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Bologna and Milan take the field at Dall'Ara, in the late match of the 23rd day of Serie A. A crucial game for both teams, for different reasons.
On one side, the Rossoblù, who have won only once in the last ten league matches, that victory being against Verona. The 10th place in the standings is not pleasing, especially after the exploits of past seasons.
The Devil, on the other hand, must respond to Inter's victory, which has moved to +8 while waiting for the Rossoneri’s game. A misstep today could really start the cousins’ escape.
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⚠️ Ravaglia on Nkunku: penalty, goal and 🎈
36' – The Bologna goalkeeper causes a penalty for a late intervention on Nkunku. No doubts about the penalty award, even for Luca Marelli, the technical referee voice of DAZN.
Allegri doesn't watch, but from the spot, number 18 is ice-cold: Ravaglia is outwitted and the balloon is inflated, highlighting his famous celebration. Fifth goal for Nkunku in this Serie A.
⚽ Loftus redeems himself: Rabiot assist!
20' – Milan takes the lead with their most dangerous man: Ruben Loftus-Cheek!
Orsolini makes a mistake on the exit, Athekame immediately puts the ball back in from the right for Nkunku who, all alone, finds Ravaglia in his way again. However, the rebound favors Rabiot, quick to serve Loftus-Cheek low: a precise right-footed shot and the Rossoneri are ahead. Second goal in Serie A for the Englishman, fourth assist for the Frenchman.
😅 Modric breaks a boot: viral on social media
The Croatian's left boot literally splits open: the images clearly show a clean tear in two. A surreal episode already viral on social media, especially considering it's high-level professional gear.
😲 Loftus WASTES a huge chance!
7' – The first big chance is for Milan, and Loftus-Cheek squanders it.
Perfect central verticalization by Nkunku sends the Englishman into open space, he goes one-on-one with Ravaglia, tries to dribble past him but the goalkeeper stays composed, reads the dribble and closes the angle, making a huge chance for the Rossoneri vanish.
⚫🔴 Tare on failed Mateta deal and Maignan renewal
Even the Rossoneri's DS, Igli Tare, speaks to DAZN: “The Mateta operation was about the future. During the negotiation, we saw an opportunity to bring it forward. Then during the medicals, we found a physical problem the player had and decided not to proceed.
"Maignan's renewal? It wasn’t a difficult negotiation because Mike is now a symbol of this club. I always knew his desire was to stay at Milan. The club was also good at sending a signal for the future. We didn’t need a defender, if there was something that could have helped us, we would have done it. In the end, we chose with Allegri to go all the way with this group“.
🔴🔵 Di Vaio on Immobile's departure and Holm-Joao Mario
Marco Di Vaio, DS of the Felsinei, speaks to DAZN: “We are still halfway through the season, we have reached a primary goal, qualifying for the Europa League, we are in the quarter-finals of the Coppa Italia and we want to defend it to the end. In the league, the team has shown it can compete with everyone. We hope to start earning points at home, we need it“.
“Immobile was supposed to become an important player for us, to give Castro and Dallinga some breathing room, he didn’t find the right continuity when he returned from injury, this opportunity came up and we decided to part ways. Joao Mario-Holm swap?The latter was finding less space, we focused on a player who can give us an important boost, we hope we made the right choice“.
✅ The official line-ups
BOLOGNA (4-2-3-1): Ravaglia; Zortea, Casale, Heggem, Miranda; Freuler, Ferguson; Orsolini, Odgaard, Rowe; Castro.
MILAN (3-5-1-1): Maignan; De Winter, Gabbia, Pavlovic; Athekame, Fofana, Modric, Rabiot, Bartesaghi; Loftus-Cheek; Nkunku.
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇮🇹 here.
