The Monday Night of the 26th day of Serie A sees Vincenzo Italiano's Bologna hosting Kosta Runjaic's Udinese at the Dall’Ara.
The Rossoblù arrive with enthusiasm after a 1-0 success over Brann in the first leg of the Europa League playoffs and after an away victory of 2-1 against Torino. They are now looking to return to home success, which has been missing since December 4th.
Udinese, on the other hand, comes from a 2-1 home defeat against Sassuolo and still has to do without Davis.
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🚑 Solet stops again: INJURY and change!
MINUTE 10 - Bad news for Udinese, losing Solet due to a muscle strain in the adductor.
The defender initially stays on the ground and asks to be substituted, but then tries to push through before raising the white flag. Bertola comes in for him.
😱 Zemura's 'save' on the line
MINUTE 54 - Incredible double chance for Bologna, taking advantage of a massive defensive error by Kabasele.
The Udinese defender's mistake clears the way for Orsolini, who, one-on-one with Okoye, fails to shoot cleanly and has his attempt blocked.
Rowe pounces on the ball, shooting with certainty, but has to contend with Zemura's intervention, who stretches out on the line to clear the ball.
😱 Zaniolo, kick to the face and blood! Tension and Miranda 🟨
Nicolò Zaniolo is forced to temporarily leave the field, hit in the face by Vitik: the Friulian number 10 is bleeding and must go to the sidelines for medical attention.
Shortly after, another hard tackle on Zaniolo: this time it's Juan Miranda who hits him in the face on the follow-through after clearing the ball, earning a yellow card from the referee.
The tension on the field continues to rise, with some players almost coming to blows.
🎯 Free kick, or rather... Penalty! VAR+Bernardeschi: 1-0 Bologna!
MINUTE 75 - Castro shields the ball and forces Karlström to foul, giving Vincenzo Italiano's team a free kick from an inviting position.
VAR intervenes to assess a possible penalty for Bologna: the images reveal that the foul contact occurred inside the area.
Thus, it's a penalty. Federico Bernardeschi steps up to take it and doesn't miss: a flawless shot, ball one way and Maduka Okoye the other.
Bologna leads 1-0, with Bernardeschi scoring his second goal of the season.
🚑 Miranda KO and OUT: Zortea comes in
Juan Miranda gets injured and is forced to leave the field. The Spanish full-back of Bologna has to raise the white flag.
Zortea comes in for him, with Miranda not showing positive signs: the initial feelings are far from good, with his presence in the return leg of the Europa League playoffs appearing in serious doubt.
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