Milan Slumps as Bologna Scores Four at San Siro. Inter Wins in Venice: The Serie A Standings
Inter wins in stoppage time in Venice, while Milan collapses at home against Bologna: here are the results of the 6:30 p.m. matches from Matchday 9 of Serie A. The Nerazzurri prevailed 2-0 over the Venetians in a match that proved tougher than expected and climbed to 25 points, tying Lazio for first place. The Rossoneri, on the other hand, suffered their first league loss, falling 2-4 at San Siro to Bologna, which secured its second straight win and climbed to 11 points in 11th place. The other 6:30 p.m. match, Parma vs. Udinese, ended scoreless: both teams remain in third-to-last place in the standings.
Venezia vs. Inter 0-2
Inter struggled greatly in the first half in Venice. The Nerazzurri had plenty of possession but created very little. In the 23rd minute, Bonny tested Stankovic, and a few minutes later, Zielinski tried his luck without success. Toward the end of the half, Lauberbach gave Inter a scare: in the 30th minute, he scored what would have been the opening goal, but it was ruled an own goal by VAR; in the 36th minute, he hit the crossbar, with Provedel’s deflection proving decisive.
Chivu was unhappy and made three substitutions at halftime: Akanji, Calhanoglu, and Barella came on, while Bisseck, Sucic, and Stankovic went off. Inter took the initiative more decisively, but Nicola’s Venice side remained dangerous on the counterattack. In the 66th minute, they had a golden opportunity through Busio, who squandered it badly from an excellent position. In the 72nd minute, Adams scored on another counterattack, but the goal was disallowed for offside.
Inter pushed forward and had a massive chance with Thuram in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just wide. The lead was coming, and it arrived in the 80th minute: Thuram crossed into the box, and Moreno unfortunately deflected the ball into his own net. With the Venetians’ defense breached, the Nerazzurri immediately doubled their lead with another own goal: in the 82nd minute, following a corner kick, Halhal chest-deflected Carlos Augusto’s shot into his own net.
Milan-Bologna 2-4
An explosive first half at San Siro: Bologna took the lead in the 8th minute through Mbangula, set up by Zortea, but the Rossoneri equalized immediately in the 14th minute thanks to Cissé, assisted by Hutchinson. After the initial back-and-forth, Milan took control of the game, and in the 27th minute, they took the lead again through Cissé, who beat everyone to Tomori’s cross and made it 2-1. Amorim’s team kept pressing and nearly scored a third through Bartesaghi, then again late in the half with Jashari.
At halftime, the injured Tomori was replaced by Modric, with Musah dropping back to play fullback. Milan seemed to be holding their own, but their defense crumbled in the span of two minutes: in the 60th minute, Bartesaghi caused an own goal by deflecting Miranda’s free kick, and a minute later, Mbangula scored his second goal of the match off an assist from Miranda, giving the visitors a stunning lead.
Amorim had to bring Camarda into the fray, while the Meazza fell silent at the Rossoblù’s comeback. In the 75th minute, Cambiaghi nearly scored his fourth; in the 83rd, Camarda, set up by Cissé, shot just wide. In the 86th minute, Mbangula’s hat trick—set up by Odgaard—seals the match.
Parma-Udinese 0-0
The other 6:30 p.m. match of Serie A’s ninth round ends scoreless. The relegation battle confirmed the difficult spell both teams are going through, as they struggled to create chances. The Friulians were the better side in the first half, with Zaniolo and Kamara coming close to opening the scoring. Just before halftime, Parma created their first dangerous opportunity through Carboni.
In the second half, both teams pushed for the win. In the 67th minute, Parma had a great chance on a penalty kick awarded for a handball by Abankwah in the box, but Bernabé’s shot from the spot was saved by Okoye. In the closing minutes, the Bianconeri pressed harder, but the score remained unchanged.
