Cagliari suffered a miserable defeat, defeated 0-2 by Bologna at Unipol Domus on an afternoon with little to salvage . The Bolognese side took the lead with a goal in each half: first Holm, then a superb strike from Orsolini.
After nine minutes, Prati hit the crossbar with a splendid right-footed shot from about 25 meters, but the referee flagged a previous foul and the move was disallowed. A solid play awaited the 21st minute, when Odgaard completed a pass and fired a left-footed shot just over the bar. Cagliari would score in the 26th minute: Felici raced down the left and placed a right-footed shot under Ravaglia's legs, but the assistant disallowed it because Adopo (offside) blocked Ferguson, making him active .
A spectacular run by Palestra gave Folorunsho a chance; the through ball was perfect, but Ravaglia came out before the unlucky number 90, who was unable to get a rebound, and the ball went wide. At the other end, Odgaard passed to Ferguson, and his right-footed effort from the edge of the box was blocked in two stages by Caprile, who a minute later lifted a fine Bernardeschi effort over the bar with a sensational effort. From the ensuing corner, however, Odgaard headed the ball to the far post, and in the six-yard box, Holm turned in the rebound to make it 0-1 in the 31st minute . Plenty of space for the Swedish defender, left alone by the Cagliari defense.
Pisacane's team struggled to react after going behind. In the 39th minute, Folorunsho sent Esposito through, but Heggem won the one-on-one duel. Felici, however, missed a huge opportunity in the 42nd minute: launched from a safe position, alone in front of Ravaglia, instead of running into the box and trying to beat him, he attempted a right-footed free kick, but the visiting goalkeeper dived and saved it for a corner . The match ended after a minute of injury time, with Odgaard's long-range shot also saved by Caprile.
The second half was played without any changes, but Pisacane, after a Cambiaghi shot was saved by Caprile (50'), decided to give Borrelli and Luvumbo a second chance. The two forwards came on in the 54th minute for Zappa and Felici . The attacking move paid off, as the visiting defense struggled, and Miranda's save in the six-yard box proved decisive on a Folorunsho cross. The Spaniard, already booked, was replaced by former player Lykogiannis on the hour mark, while Orsolini also came on for Bernardeschi.
Mina, already recovered in extremis, calls for a substitution: in the 68th minute, Zé Pedro comes on, with Gaetano replacing Prati. But Cagliari doesn't create any chances, with Pisacane completing the substitutions in the 79th minute with Kılıçsoy for Esposito, who had just been booked. However, there's no time to recover, as Bologna doubles their lead (80') with a gem from Orsolini: he cuts inside from the right and unleashes a sensational left-footed shot, which Caprile can do nothing about . Four minutes later, a careless move by Zé Pedro gifts the ball to Pobega in the box, whose left-footed shot the Cagliari goalkeeper can't stop from making it 0-3. Immediately afterward, Marchetti—and he alone—sees a non-existent penalty, inventing a foul by Folorunsho on Holm, when in reality it was the other way around: VAR makes him disallow it. But the match is already over.
