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1 vs 1
Played
March 7, 2012 5:30 PM GMT
Stadio Renato Dall'Ara — Bologna
Referee:‬ L. Banti‎
Attendance:‬ 19000‎
 
Top of the Match
Gastón Ramírez
Gastón Ramírez
Bologna
Andrea Pirlo
Andrea Pirlo
Juventus
Flop of the Match
Leonardo Bonucci
Leonardo Bonucci
Juventus
Marco Borriello
Marco Borriello
Juventus

Bologna 1-1 Juventus: Vucinic rescues point but 10-man visitors draw fifth league match in six to hand AC Milan title advantage

The Montenegrin forward ensured his side left Emilia-Romagna with a point to show for their efforts, but Leonardo Bonucci saw red late on in a missed opportunity for the Bianconeri

By Livio Caferoglu

Arturo Vidal - Juventus
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Bologna held 10-man Juventus to a 1-1 draw in their Serie A clash on Wednesday, inflicting a blow to the faltering title hopes of Antonio Conte's side.

Marco Di Vaio netted his ninth goal of the season just 17 minutes in to give the hosts a surprise lead, but Mirko Vucinic was on hand to spare the blushes of the Bianconeri, scoring a sublime equaliser to keep his team's unbeaten run intact.

The match began in rather uneventful fashion, as both outfits struggled to get a foothold in the game. An alarming lack of guile in each final third made for a turgid opening 15 minutes, but in an instant, a poor piece of Juventus defending saw the arrival of the first goal.

Stephan Lichtsteiner's naive attempt to play an offside trap failed miserably, as Gaston Ramirez's piercing through ball saw Di Vaio race onto his strike partner's delivery and finish with aplomb past Gianluigi Buffon to make it 1-0 to the Rossoblu.

The half wore on with Juve trying hard to get into their stride, but their passing game was sorely lacking in invention. A succession of long balls to frontmen Vucinic and Marco Borriello summed up their performance in a nutshell.

Fortunately for purists, and Bianconeri supporters, the game opened up in the second half as the tempo was raised several notches. Diego Perez's stinging drive shortly after the restart was a sign of things to come.

Andrea Pirlo could be credited as a catalyst for Juve's much-improved showing, as his classy brand of playmaking saw him direct the majority of his side's moves, including the all-important equaliser on the hour mark.

His inch-perfect ball found an onrushing Vucinic, who delightfully chipped over Jean-Francois Gillet to throw his team right back into the reckoning with little over half an hour to go until the final whistle.

However, Claudio Marchisio missed a golden chance to make it 2-1 with a free attempt from close range, firing straight at Gillet after the keeper had superbly parried Borriello's header. The ex-Roma hitman then fluffed a tap-in opportunity after good work from Simone Pepe to drill the ball in low and hard.

Drama was to ensue though, as firstly coach Conte was given his marching orders after voicing his displeasure to the fourth official, before Leonardo Bonucci also headed for an early bath after cynically fouling Gaston Ramirez to collect a second yellow card.

Neither side could find the winner in the latter stages, giving Bologna a vital boost in their hopes of securing their place in Serie A next season. Juventus, however, now sit two points behind leaders AC Milan after 26 games, 13 of them having resulted in draws.


Bologna

1
6.5
15
6.5
8
Gyorgy Garics
Defender
66′
5.5
19
Matteo Rubin
Defender
87′
5.5
84
Andrea Raggi
Defender
5.5
90
6.0
10
Gastón Ramírez
Midfielder
17′ 69′
7.0
15
Diego Pérez
Midfielder
60′
6.0
26
Gaby Mudingayi
Midfielder
6.5
9
Marco Di Vaio
Striker
17′
7.0
23
6.0

Juventus

5.5
1
Gianluigi Buffon
Goalkeeper
6.0
2
5.5
29
Paolo De Ceglie
Defender
4.0
19
5.0
26
6.0
7
Simone Pepe
Midfielder
85′
5.5
8
Claudio Marchisio
Midfielder
6.5
21
Andrea Pirlo
Midfielder
34′ 59′
5.0
22
Arturo Vidal Pardo
Midfielder
91′
6.5
14
5.5
22

Substitutes

25
Federico Agliardi
Goalkeeper
-
21
-
43
-
6
Saphir Taider
Midfielder
-
13
Nico Pulzetti
Midfielder
66′
5.5
33
Panagiotis Kone
Midfielder
66′
5.5
39
5.5

Substitutes

-
30
Marco Storari
Goalkeeper
-
17
Eljero Elia
Striker
-
20
Simone Padoin
Midfielder
85′
-
24
-
10
-
18
-
32

Coach/Manager

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-

Coach/Manager

-
-
 
  • Goal
  • Own Goal
  • Penalty
  • Penalty Missed
  • Yellow Card
  • Assist
  • Penalty Save
  • Penalty Shootout Goal
  • Penalty Shootout Miss
  • Yellow Card / Red Card
  • Red Card
  • Substitution IN
  • Substitution OUT
  • Injury
  • Goal.com Rating
  • Goal.com Man of the Match
  • Goal.com Flop of the Match
  • Top & Flop Global Ranking
  • Fans' Man of the Match
  • Fans' Flop of the Match
Results
 
Top Scorers
Player   Goals Penalties
Zlatan Ibrahimovic Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Striker
Milan
28 10
Diego Alberto Milito Diego Alberto Milito
Striker
Inter
24 8
Antonio Di Natale Antonio Di Natale
Striker
Udinese
23 4
Edinson  Cavani Edinson Cavani
Striker
Napoli
23 3
R. Palacio R. Palacio
Striker
Genoa
19 3