M. Vecino enters the game and replaces N. Barella.
Conte makes a late change in midfield now, bringing Barella off for Vecino.
90'
There will be three minutes of added time. Can Bologna grab an equaliser in the time that remains?
88'
R. Gagliardini gets yellow.
Yet another yellow card is shown as Gagliardini, this time, goes in recklessly on Jurawa twice in quick succession.
86'
A. Bastoni gets yellow.
M. Brozović gets yellow.
Bastoni slides in late on Barrow as Bologna build a slick attack and is the latest player to be booked.
Brozovic follows his team-mate into the book immediately, having tripped his man in the same phase of play after the referee had played advantage.
85'
M. Juwara gets yellow.
Juwara slides in and hacks Sanchez down from behind as the Inter forward led a counter-attack, earning the Bologna substitute a yellow card.
84'
Vignato lines one up from outside the box as Bologna try to snatch that equalising goal, but he's charged down.
82'
E. Vignato gets yellow.
Bologna substitute Vignato goes into the referee's book as he catches Skriniar following a sliding challenge by the Inter defender.
80'
R. Orsolini enters the game and replaces A. Skov Olsen.
M. Juwara enters the game and replaces M. Dijks.
The next Bologna change sees left-back Dijks replaced by an extra striker in Juwara.
Mihajlovic makes two more changes now, starting with a like-for-like swap on the right wing as Olsen goes off for Orsolini.
77'
Lukaku is the next to try his luck from a free-kick, but he gets just under the effort and blasts it over the bar.
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75'
Two of Inter's substitutes combine as Sanchez finds Darmian with a ball into the middle of the box and the defender strikes at goal, but it's blocked away!
73'
Svanberg is penalised for handball in the defensive third and Sanchez steps up to take the free kick for Inter, but it strikes the top of the wall and doesn't trouble the goalkeeper.
71'
A. Sánchez enters the game and replaces L. Martínez.
M. Darmian enters the game and replaces A. Young.
Young is the next player to depart, with the more defensively astute Darmian replacing him at left wing-back.
Conte responds with a double-change of his own. Martinez is off, with Sanchez coming on up front to replace him in support of Lukaku.
69'
M. Svanberg enters the game and replaces N. Domínguez.
E. Vignato enters the game and replaces N. Sansone.
Sansone, despite looking lively, is also replaced, with Vignato coming on to take his spot.
Mihajlovic makes a double-change as he looks to get back on level terms now. The first alteration sees Dominguez go off for Svanberg in midfield.
61'
L. De Silvestri gets yellow.
R. Gagliardini enters the game and replaces C. Eriksen.
The referee takes a dim view of De Silvestri's challenge on Young and gives the Bologna defender a yellow card.
Conte makes the first change of the match, replacing Eriksen with Gagliardini on the left of the midfield three.
55'
The second half has certainly been played at a more frenetic pace - picking up where the end of the first half left off.
53'
A. Ranocchia gets yellow.
Ranocchia finds himself in the referee's book after a poor foul on Barrow in the Bologna box as an Inter free-kick came in.
51'
POST! Inter launch a swift counter-attack and Martinez shifts the ball cleverly on the edge of the box before curling towards the bottom-right corner, but it pings back off the post! It's only half-cleared and Brozovic is found by Barella outside the area before having a go from range, but he sends it over!
46'
We're back underway for the second half!
45' +3
HALF-TIME: BOLOGNA 0-1 INTER
44'
The game is struggling for rhythm now as the high number of turnovers and fouls disrupt the flow of the contest.
42'
It's a scrappy, end-to-end affair now with neither side in control of proceedings. There's plenty of loose touches and loose challenges at the moment from both sets of players.
38'
Olsen steps up to a free-kick but he can't test Handanovic with the effort, skewing it high and wide of the target.
34'
L. De Silvestri enters the game and replaces T. Tomiyasu.
That change is now made, with Tomiyasu going off for De Silvestri at right-back in a like-for-like switch.
