Bologna knocks out Atalanta and dreams of Champions League, draw between Torino and Udinese
A win in the direct clash to confirm themselves as a Champions team, a draw that changes little in the standings.
Bologna beats Atalanta and thanks to Lewis Ferguson's 1-0 signing gives itself a Christmas in fourth place in the standings and in the middle of the Champions League zone. In Turin, on the other hand, Udinese dreamed of a victory that would banish the relegation spectre but conceded a draw that disappointed both the Friulans and the Granata. It ends 1-1, with Zarraga and Ilic both scoring in the last ten minutes of the game.
In Bologna, the challenge that is worth fourth place in the standings è tense, and on the field you can tell. Two of the mostù sparkling teams in the league, in fact, cancel each other out for a long time and the show è the direct consequence. Chances, however, were not lacking: Saelemaekers and Ferguson on one side, Lookman and Koopmeiners on the other, tried. At the end of the first half, then, Skorupski saves on Ederson. At the beginning of the second half, Atalanta seemed to get the preference, but Lookman, De Ketelaere and especially Muriel did not take advantage of as many Nerazzurri chances. It was then up to Ferguson to decide the match, with a header at 86'86; off a corner by Orsolini and on which Carnesecchi and Scalvini were not perfect in exit and marking, respectively. Rossoblù unbeaten since Nov. 12 (when they lost in Florence) and fourth in solitary in the league.
Long halted without goals also the match in Turin, where però emotions flowed from the first minutes: Lucca on one side, Vlasic and Ilic on the other soon made themselves dangerous. The rhythms died down in the last twenty minutes of the first half, then Lucca rekindled the stadium with a splendid reverse shot that didn't have any luck. Resume less crackling after an untapped ball by Buongiorno on a corner. Everything is then decided in the final: at 81'81' è Zarraga to score for Udinese taking advantage of Joao Ferreira’s cross, but already at 88'88' comes the final equalizer by Ilic facilitated by a carelessness of Silvestri.
