Serie A | Bologna 2-0 Torino: VAR favours the hosts  

Bologna secured their third win in 4 matches in all competitions due to targets from Giovanni Fabbian and Joshua Zirkzee, each of which got here after Nikola Vlasic had his purpose chalked off over an offside name. 

Fabbian registered the sport’s first shot after 90 seconds, firing an effort off the bounce simply huge of the Torino goalposts. 

Vlasic then thought he had opened the scoring with a rifling effort simply outdoors the sting of the penalty space. He had labored exhausting to get well a free ball bouncing outdoors of the field, earlier than swivelling and launching a rocket previous Skorupski and into the roof of the web. 

Nevertheless, after a prolonged VAR verify, Vlasic’s purpose had been chalked off as Duvan Zapata had been within the goalkeeper’s line of sight in an offside place. 

Zapata tried once more from distance for Torino shortly afterwards, however his pushed effort was palmed around the put up for a nook. 

Torino had been left infuriated when Riccardo Calafiori escaped with no reserving after hauling down Vlasic simply previous the midway line as he seemed to mount a fast counter assault. 

Alessandro Buongiorno seemed to place the ball within the internet for Toro once more from the ensuing free kick, however his header cleared the crossbar. 

Cyril Ndoye threatened on the different finish a couple of minutes later, nevertheless, his eventual effort was no trigger for concern for Luca Gemello between the Torino sticks. 

The 23-year-old keeper was known as into motion once more on the thirty seventh minute, as he needed to punch an ungainly, lopping cross out of hurt’s method. He did so comfortably for his first actual involvement of the sport. 

As the 2 groups made their method down the tunnel for half time, Torino had been disillusioned to not be forward, and appeared to be annoyed with the officers for among the selections that had not gone their method in the course of the first interval. 

Sanabria had an honest effort sail huge of the put up 10 minutes into the second interval. 

Approaching the hour mark, Fabbian was freed by Sam Beukema, earlier than bursting in direction of the penalty space with loads of work to do earlier than rounding the onrushing Gemello. 

Gemello dedicated to popping out of his space, placing in a sliding problem, which Fabbian was in a position to bounce away from earlier than ending into an empty internet for the primary authorized purpose of the sport. 

On what was simply his fifth Serie A look for Bologna, Fabbian registered his second league purpose of the season. In doing so, he grew to become the youngest midfielder within the league to attain two or extra targets this season. 

Admittedly, Fabbain’s purpose had come in opposition to the run of play, however that may not cease Bologna from making an attempt to see the sport out with simply over half an hour to go. 

Raoul Bellanova was proven a yellow card halfway by the second half for lashing out at Calafiori. The Torino wing-back wanted to be escorted away earlier than he received himself in any extra hassle with the officers. 

Bologna’s defensive set-up made it tough for Torino to seek out a lot of a breakthrough within the closing levels of the sport. 

Joshua Zirkzee got here closest to discovering the web on the finish of proceedings, as he hit a shot from the sting of the world just a few inches huge of Torino’s left upright. 

Moments later, Zirkzee had the ball at the back of the web, however he was initially considered offside when he broke previous the Torino centre-backs on the midway line. 

The choice was refereed to VAR, who took nearly two minutes to decide, earlier than ruling that Zirkzee was the truth is onside, handing Thiago Motta’s facet a 2-0 victory. 

Bologna now discover themselves in sixth, settling properly into Serie A’s Europa League locations, whereas Torino nonetheless discover themselves within the backside half of the desk in twelfth.

Bologna 2-0 Torino

Fabbian 56′ (B), Zirkzee 90+1′ (B).

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