BOLOGNA, ITALY – OCTOBER 05: Riccardo Orsolini of Bologna FC 1909 celebrates scoring his team’s third goal during the Serie A match between Bologna FC 1909 and Pisa SC at Renato Dall’Ara Stadium on October 05, 2025 in Bologna, Italy. (Photo by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Images)
Bologna look to Riccardo Orsolini and Jonathan Rowe in the Europa League trip to Steaua Bucharest, but coach Vincenzo Italiano remains in hospital.
It kicks off at the National Arena in Bucharest at 17.45 UK time (16.45 GMT).
You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens from this game, Roma-Viktoria Plzen and Rapid Vienna-Fiorentina on the Liveblog.
ITALY – OCTOBER 05: Nicolo Cambiaghi celebrates scoring his team’s first goal with teammates during the Serie A match between Bologna FC 1909 and Pisa SC at Renato Dall’Ara Stadium on October 05, 2025 in Bologna, Italy. (Photo by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Images)
The Rossoblu have won their last two Serie A games, but are still looking for their first win in Europe following a 1-0 defeat at Aston Villa and 1-1 home stalemate with Freiburg.
Ciro Immobile is the only remaining injury absentee, though they still make big changes for squad rotation.
These include bringing Orsolini, Rowe and Thijs Dallinga into the attack with Jens Odgaard.
Coach Italiano remains in hospital undergoing treatment for pneumonia and is also expected to miss this weekend’s Serie A match against his old club Fiorentina.
ITALY – OCTOBER 05: Vincenzo Italiano, Head Coach, looks on prior to the Serie A match between Bologna FC 1909 and Pisa SC at Renato Dall’Ara Stadium on October 05, 2025 in Italy. (Photo by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Images)
Steaua Bucharest beat the Go Ahead Eagles 1-0 away in their Europa League opener, then lost 2-0 at home to Swiss side Young Boys.
Vlad Chiriches, Daniel Graovac, Joyskim Dawa and Mihai Popescu are on the treatment table.
They had originally been in the Champions League preliminary rounds, then knocked Aberdeen FC out in the Europa play-offs.
It has been a poor season domestically so far for FCSB, managing only three wins, four draws and six defeats in the Romanian SuperLiga.
Former Inter and Bologna striker Denis Alibec is in the squad, along with Italian midfielder Juri Cisotti.
FCSB vs. Bologna official line-ups
FCSB: Tarnovanu; Pantea, Ngezana, Lixandru, Radunovic; Alhassan, Șut; Miculescu, Olaru, Cisotti; Thiam
FCSB bench: Udrea, Zima, Graovac, Alibec, Birilgea, Tanase, Kiki, Politic, Popescu
Bologna: Skorupski; Zortea, Heggem, Lucumi, Lykogiannis; Moro, Freuler; Orsolini, Odgaard, Rowe, Dallinga
Bologna bench: Ravaglia, Pessina, Holm, Pobega, Castro, Bernardeschi, Casale, Ferguson, Cambiaghi, Miranda, Vitik, Fabbian
Ref: Treimanis (LVA)
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