Juventus have a chance to break and Ronaldo glides forward with the ball at his feet. He advances into the box and skids a low effort at Skorupski from a tight angle, but the goalkeeper pushes it wide.
90' +2
João Cancelo gets yellow.
Cancelo is booked for a foul on the left wing and Bologna win a free-kick. However, Perin manages to get a hand to it which clears the danger.
90'
There will be four added minutes.
89'
Dijks cuts inside from the left flank and evades the challenge of Dybala. He advances towards goal and fires an effort at Perin, but it is too weak and causes no problems for the goalkeeper.
87'
G. Chiellini enters the game and replaces F. Bernardeschi.
Bernadeschi is withdrawn in place of Chiellini, with Juventus looking to tighten things up as we enter the closing stages.
85'
D. Falcinelli enters the game and replaces E. Pulgar.
Final change for the hosts as Falcinelli replaced Pulgar.
Bologna see a free-kick cleared, but only as far as Soriano some 20 yards out. He takes an adequate first touch before dragging a lacklustre effort wide of the left-hand post.
83'
Soriano makes an eye-catching run from midfield and encroaches on the Juventus box, but he is tackled by Bonucci before he can unleash a shot at Perin's goal.
82'
The ball is played towards Santander and he tries to chase it, but fouls Bonucci in the process and concedes a soft free-kick.
80'
Bologna are now struggling to locate passes between the lines, with Juventus looking content to see the game out now. The pace of the match has dropped since Dybala's strike.
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78'
G. Donsah enters the game and replaces A. Poli.
M. Pjanić enters the game and replaces B. Matuidi.
Allegri makes his second substitution as Matuidi is replaced by Pjanic.
Bologna make another change with Donsah entering the field in place of Poli.
76'
A careless touch from Rugani allows Bologna to regain possession, but Bernardeschi prevents an attack and Juventus now have the ball in the Bologna half.
74'
N. Sansone gets yellow.
Sansone is shown a yellow card for pushing over Bernardeschi after he was dispossessed.
72'
Bologna are still seeing plenty of the ball, but currently lack the creativity to make their possession count in the final third. A string of attacks have led to nothing in the last five minutes.
70'
Cancelo concedes a corner to Dijks as the defender attempted to cross it into the box. However, Juventus clear the danger with relative ease.
67'
P. Dybala has scored a goal for Juventus!
66'
GOOOOOAL! Dybala breaks the deadlock and makes it 1-0 to Juventus! Matuidi surged forward menacingly on the left wing and delivered a testing ball into the box. Helander managed to get a touch on it, but could only play it into the path of Dybala who took his time before slotting home into the bottom right-hand corner.
64'
Santander worked his way into some space in the Juventus box and very nearly received the ball, but it was cleared away before he could reach it.
62'
Ronaldo finds De Sciglio on the overlap and the full-back's cross is deflected for a corner. Bernadeschi takes it, but it is headed behind by Rugani.
61'
Poli performs a quick turn on Cancelo and is brought to ground as a result. Bologna win a free-kick in a dangerous area, but Juventus clear the threat.
59'
P. Dybala enters the game and replaces Alex Sandro.
First substitution for the visitors as Dybala replaces Alex Sandro in an attack-minded move.
57'
Juventus win a free-kick and Bernadeschi lofts his delivery towards the back post. It is just kept in by Alex Sandro, but is crossed into the grateful hands of Skorupski.
54'
Sansone picks up the ball in the centre circle and makes a determined run towards goal. He eventually fires a shot from the edge of the box, but it goes out for a corner.
53'
Alex Sandro has a chance to cross it into the box, but he rushes his delivery and it is easily claimed by Skorupski who immediately looks to launch an attack.
52'
R. Orsolini enters the game and replaces S. Edera.
Bologna make their first change as Edera leaves the pitch and is replaced by Orsolini.
51'
Some intricate build-up play from Bologna sees them maintain the ball on the edge of the box. The move culminates with Poli crossing it into the box, but it is cleared away.
49'
Juventus felt they should have been awarded a free-kick after Helander and Mandzukic clashed and both went to ground on the edge of the box. However, the referee gives a free-kick to Bologna.
48'
Ronaldo looks to feed the ball into Mandzukic in the box, but the Croatian forward fails to bring it under control and it goes out for a goal-kick.
46'
The players are out and Bologna get us underway in the second half!
Bologna had six players lined up on the halfway line ready to surge forward straight from kick-off. A signal of their intentions, perhaps?
45' +1
HALF-TIME: BOLOGNA 0-0 JUVENTUS
45'
Santander is now back on his feet and looks fit to continue. There will be one minute of added time.
44'
Santander is down injured after clashing heads with Mandzukic. The Bologna forward is currently receiving medical treatment.
43'
Cancelo finds Matuidi in the box, but the Frenchman is outnumbered by the likes of Helander and Danilo. The latter eventually draws a foul from Matuidi to end Juventus' spell of pressure.
