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BOLOGNA BEATS UDINESE, NOW SHARING LEAD WITH SERIE A ELITE
Bologna moved level with Inter and Roma at the Serie A summit with a 3-0 win at Udinese. Tommaso Pobega scored twice despite a rare penalty miss from top scorer Riccardo Orsolini.
Following their 3-0 victory over Udinese on Saturday, Bologna equalled the 24 points of Inter Milan and Roma at the top of Serie A, even though Riccardo Orsolini uncharacteristically missed a penalty.
The league's top scorer, Orsolini, made up for his penalty miss by assisting Tommaso Pobega's first of two goals.
Roma is scheduled to play Cremonese on Sunday, not long before Inter faces Milan in the city's highly anticipated derby match.
Milan is just two points behind the top three teams, equaling Napoli's score; Napoli played Atalanta later on Saturday.
After a 1-1 draw against Fiorentina, the bottom-ranked team, Juventus held 20 points.
Bologna found it hard to get past Udinese's defence but was presented with an excellent opportunity just before halftime when Kingsley Ehizibue, a defender for Udinese, used his elbow to block Pobega's shot.
Nevertheless, Maduka Okoye stopped Orsolini's penalty kick, despite Orsolini having converted 15 of his previous 16 attempts.
Orsolini believed he had atoned for his miss a few minutes later, but his potential goal was disallowed due to an offside.
Bologna broke the scoreless tie in the 54th minute. Orsolini controlled a pass across the field and cut inside before passing it to Pobega, who shot it into the bottom left corner.
Udinese's situation worsened six minutes later when Pobega intercepted a poor pass from Okoye and scored his second goal.
Udinese failed to learn from their mistake and got into another problematic situation while attempting to play the ball out from the back during stoppage time, enabling Federico Bernardeschi to easily score into an unguarded net.
Juventus was held to its third consecutive draw, having difficulties against Fiorentina and an energised Moise Kean.
Kean, 25, who began his professional career at Juventus, was returning from a leg injury; he was Fiorentina's most dangerous player in the first half, even hitting the crossbar.
With a strong 25-yard shot from Filip Kostic, Juventus took the lead in the sixth minute of added time.
The significant amount of added time resulted from a stoppage in play because of racist chants directed at Dusan Vlahovic, the former Fiorentina forward from Serbia; there was also an extensive video review that reversed a penalty initially given to Juventus.
Fiorentina evened the score almost immediately after halftime when two former Juventus players combined, with Kean assisting Rolando Mandragora, who scored with a long-range shot into the upper far corner.
Elsewhere, Genoa, led by Daniele De Rossi, drew 3-3 with Cagliari in a match between teams trying to avoid relegation. Genoa now has the same number of points as Parma, which is in 17th place, and is three points behind Cagliari.
MASTERCLASS: LAUTARO MARTINEZ AND ZIELINSKI DETAIL THE TACTICAL PLAN THAT DESTROYED BOLOGNA’S DEFENSE
Lautaro Martinez ignores a hand injury to lead Inter Milan to a 3-1 revenge win over Bologna. See the full tactical breakdown here.
Lautaro Martinez and Piotr Zielinski didn’t hide how much Inter’s tactical plan mattered in finally breaking their Bologna curse with that 3-1 win. “My hand hurts, but I’m heading home happy tonight,” Lautaro said with a grin.
So, Inter grabbed their fifth Serie A win in a row and held onto first place. But this one meant even more—they wanted to send a message after what happened last time against Bologna. Just a couple of weeks ago, Bologna knocked them out of the Supercoppa Italiana on penalties. And last season’s loss at the Stadio Dall’Ara? That stung, and it cost them in the title race.
Not tonight, though. Piotr Zielinski, Lautaro Martinez, and Marcus Thuram all found the net, and only a late goal from Santiago Castro gave Bologna anything to smile about.
Inter had been struggling with Bologna lately, no question.
Lautaro explained, “Before the game, we made a plan, and honestly, it worked perfectly. We pressed hard right after losing the ball, and Bologna couldn’t handle it. Our midfielders were right there on the second ball, which set up our chances. That’s how we got our goals.”
Lautaro’s on fire—six goals in his last five Serie A games. Still, the night started rough. Early on, someone stepped on his hand. Didn’t stop him, though.
“These three points mean a lot. My hand hurts, yeah, but I play through it and give everything for the team. That’s why I’m happy tonight.”
He also had a laugh, celebrating with Thuram after that odd goal—Thuram kind of bundled it in with his chest, barely knowing what hit him.
“We had one last sprint after that goal. I’m happy for him—he deserves it. Everyone’s working for the team, and we all want to take Inter as far as we can.”
Zielinski grabbed his second Serie A goal of the season—his third in all competitions—and he’s turning into a regular under Cristian Chivu.
“I’ve been feeling good for a while now, and I’m glad I can help the team,” Zielinski told DAZN Italia.
“Everything went well, except for that late goal. We were in control for most of it. That matters, especially given our recent problems against Bologna.”
MAURIZIO SARRI CONFIRMS LAZIO NEED "IMPORTANT PLAYERS" TO SAVE THEIR SEASON
Maurizio Sarri hits out at Lazio’s lack of preparation after a 2-0 loss to Napoli. Read his shock transfer demands today.
Maurizio Sarri didn’t hold back—again—when talking about Lazio’s lack of preparation for selling Taty Castellanos. He also called out the team for making mistakes against Napoli.
He’d hoped for an easier day, especially after recovering from minor heart surgery over the holidays. Instead, he got a wild match: three red cards, tempers flaring, and chaos everywhere.
Matteo Politano set up goals for both Leonardo Spinazzola and Amir Rrahmani. Then Tijjani Noslin picked up a second yellow for a clumsy tackle, and things really boiled over with a scrap between Adam Marusic and Pasquale Mazzocchi.
Now Lazio has racked up seven red cards in Serie A this season. Noslin and Marusic sit out the next match against Fiorentina, and Boulaye Dia and Fisayo Dele-Bashiru are still away at AFCON. The squad’s stretched thin.
Sarri’s frustration is hard to miss, both with what’s happening on the pitch and off it.
“We lost because Napoli is a stronger team, but honestly, we didn’t help ourselves in the first half,” Sarri told DAZN Italia. “Losing happens, but we should have done better. Dealing with those attacking wing-backs is a headache for any team.
“The first goal? The cross was slow and easy to read. We knew exactly where it’d end up, but we still messed up.”
Lazio couldn’t make many changes to the squad last summer because of financial rules. Those restrictions are gone now, thanks in part to selling Castellanos to West Ham for €30 million. Still, they haven’t signed anyone to replace him yet, and now there’s talk that Fenerbahce wants to pay €27 million for Matteo Guendouzi.
“Castellanos was ready to leave, so it’s tough to keep a player in that situation,” Sarri said. “We saw this coming. Honestly, we should’ve been more prepared.”
Everyone expects Lazio to jump back into the transfer market. What does Sarri want? He’s clear about that.
“You’ll have to ask the director. I told him we need important players in key positions. There’s no use signing guys who aren’t better than what we already have.
“Where this goes now is up to the club and the director.”
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