Turin-Bologna 1-0: a feat by Karamoh relaunches the grenades

TURIN – Turin was so hungry for three points, which they hadn’t won since 5 February, 1-0 at home against Udinese. From that moment, however, Juric’s team had continued to produce good football but without ever obtaining a full result: two defeats, against Milan and Juve, and a draw against Cremonese. That’s why this time there was only one useful result: to win, or to put aside once and for all every European dream. And the victory was against a Bologna side which, in the first half, perhaps unconsciously had a full stomach due to the successes achieved against Sampdoria and Inter. Thiago Motta’s team seemed almost surprised by Toro’s fired start who scored in the first half with Karamoh (extraordinary in juggling three opponents in the area) but who could have done it even earlier with Sanabria, Singo and Miranchuk, whose strike in the 13th minute he passes Skorupski but slams right into Karamoh who inadvertently rejects a few centimeters from the goal line.

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Without Arnautovic among the starting eleven, for the entire first half Bologna did not create major worries for Milinkovic, fresh from the four goals conceded last Tuesday in the derby. Obviously Bologna had to change gears in the second half, just like Orsolini and Barrow tried to do, even more so after Zirkzee also entered the field. At that point, however, the grenade defense drops the shutter and treasures the teachings of Juric who, just on the eve, had pointed the finger at the mistakes made by the team in recent weeks: “We are very poor in details and this prevents us from achieving results even when maybe we deserve it” said the Croatian coach. As the minutes go by, Bologna’s pressure intensifies further, Turin lowers and in the 26th minute the Dutchman Schuurs saves everything on Orsolini. Thiago Motta raises the center of gravity of Bologna who try everything to recapture the draw but Toro holds on and takes it home, climbing back to ninth place, -1 from the Bologna-Juve duo.

TURIN 1 BOLOGNA 0
Turin (3-4-2-1) Milinkovic 6 – Djidji 6, Schuurs 7, Buongiorno 6.5 – Singo 7 (28′ st Aina 6), Linetty 7, Ilic 7, Rodriguez 6.5 (28′ st Vojvoda 6) – Miranchuk 6, Karamoh 7.5 (28′ st Radonjic 6) – Sanabria 6.5 (41′ st Seck sv). All. Juric 7.
Bologna (4-2-3-1) Skorupski 6 – Posch 6, Lucumì 5.5, Sosa 4.5 (34′ st Kyriakopoulos sv) Cambiaso 5 – Moro 5, Schouten 5, Ferguson 5 – Orsolini 5.5, Barrow 5, Soriano 5.5 (12′ st Zirkzee 6). all. motte 5.
Referee: Rapuan.
Net 22′ Karamoh
Note: caution Good morning, Barrow, Schouten. Spectators 18,592.