41'
Dijks has provided a strong attacking outlet for Bologna so far and he contributes once again by dispossessing Cancelo. The full-back darts down the wing, but sees his cross cleared by Rugani.
39'
Bologna have a chance to break forward as Helander makes a promising run from deep. He lays it off to Soriano who looks to spray it wide, but Alex Sandro makes an interception to cut out the attack.
37'
A poor ball from Danilo allows Rugani to claim it for Juventus, but the hosts are quick to apply a high press as soon as they are dispossessed. They are not prepared to grant Juventus much time on the ball.
35'
The free-kick is delivered deep towards the back post and Perin punches it away to avert any danger.
33'
Dijks does well to win Bologna a free-kick in a promising position after the full-back drew a foul from De Sciglio.
29'
Santander recieves it from Soriano and takes a neat touch on the edge of the box before launching a low effort at goal which skids just wide. Bologna have not been afraid to try their luck from range in this first half.
28'
The corner causes some trouble in the Bologna box, as the ball falls loose. However, Skorpuski claims it before one of the awaiting Juventus players can tap it home.
26'
Bernadeschi looks to find Ronaldo at the back post, but his header is saved by Skorpuski and goes out for a corner.
23'
A long ball from Bonucci finds Mandzukic who hold the ball up effectively in the Bologna half. Cancelo has a chance to feed a ball through to Ronaldo, but it's struck behind him to prevent a Juventus attack.
21'
Alex Sandro crosses it into the box and it again falls to Bernadeschi. The midfielder has yards of space, but fails to bring the ball under control before it's cleared away.
20'
Bernadeschi finds himself unmarked on the edge of the box and looks to play a disguised ball into the path of Matuidi, who made a late run into the box. It was a well-worked move, but Bologna goalkeeper Skorupski got there first to quell the danger.
18'
Some tricky wing play from Dijks allows him to make progress down the left flank. He tries to skid a cross into the box, but it is cleared away by Bentancur before it can reach Santander in the box.
16'
R. Bentancur gets yellow.
Bentancur receives Juventus' first yellow card of the game for a late challenge in the middle of the park.
14'
Santander lines up a speculative effort from some 30 yards out, but it drifts well over the bar. It never looked likely to test Perin in the Juventus goal, but the hosts have made a positive start against the league leaders.
13'
Juventus look to respond to Bologna's chance by launhcing an attack of their own. Bernadeschi collects it in midfield and attempts to spray a ball out wide to Ronaldo, but it's just beyond his reach.
9'
Ronaldo wins Juventus a corner. It's delivered by Bernadeschi and dealt with well by the Bologna defence, who have so far prevented the visitors from having a clear sight at goal.
7'
Bernadeschi's free-kick travels through to Ronaldo in the box, but he mistimed his effort and Bologna have managed to clear it away.
6'
E. Pulgar gets yellow.
Pulgar receives the first booking of the match for tripping Ronaldo on the left wing. Juventus now have a chance to get the ball into the box.
3'
Dijks surges into the Juventus box and looks to cut it back to Santander, but its cleared away by Bonucci.
1'
The referee blows his whistle and Juventus get us underway.
The visitors are eager to get the ball forward straight from kick-off and Alex Sandro recieves the ball on the left flank. He aims to whip a cross into the box, but it is blocked by the Bologna defence.
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of this Serie A match between Bologna and Juventus at the Stadio Renato Dall’ara!
SUBS: Angelo Da Costa, Giancarlo Gonzalez, Blerim Dzemaili, Adam Nagy, Arturo Calabresi, Ladislav Krejci, Godfred Donsah, Lyanco, Diego Falcinelli, Riccardo Orsolini, Mattias Svanberg, Neuhen Paz.
Juventus will be looking to bounce back from their midweek defeat to Atletico Madrid by extending their 13-point lead at the Serie A summit. The Turin giants can make it 25 games unbeaten in the league this season against a struggling Bologna side who have claimed just one win in 2019. However, that victory came against Inter Milan at the San Siro which proves Sinisa Mihajlovic’s side are capable of causing an upset despite sitting a lowly 18th place in the table.
SUBS: Wojciech Szczesny, Carlo Pinsoglio, Miralem Pjanic, Moise Kean, Paulo Dybala, Martin Caceres, Giorgio Chiellini, Leonardo Spinazzola, Andrea Barzagli.
JUVENTUS (4-3-3): Mattia Perin, Alex Sandro, Daniele Rugani, Leonardo Bonucci, Mattia De Sciglio, Federico Bernardeschi, Blaise Matuidi, Rodrigo Bentancur, Joao Cancelo, Mario Mandzukic, Cristiano Ronaldo.
The players are heading out from the tunnel and we are almost ready for kick-off at the Stadio Renato Dall'ara!
That's all from the Stadio Renato Dall'ara. Thank you for following our live coverage!
Bologna will take confidence from their performance into next week's clash with fellow strugglers Udinese, while Juventus face a tough trip to second-placed Napoli where they could further extend their lead at the summit.
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