Serie A | Cagliari 0-2 Bologna: Rossoblu get first away victory

Bologna climbed the table with their first away win in Cagliari, sealed thanks to Emil Holm and Riccardo Orsolini goals.

The Sardinians missed Andrea Belotti, Boris Radunovic, Nicola Pintus and Alessandro Di Pardo, but Yerry Mina shook off a knock to start. Ciro Immobile was the only remaining Bologna absentee and they hoped to build momentum after the 4-0 win over Pisa.

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Matteo Prati smacked the frame of the goal with a scorcher from distance after nine minutes, although it wouldn’t have counted over an earlier foul on Emil Holm.

Mattia Felici had the ball in the net from the tightest of angles on 26 minutes, but Cagliari saw the goal disallowed because Michel Adopo’s body-check on Lewis Ferguson created that space.

Federico Bernardeschi’s long-range strike was pushed over the bar by Elia Caprile, and Bologna scored from the resulting corner. Jens Odgaard at the back post nodded down the set play for Holm’s cushioned volley from five yards.

Felici sprung the offside trap in the centre-circle to sprint clear on goal, but was denied one-on-one by a remarkable Nicola Ravaglia fingertip save.

Some panicked defending prevented Michael Folorunsho assists from wreaking havoc, but Bologna doubled their lead with a moment of sheer quality from substitute Orsolini.

He gathered down the right, cut inside Adam Obert, and smashed an unstoppable left-foot screamer into the near top corner from outside the penalty area.

Orsolini threatened a third moments later, this time a right-foot finish flashing across the face of goal, and Caprile kept out Tommaso Pobega following a Ze Pedro error.

There was confusion when the referee pointed to the spot, quickly corrected by VAR, as if anything it was Holm who had kicked Folorunsho rather than the other way round.

Cagliari 0-2 Bologna

Holm 31 (B), Orsolini 80 (B)