Another round, another draw. And this time it’s also a point earned. There Juventus they risk losing against Bologna, they go two goals down and remain there until the hour mark. Then Koopmeiners puts the Bianconeri back into the game, but fully recovers and gets the game back thanks to Mbangula’s goal. At the Stadium it ends 2-2, the fourth consecutive draw for Thiago Motta’s team. A point earned, we were saying, because Juventus plays badly, suffers from the intensity of the Italian team, pays for a shaky defense and a non-existent midfield (Locatelli the worst). Bologna would have deserved the points.
For Thiago Motta an afternoon to forget, ended with the expulsion for protests, when Juventus were still behind. A mistake, his, according to the Italian-Brazilian coach: “What happened with the referee? He was right: I made a gesture that I shouldn’t have made, the right expulsion.” Then the analysis continues in the press conference: “The positive point was the reaction. We restarted a very bad match. We are not satisfied with the result or even with what we did. I have to thank the boys for the heart and courage they had. We have to improve to raise our level, this is all my responsibility. I take this on and let’s keep working.”
THE JUVENTUS-BOLOGNA SCORESHEET
Juventus (4-2-3-1): Perin; Danilo, Gatti (34′ st Savona), Kalulu, Cambiaso (14′ Rouhi); Locatelli (19′ st Thuram), Fagioli (19′ st Yildiz); Conceicao, Koopmeiners, Weah (34′ st Mbangula); Vlahovic. Available: Di Gregorio, Pinsoglio, Adzic, Owusu, Pugno, Pagnucco, Rizzo. Coach: Thiago Motta
Bologna (4-2-3-1): Skorupski; Holm (38′ st Posch), Beukema, Lucumí, Miranda; Pobega (35′ st Moro), Freuler; Ndoye, Odgaard (15′ st Fabbian), Dominguez (39′ st Iling-Junior,); Castro (35′ st Dallinga). Available: Ravaglia, Bagnolini, Erlic, Karlsson, Casale, Corazza, Ferguson, De Silvestri, Urbanski. All.: Italian
Referee: Marchetti
Markers: 30′ Ndoye (B), 8′ st Pobega (B), 17′ st Koopmeiners (J), 47′ st Mbangula (J)
Warned: Weah, Vlahovic, Rouhi, Kalulu (J), Castro, Holm, Odgaard Lucumì (B)
Expelled: Thiago Motta (J)