Just two points separate the top three in Champions League Group E at the halfway stage, so there will be plenty at stake when third-placed Lazio host leaders Feyenoord on Tuesday.
Following last month's 3-1 defeat at De Kuip, the Serie A side stride out at Stadio Olimpico seeking a slice of revenge - and victory would see them overtake the Dutch champions in the table.
Their setback in Rotterdam came amid a promising run of three league wins on the spin, which had lifted Maurizio Sarri's men up the Serie A standings after a sluggish start left them languishing inside the bottom half - but that streak came to an end on Friday.
Unable to produce more than one shot on target at Bologna's Stadio Dall'Ara, with both second-half substitute Ciro Immobile and his deputy Taty Castellanos failing to make an impact, Lazio were beaten 1-0 by the Emilian club, who leapfrogged them in the table.
Ahead of next week's Derby della Capitale against city rivals Roma, the Biancocelesti will aim to bounce back by getting the better of Feyenoord for just the second time in six meetings, having won 4-2 against the Eredivisie side in last season's Europa League.
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