Verona-Bologna 2-1, two goals from Verdi: the Gialloblù reach the safety zone

The challenge of Bentegodi opened the 31st of A league. With the 2-1 victory over BolognaThe Verona virtually hooks it Spice (17th) to 26 points. The match was lit by Simone Verdi, the man of the match, author of a brace against his former club. For different reasons, both the Verona that the Bologna were chasing the three points: theHellas for salvation, i Red Blue to fuel the European dream. Both came from an excellent moment of form: the Verona from the draw obtained a Naples (1-1) and from the home victory with the Sassuolo (2-1); The Bologna by five consecutive useful results after stopping at home Milan (1-1) and Lazio (0-0).

Verona Bologna 2-1, the match report

A first half poor in chances, but full of controversy and nervousness. After a good start of the Bologna in terms of possession, the first real opportunity is of Verona: at 12′ lasagna point the door in an open field, but, face to face with Skorupski, crosses weakly without worrying him. Soon after greens (Verona) came close to scoring the ex’s goal from distance, forcing the rossoblù goalkeeper to deflect for a corner. At ’22 the referee Marianson the edge of the Verona area, sanctioned the foul by Posch (Bologna) up Depaoli (Verona). The Var check reveals that the contact took place outside the area: the penalty is converted into a free-kick from the edge. The key episode of the first half comes in injury time: in the 45th minute Skorupskicoming out from a corner by greenshits the face of Gaichcenter forward of Verona. Mariansrecalled by the Var, assigns the penalty to Verona and warns the goalkeeper of Bologna. From eleven meters it goes greens – the man of the match – who kicks low, displacing Skorupski at 50′. The first half ends in controversy after a maxi recovery of fourteen minutes, with the Bologna coach Thiago Motta asking for explanations a Marians on the assignment of the penalty that opened the scoring.

At the beginning of the second half the reaction of Bologna it does not arrive. In the 62nd minute the Venetians doubled: primed by a cross from Pharaohs, greens he headers the double in the 61st minute. For him it is the fourth goal of the season – best scorer of Verona – in yellow and blue jersey. The other opportunities all come at the end. At 94′ the Bologna shortens the distance with the lob in the box by Dominguez on assists by Samson. Daring finish, with Orsolini who wastes the equalizing ball from two steps away, kicking high on a rebound.