Serie A, the 29th matchday opened at the Castellani with the advance match Empoli-Bologna 0-1 NEWS
Bologna dominates in Empoli and wins away, earning three very important points for the standings. The result could have been more rounded but the Bolognese only won 1-0 thanks to Caprile’s extraordinary saves. A siege that lasted practically 90 minutes, with over 70% of ball possession for Bologna. There had already been two sensational missed chances by Saelemaekers and Orsolini, then in the 94th minute came the decisive goal from the usual Fabbian which gave the Emilians a fundamental victory in terms of Champions League qualification. After an entire match of resistance, Empoli fell in the final moments of the match. Third 1-0 defeat for Nicola’s boys. Bologna consolidates fourth place and pushes away their pursuers. The Tuscans wasted an opportunity to get out of the hot zone of the standings. The first half developed on an expected script; Bologna taking charge and Empoli crushed behind and trying to restart. The first half ends without a goal. Thiago Motta’s team manages possession and comes close to scoring on more than one occasion. Only a great Caprile between the posts and an excellent Walukiewicz in defense kept the home team on a draw. In Bologna there is no Zirkzee but Beukema and Urbanski stand out.
Zurkowski and Cambiaghi are always very active in Empoli. In the 18th minute, a great double opportunity for the Bologna team following a corner kick: first Beukema with a header, then Urbanski with a right foot. As mentioned, in both cases the Empoli goalkeeper did well to clear the ball from the ground and avoid the goal. After a couple of minutes, Bologna was still very close to taking the lead with Beukema and Urbanski again: first the defender concluded and found a great save from Caprile on his way, while Walukiewicz’s sliding intervention was decisive on Urbanski’s tap-in. At the 26th minute Empoli shows up with a personal inspiration from Cambiaghi who escapes Beukema’s marking and serves Niang, the latter misses the stop and the ball reaches Zurkowski who shoots with first intention but shoots the ball well above the crossbar. At the end the opportunity for Empoli was sensational: Cambiaghi fed Niang in depth after an error in setting up by Beukema, but the latter made a great comeback against the Senegalese striker and anticipated him in the area, avoiding a goal that was almost scored. In the second half the coaches change the face of their teams with all the substitutions at their disposal. A second half of great battle with the pitch made heavy by constant rain that hit the “Castellani”. Odgaard and Saelemaekers don’t seem to be the best replacement for the injured Zirkzee. The match heats up towards the end with Empoli losing Ebuehi due to injury, having recently come on and returning from a long stop. In the 37th minute there is a first sensational error by Marin in setting up with Saelemaekers who flies alone towards Caprile: the former Milan player’s shot is countered once again by a great outgoing intervention by Caprile who deflects the ball into a corner. In the 40th minute, a good chance for Fabbian who, following a corner kick, finishes with a first-time right-footed shot: once again Caprile is superb in the rebound. In the 42nd minute, yet another great opportunity for Bologna, this time with Orsolini as the protagonist: perfect cross from Kristiansen to Orsolini who alone with a practically empty net shoots high over the crossbar from a super close position. In the final, last minute of injury time, when it seemed that the numerically inferior Empoli could move the table again, Giovanni Fabbian scored the goal. The usual Calafiori, in free exit from the defense, concludes after a turnover rejected in a not exactly exceptional way by Caprile, Fabbian arrives on the tap and finishes in the corner and explodes the over 4,000 rossoblu fans.
“Bologna mourns the 3 angels and the mother who ascended to heaven”: this is the banner that was displayed by the Bologna fans in the south curve of the “Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena” stadium in Empoli (Florence) after a quarter of an hour of play. , on the occasion of the Empoli-Bologna match. Thus the Bologna fans wanted to remember the tragedy that occurred last night in a building on the outskirts of the city where three children and their mother died due to a fire that broke out in an apartment.
breaking latest news © Copyright ANSA