A splendid Benjamin Dominguez volley allowed Bologna to seize a degree away to Empoli, as they gave the impression to be affected by a Champions League hangover.
The Rossoblu have been nonetheless celebrating their , plus a run of optimistic Serie A outcomes, although Riccardo Orsolini was out with a thigh harm. Empoli had began the season so nicely, however scraped solely and have been lacking Nicolas Haas, Ola Solbakken, Saba Sazonov, Tyronne Ebuehi and Pietro Pellegri.
The hosts opened the scoring after 24 minutes when Jacopo Fazzini’s slide-rule move despatched Giuseppe Pezzella down the left, flashing a ball throughout the face of purpose that Lorenzo Colombo flung himself at to show in from six yards on the close to put up. Within the follow-through, he additionally ended up crashing into Lukasz Skorupski, however solely after getting the ball.
Devis Vasquez flapped helplessly at a nook and on the next throw-in Bologna received the equaliser because of a unbelievable Benjamin Dominguez right-foot volley on the again put up on the Charalampos Lykogiannis cross.
Colombo solely managed to graze a Fazzini cross from 5 yards, permitting Skorupski to punch it away, whereas Devis Vasquez flew to get a glove to the closely deflected Jens Odgaard strike from the sting of the realm.
There was an enormous Bologna alternative when Vasquez wanted a response save on Sam Beukema’s volley from six yards on a Juan Miranda cross.
Mattia Viti pulled up clutching the highest of his thigh throughout added time, so Empoli have been to all intents and functions right down to 10 males for the ultimate minutes.
Empoli 1-1 Bologna
Colombo 24 (E), Dominguez 45 (B)
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