Serie A: Bologna wins derby, Pisa wakes up

Victories for Bologna and Pisa in the 3 p.m. matches valid for the 29th day of Serie A. The Rossoblù narrowly folded Sassuolo 1-0 in Reggio Emilia, consolidating their eighth position and moving up to 42 points in the standings, while the neroverdi remain firm at 38.

Sassuolo-Bologna 0-1

Vincenzo Italiano’s team reacted after the unexpected home defeat against Verona by imposing itself in the derby of Emilia thanks to Dallinga’s goal in the sixth minute of the game. The Dutch striker exploits in the best way the cross of Odgaard, find the 1-0 with a beautiful turn. The hosts came close to equalizing twice with Pinamonti and Orsolini, and in the 25th′ Bologna had to do without captain Silverstri, injured: inside Zortea.

Luca Franzosi

In the second half the match remained balanced, Bologna had a chance to double with Dallinga, Sassuolo also came close to equalizing with Thorstvedt. The hosts push headlong in search of an equalizer, Skorupski responds to Muharemovic and Volpato. It was precisely the red-blue extreme defender who was injured in the final minutes of the game but remained on the field until the triple whistle.

Pisa-Cagliari 3-1

Pisa’s valuable victory in the salvation challenge against Cagliari. The Nerazzurri beat the Sardinians 3-1, breaking a series of four defeats in a row and climbing to 18 points, reaching Verona: now the fourth-last place is seven points away. Cagliari stopped at 30 points in 15th place.

The Tuscans, who regained their league victory after more than four months, unblocked the result on 9′ thanks to a penalty by Moreo, awarded for Sulemana’s foul on Calabresi. Cagliari grabbed a crossbar at the 11’ and at 36′ the hosts were left in 10 for the naive expulsion of Durosinmi, who was kicked out for elbowing Mina.

Despite the numerical inferiority, Pisa in the second half closed out the game thanks to captain Caracciolo’s brace: the first goal came on an assist from Folorunsho at 51′, the second on the development of a corner at 54′. Cagliari reopened the game at 66′ with Pavoletti, but Obert’s expulsion for double admonition extinguished the visiting team′ hopes of a comeback.