Bologna’s two red cards within a minute pave the way for Vlahovic to save Juventus from defeat

At Allianz Stadium in Turin, up until the fourth minute of added time, Bologna had all the booty in their pocket. Alas…The lullaby in the first half did not guarantee a mad finish to the match between Juventus and Bologna in Turin, in the 33rd round of Serie A. The team from the Renato Dall’Ara Stadium had three points in their pocket and the Old Lady’s scalp, which they had not taken since 2011, but the savior of Juve was their bombastic signing – Dušan Vlahović. His 23rd championship goal this season was preceded by a masterful assist by Alvaro Morata, who transferred the ball to the opposite goalpost with a scissor kick. However, given the fact Juve had the epithet of a favorite and that they had two players more than on the pitch from the 84th minute, Juventus can not be satisfied with the consolation prize they won in front of his audience – 1-1.##EDITORS_CHOICE##For some, Juventus appeared as a silent contender for the title two weeks ago, before the Italian derby with Inter Milan, and if even the most optimistic Bianconeri believed that it was achievable due to a combination of some incredible circumstances, after tonight’s loss of points against Bologna – there is no doubt. Not only will Juve not win the Scudetto, but after an unplanned stumble, the Champions League next season is starting to slip away, although everything is still in their hands.Bologna have once again shown that the team is big-hearted, determined to get the most out of the season and dedicate it to their coach Siniša Mihajlović, who is again struck by a vicious disease and who is unable to lead the team from the bench. Two rounds ago Rosoblu survived the hell of San Siro and over 30 shots on goal, in the previous round Marko Arnautovic knocked down Sampdoria himself, and tonight he disarmed Bianconeri’s defense.The first half was a proper festival of boredom but after the 15-minute break – it soon changed. In the 52nd minute, the combination between Roberto Soriano and Arnautovic exposed all the weaknesses of Juventus’ backline. The once inviolable defense – which the opponents in the Apennines bounced off as if it was a wall of concrete – collapsed like a house of cards, even though they have a man who was paid over 90 million USD among them.Soriano’s ball went under the foot of Matthijs De Ligt, and a second later Arnautovic easily sent it past Wojciech Szczesny. The Austrian was centimeters from being offside, but he successfully avoided the trap and scored his 12th goal of the season. A few minutes earlier, Juve were close to taking the lead after a cross by Luca Pellegrini, Morata tried with a header followed by a reaction of Adrien Rabiot who did not manage to redirect the ball into the net.Then Juve fell silent for a while, and ten minutes before the end of the game, Morata forced Adam Sumaoro to knock him down in front of the penalty area. The VAR intervened, it was estimated that the offense was outside the penalty area, but still meant for the member of the guests to be excluded from the match, as he was considered to be the last obstacle for the Spaniard in front of Skorupski. Gary Medel was furious because of that decision, because of that he received a yellow card, then at the speed of light a direct red card because he continued to pour harsh words on the account of referee Sacchi.From that moment, Juventus had another ten and a half minutes (eight minutes of added time) to try to turn the situation in their favor in a ratio of eleven to nine. It is pretty certain that the Old Lady will not be crowned champion but Dušan Vlahović could be the top scorer of Serie A. With his tonight’s goal, he is just one goal behind the current scoring leader of the league – Ciro Immobile has 24 goals while Vlahovic scored 23.SERIE A – ROUND 33FridaySpezia – Inter 1-3 (0-1)/Maggiore 88 – Brozovic 31, Martinez 73, Sanchez 90+4/Milan – Genoa 2-0 (1-0)/Rafael Leao 11, Messias 87/SaturdayCagliari – Sassuolo 1-0 (1-0)/Deiola 42/Udinese – Empoli 4-1 (1-0)/Ismajli 6 og, Deulofeu 52, Pussetto 79, Samardzic 87 – Pinamonti 70 pen/Sampdoria – Salernitana 1-2 (1-2)/Caputo 32 – Fazio 4, Lourenco 6/Fiorentina – Venezia 1-0 (1-0)/Torreira 30/Juventus – Bologna 1-1 (0-0)/Vlahovic 90+4 – Arnautovic 52/21.45: (1.72) Lazio (3.80) Torino (6.25)***odds are subject to change

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