33'
Tomiyasu goes down injured and it looks like he will have to be replaced. The defender doesn't look at all pleased.
31'
A. Soumaoro gets yellow.
R. Lukaku has scored a goal for Inter Milan!
Soumaoro is booked in the aftermath of the goal for a challenge in the build-up that the referee played advantage from.
GOAL!!! INTER TAKE THE LEAD!! Bastoni gets forward from the back and is fed down the left by Young. The defender swings a terrific cross into the middle that Lukaku meets powerfully with his head. Ravaglia somehow manages to keep it out from close range, only for the rebound to fall back to Lukaku, who taps in from virtually on the goal-line! It's 1-0 to Inter!
26'
Inter are enjoying their best spell of the game so far and are piling pressure on the Bologna box now as they start to put crosses into the mix.
24'
Bologna's grip on the game is slipping slightly as Inter start to impose themselves on proceedings, making it harder for the hosts to keep the ball for as long as they were at the start of the contest.
22'
Bastoni tries to play the ball down the left touchline, but Young had strayed into an offside position and the flag goes up to halt the attack.
15'
Bologna work another neat attack and the ball is crossed into the box, but it doesn't quite fall for the hosts and Inter hack it clear.
13'
Despite Inter's lack of possession, the pace of their formidable strike partnership makes them a real threat on the counter and the visitors are certainly looking to feed the front two whenever they have the ball.
11'
Inter are seeing fractionally more of the ball now but are being pressed relentlessly into turning the ball over. Bologna are very much in control of the game at the moment and are playing well.
9'
Lukaku leads an Inter counter-attack but lacks support and goes for a speculative shot from distance, but it's straight at the goalkeeper, who saves and holds on.
7'
The ball is fizzed into the Inter box and Handanovic claims, but Inter can't play their way out and Bologna have it back once again.
5'
Bologna have started this game very positively and have absolutely dominated possession in the opening minutes - they have had over 90% of the ball in these early stages.
1'
We're underway in Bologna!
Hello and welcome to our LIVE coverage of the Serie A fixture between Bologna and Inter at the Stadio Renato Dall'Ara.
Serie A leaders Inter come into this fixture five points clear of second-placed Milan with two games in hand on their local rivals and will be looking to widen their gap at the top even further as they visit a comfortably mid-table Bologna side.
Bologna XI (4-2-3-1): Federico Ravaglia; Takehiro Tomiyasu, Danilo, Adama Soumaoro, Mitchell Dijks; Jerdy Schouten, Nicolas Dominguez; Andreas Skov Olsen, Roberto Soriano, Nicola Sansone; Musa Barrow.
Bologna substitutes: Angelo da Costa, Andrea Poli, Valentin Ivaylov Antov, Lorenzo De Silvestri, Paolo Farago, Mattias Svanberg, Emanuel Vignato, Musa Juwara, Riccardo Orsolini, Andri Fannar Baldursson.
Inter XI (3-5-2): Samir Handanovic; Milan Skriniar, Andrea Ranocchia, Alessandro Bastoni; Achraf Hakimi, Nicolo Barella, Marcelo Brozovic, Christian Eriksen, Ashley Young; Romelu Lukaku, Lautaro Martinez.
Inter substitutes: Roberto Gagliardini, Ionut Radu, Matteo Darmian, Alexis Sanchez, Matias Vecino, Daniele Padelli, Andrea Pinamonti, Arturo Vidal, Stefan de Vrij, Stefano Sensi.
Bologna started the game well and Mihajlovic will want his side to try and assert the same level of control they did when the second half resumes, but they need to be more clinical. Meanwhile, Inter began slowly but took their chance when it came along - Conte will expect a better all-round performance after the break, however.
Thank you for joining our coverage, we hope you enjoyed the game. Until next time, goodbye!
Bologna travel to face Roma next, while Inter host Sassuolo.
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