

Impact Svanberg is the second Sweden player to test positive for the virus (Dejan Kulusevski), which is not good with their first group match less than a week away. It's another blow to the squad that forces the team into another change in the midfield ahead of the June 14 game against Spain.

JUNE 8, 2021 • ROTOWIRE