Sassuolo-Bologna 1-1: goals from Soriano and Caputo, Hickey sent off

Mark Soriano, then red to Hickey with the Var and it is played with only one door. Caputo finds the goal, but a precious point for Mihajlovic’s team

The derby of Emilia between twin clubs but different in terms of corporate strategies and sporting results produces a draw that rewards the resistance of Bologna, forced an hour outnumbered, and burns the enthusiasm of Sassuolo, unable to translate into more than a goal the pressure of recovery.

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THE MATCH

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Sassuolo wants to continue in the run-up to the cup zone, Bologna is looking for a call to dissolve the poisons of a troubled week that only the meeting between Mihajlovic and the fans has tempered with milder advice. The Serbian coach makes three changes and that is to bring the young Hickey back to the left wing (Dijks in the pits for a muscle strain), inaugurates the median pair Svanberg-Dominguez for the first time together from the first minute, they who usually swap partners’ places of Schouten in the median. Instead this time it is the Dutchman who slips on the bench and finally returns to Orsolini his role as right winger. It is Caputo with an insidious but wide diagonal on the bottom to open hostilities but it is Bologna who pass with opportunism in the 17 ‘taking advantage of a wrong exit from Magnanelli that Barrow converts into an assist in the center for the insertion of Soriano, quick to to anticipate Ferrari and to beat Councils with an under measure. For the attacking midfielder it is the seventh seal of the season, one goal from his record of scoring in A. Sassuolo does not accuse and reacts immediately by overturning in attack, many scrums are lit on the edge of the Bolognese area but none of De Zerbi’s players manages to find the right opening to worry Skorupski. At 34 ‘Hickey enters with a hammer foot on Muldur’s right ankle, the Scotsman seems to get away with it but the referee La Penna, recalled by the Var, waves the direct red to him and so Bologna finds himself in 10. Mihajlovic adapts by inserting De Silvestri for Svanberg, an emergency change that heralds a night of passion. But at half-time the visitors kept the lead after Skorupski silenced a low shot from Locatelli.

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ONE WAY SHOOTING

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In the second half Sassuolo goes to the assault with Traorè on the pitch for Magnanelli. The peer comes soon. Djuricic seeks the breakthrough, his shot rebounded by Danilo becomes an assist for the clever Caputo who gives Skorupski no escape with his left foot. Caputo again lights the gas and puts a ball to push into the goal for the rushing Traore who is anticipated by a saving intervention by Soumaoro. Now Sassuolo crushes Bologna who can only defend themselves. Mihajlovic makes a triple change: Schouten, Skov Olsen and Palacio for Sansone, Orsolini and Barrow. It is pure oxygen for Bologna which manages to reject the forcing while also trying to play. But Sassuolo does not let go, Skorupski stretches well on a header from Marlon. There is also Defrel to push De Zerbi’s attack. Bologna holds up and takes the point they wanted. Sassuolo could have done better.

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