Serie A | Torino 0-0 Bologna: No Rossoblu breakthrough

Originally posted on Football Italia | By Susy Campanale | Last updated 5/3/24

Bologna were rescued by the woodwork and Lukasz Skorupski saves, but emerged with a 0-0 draw away to Torino to consolidate fourth place.

The Rossoblu already guaranteed European qualification after 22 years, but still wanted to lock down that Champions League spot. Sam Beukema and Adrien Tameze sat out bans, while the hosts had Koffi Djidji, Perr Schuurs, Saba Sazonov and Gvidas Gineitis injured. Adama Soumaoro and Lewis Ferguson are out for the season.

Toro were wearing a special edition jersey to mark the 75^th anniversary of the Superga tragedy that killed the Grande Torino squad in a plane crash.

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The Granata had an extraordinary double chance on 17 minutes, as first the Antonio Sanabria diving header bounced off the crossbar from an Ivan Ilic cross, then Duvan Zapata’s follow-up was parried from point-blank range by Lukasz Skorupski.

Nikola Vlasic limped off with an adductor issue and Michael Aebischer drilled just wide from the edge of the area following a poor clearance, while Joshua Zirkzee fired a couple of efforts off target.

Vanja Milinkovic-Savic’s first save was on the hour mark, palming a sudden long-range Aebischer strike out from under the bar.

Skorupski needed another sensational show of reflexes, denying Ivan Ilic with one hand after a poor clearance, and Aebischer threw himself in the path of a Karol Linetty effort, from which Adam Masina nodded over on a corner.

Masina was decisive at the other end, making sure Riccardo Calafiori’s cross did not reach Riccardo Orsolini for a tap-in, then Jens Odgaard failed to bundle a corner over the line from close range.

It does show that Bologna are slowing down towards the end of the season, as this was their fourth draw in the last five rounds. As for Torino, this effectively ends their hopes of qualifying for Europe, as it is their ninth goalless stalemate of the campaign.

Torino 0-0 Bologna

03-05-2024 19:45 MatchDay 35 Olympic Grande Torino Stadium

Torino

Bologna 0 - 0

Player statistic

1st half

Mërgim Vojvoda		8'
		13'		Giovanni Fabbian

2nd half

Ricardo Rodríguez		50'
		52'

Michel Aebischer

Match statistic

47 Possession % 53 8 Total shots 5 1 Shots on target 1 3 Shots off target 3 4 Blocked shots 1 2 Corners 4 0 Offsides 1 14 Fouls 11 Torino Bologna

Starting lineups

Vanja Milinković-Savić Goalkeeper 5

Adam Masina Defender 4

Alessandro Buongiorno Defender 27

Mërgim Vojvoda Defender 19

Raoul Bellanova Defender 86' 13

Ricardo Rodríguez Defender 8

Ivan Ilić Midfielder 16

Nikola Vlasic Midfielder 28' 28

Samuele Ricci Midfielder 9

Antonio Sanabria Attacker 78' 91

Duván Zapata Attacker 28

Lukasz Skorupski Goalkeeper 26

Jhon Lucumí Defender 33 Riccardo Calafiori Defender 3

Stefan Posch Defender 15 Victor Kristiansen Defender 56

Alexis Saelemaekers Midfielder 69' 80 Giovanni Fabbian Midfielder 59' 20

Michel Aebischer Midfielder 82' 8

Remo Freuler Midfielder 11 Dan Ndoye Attacker 69' 9

Joshua Zirkzee Attacker

82'

Substitutes

6 Matteo Lovato Defender 1

Luca Gemello Goalkeeper 21

David Okereke Attacker 81 Aaron Ciammaglichella Midfielder 71 Mihai Popa Goalkeeper 25 Alessandro Dellavalle Defender 17 Uros Kabic Attacker 79 Zanos Savva Attacker 30 Jonathan Silva Midfielder 77

Karol Linetty Midfielder 28' 11

Pietro Pellegri Attacker 78' 20

Valentino Lazaro Defender 86' 22

Charalampos Lykogiannis Defender 29

Lorenzo De Silvestri Defender 82 Kacper Urbanski Midfielder 23 Nicola Bagnolini Goalkeeper 34 Federico Ravaglia Goalkeeper 10

Jesper Karlsson Attacker 4 Mihajlo Ilic Defender 16 Tommaso Corazza Defender 6

Nikola Moro Midfielder 59' 7

Riccardo Orsolini Attacker 69'

Jens Odgaard Attacker 69' 17 Oussama El Azzouzi Midfielder 82'

Santiago Castro Attacker

82'

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