BOLOGNA. The Emilian derby between Bologna and Sassuolo ends 1-1: Fabbian responds shortly after to a winning header from Muharemovic, aided by an error from Ravaglia.
The first half
The first real opportunity arrives in the 23rd minute and it is for the guests. Volpato maneuvers well from the right and draws centrally for Pinamonti who, left too free by the two opposing centre-backs, goes to shoot with his right foot but finds Ravaglia ready to save for a corner. At the half hour mark, the goalkeeper was once again decisive when he came out on the rival attacker who was inadvertently thrown into the net by a clumsy touch from Lucumi. Two minutes later, they are from Bologna come close to taking advantage. Rowe starts again with long strides, approaches the limit and serves Dallinga in the area, who kicks with his left foot and finds a miraculous save on the Idzes line, assisted by Candé. The black-greens are dangerous again in the 39th minute, when Volpato chipped the outside of the post with a nice left-footed shot from the edge. We go to half-time at 0-0.
The second half
The holders of the Italian Cup approached the second half with a different gear and after less than two minutes they took the lead. Fabbian widens for Orsolini, who extends on the right for Zortea who puts a ball in tow in the center of the area which Fabbian himself pounces on, who then does well to past Muric with his right foot to make it 1-0. The guests did not give up and in the 18th minute they made it 1-1. Laurienté kicks a corner from the left and Muharemovic makes the most of Ravaglia’s missed exit, heading it home. Five minutes later, Thorsvedt had an excellent opportunity on the left foot following a cross from the left from the newly introduced Doig but he finished centrally without worrying Ravaglia. At 32′, Lucumí commits a new lightness and paves the way for Faderawho all alone in front of the goalkeeper shoots sky high with his left foot, frustrating a great scoring opportunity. In the final, the match remains lively but the result does not change. Bologna thus remains in seventh place, rising to 26 points. Sassuolo instead joins Atalanta and Udinese in mid-table, at 22.
