Post by Salem6 on Sept 26, 2011 6:24:25 GMT
Serie A Week 4 - 21/9/11 (19.45 UK)
Juventus 1 - 1 Bologna
Vucinic 29 (J), Portanova 52 (B)
Juventus Stadium
Mirko Vucinic was hero and villain, as he scored a goal and was stupidly sent off for Bologna to snatch a draw at Juventus.
The Bianconeri were confident of maintaining their 100 per cent record, especially as Bologna had so far lost both games without scoring a goal. Stretching back into last season, the Felsinei were without a win in 11 rounds and failed to score in nine of them. Andrea Raggi, Simone Loria, Matteo Cherubin and Cruz were on the treatment table, but Marco Di Vaio was remarkably dropped.
Milos Krasic was given his first start of the season, while Paolo De Ceglie returned from suspension.
Bologna had a bright start, though, as Gigi Buffon turned a Panagiotis Kone' scuffed volley out for a corner.
There was controversy on 28 minutes when Daniele Portanova hauled down Giorgio Chiellini in the box, but the referee awarded a free kick for Alessandro Del Piero's offside position.
Juventus did take the lead in controversial circumstances. Andrea Pirlo took a free kick quickly for Mirko Vucinic, who immediately smashed it past Jean-Francois Gillet with an angled drive. However, Bologna felt the referee should've whistled first and the ball might've been moving before Pirlo took the free kick.
Del Piero curled wide, while Krasic had a shot well beaten away by Gillet.
However, Juventus shot themselves in the foot! Vucinic was booked for dissent (and not for celebrating by putting a bin on his head, as had initially been suggested), then received a second yellow card for a late tackle on Archimede Morleo.
Conte introduced Alessandro Matri for Del Piero, but it was Pirlo who inspired with a ball over the top to send Krasic clear on goal, though the Serb's angled drive cracked the base of the far post.
Moments later Buffon needed a stunning reaction save after De Ceglie's defensive howler in the box allowed Casarini to shoot. From the resulting corner, Portanova rose above the crowd to nod the equaliser into the ground, bouncing into the top corner.
Gillet did very well to fly across the face of goal and palm away a suddenly dipping Pirlo strike from distance. Chiellini threatened a goal as well, but his attempt accidentally hit teammate Matri.
Gaby Mudingayi charged down Andrea Barzagli's strike from point-blank range, as Juventus were more dangerous with 10 men than 11.
Gillet performed a desperate reaction save on another Barzagli header from Pirlo's corner. Di Vaio threatened to win it for Bologna when his daisy-cutter flashed across the face of goal.
A scuffle broke out in stoppages between Portanova and Simone Pepe, joined by a series of teammates, as Bologna complained that Juve kept on playing after a player was down injured.
It was a siege from 10-man Juventus on Gillet's goal, but Bologna held firm. The referee opted to stop play after a three-way collision that saw Pepe and Gillet down injured. The Bologna goalkeeper was knocked out and has been diagnosed with head trauma.
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Juventus: Buffon; Lichtsteiner, Barzagli, Chiellini, De Ceglie (Vidal 74); Marchisio, Pirlo; Krasic (Giaccherini 60), Vucinic, Del Piero (Matri 46), Pepe
Bologna: Gillet; Casarini, Portanova, Antonsson, Morleo; Diamanti (Pulzetti 46), Perez (Krhin 46), Mudingayi, Kone; Ramirez; Acquafresca (Di Vaio 67)
Ref: Gava
Sent off: Vucinic 45 (J)
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