The national defender was the starter and managed the action which meant the opening of his team’s account, against Spezia. The 2-2 final leaves them with only three units in five dates, without victories so far in Serie A.
Gary Medel’s Bologna have yet to win in Serie A. This time they only saved one unit during their visit to Spezia. The National team He started, officiated as a libero and remained on the pitch until the 84th minute of the match, when he was replaced by striker Nicola Sansone.
The duel, played at the Alberto Picco stadium in La Spezia, started favorably for the defender’s cast. They ran 7′, when Marko Arnautovic left Polish goalkeeper Bartlomiej Dragowski on the way and opened the account from abroad. The Austrian gunner, who had an exceptional start to the season with five goals in as many games, took advantage of a good shot from Gary Medel.
After a succession of passes in his own field, Pitbull received from Jhon Lucumi, raised his head and screened the ball, leaving the attacker with an advantage, which defined with coldness and subtlety, despite the defense’s attempts to clear, even as the sphere was already preparing to cross the finish line.
Medel had a correct mission. 90% success in his deliveries, he was the footballer with the most balls touched in the match and won in all his duels on the ground. By air, prevailed only in the middle. Plus detailed 1-0 action.
It looked like they entered the breakaway in front, something Bologna hadn’t realized since day one. However, in the last action of the first half, Simone Bastoni made it 1-1. A tight left-footed shot from outside the box by the Italian towards the right side of the goal, leaving goalkeeper Lukazs Skorupski unresponsive, who only blamed his teammates for the freedom to complete the steering wheel had pull.
Complicated start
Bologna is unable to win. When the timer reads 54′, incredible action occurs. A Simone Bastoni cross put Spezia ahead after the ball touched Dutch midfielder Jerdy Schouten. The midfielder, in his eagerness to defend the action, went to the near post, but had no time to react and the ball just bounced off his front before entering his own goal.
Luckily for those in Medel, they didn’t take the basket with zero units. Half an hour from closing, Marko Arnautovic scored with a double. Another quick transition, this time with Roberto Soriano as the protagonist. The attacking midfielder cushioned the ball from the chest and first filtered for striker. Facing the area, he did not miss. Not very powerful, but well placed and effective strike, between the legs of the goalkeeper, to put parity. Two goals scored by Arnautovic and an assist for Soriano, who had only been on the pitch for two minutes at the time of the trip.
Sinisa Mihajlovic, DT of Bologna, went to look for the match. However, their modifications with the 2-2 match didn’t work out and it all ended in a draw. With the draw, Gary Medel’s men reach three units in five games. They add three draws, against Hellas Verona, Salerno more today, and two defeats, against Lazio and Milan.
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