Bologna, September 6, 2026 – The rossoblù on the field to remove the zero from the standings. But at 19′ Doig scores and Sassuolo holds on to that lead throughout the first half. During the second half a good balance, then finally the situation breaks with Piccoli at 49’.
Too bad that the lead of Tedesco’s boys lasts very little: the neroverdi regain the lead with Adzic at 56’. And the match seems to be heading to this conclusion.
Only in the last 5 minutes of added time does the equalizer arrive with 2 to 2 by Dovbyk, who is promptly booked for taking off his shirt during the celebration.
Ugly ending with coach Tedesco’s sending off for protests. But meanwhile the zero in the standings is gone.
The scoreline
BOLOGNA SASSUOLO 2-2
BOLOGNA (4-3-3): Skorupski 6; Holm 6.5, Heggem 5, Theate 6, Alhassane 5.5 (1’st Miranda 6.5); Pobega 5.5 (1’st Moro 6), Ferguson 6, Odgaard 6 (1’st Libra 6); Bernardeschi 6.5 (41’st Mbangula sv), Piccoli 7, Cambiaghi 6.5 (21’st Dovbyk 7).
On the bench: Pessina, Happonen, De Silvestri, Helland, Vitik, Zortea, Amondarain, Enem.
Coach: Tedesco 5.5.
SASSUOLO (4-3-3): Muric 6; Cinquegrano 6.5, Idzes 6, Leysen 6, Doig 7 (35’st Obrador sv); Adzic 7 (15’st Thorstvedt 6), Matic 6 (35’st Ghion sv), Lipani 6 (15’st Sulemana 6); Volpato 6.5 (38’pt Berardi 6.5), Bowie 6.5, Laurientè 7.
On the bench: Turati, Satalino, Van der Brempt, Caleta-Car, Odenthal, Pierini, Skjellerup, Dominguez, Esposito.
Coach: Aquilani 6.5.
REFEREE: Di Bello from Brindisi 6.
GOALS: 19’pt Doig; 5’st Piccoli, 11’st Adzic, 46’st Dovbyk.
NOTES: clear afternoon, pitch in good condition.
Booked: Holm, Idzes, Piccoli, Dovbyk. Tedesco sent off for protests at 49’st. Corners: 10-7 for Bologna. Added time: 3′; 5′.
