Bologna's magical moment continues: Thiago Motta's team scores their fifth consecutive victory and rises to fourth place in the standings, awaiting the match between Milan and Atalanta scheduled for Sunday evening.
After Sassuolo, Lecce, Fiorentina and Lazio, the rossoblù also beat Hellas Verona, confirming their championship roadmap within their home walls.
It was Fabbian who paved the way for the rossoblù, breaking the balance with an undersized strike from Orsolini's cross shot in the 27th minute, while Freuler closed the score.
Verona does its part: on Ndoye's corner, Cabal and Montipò collide, leaving the goal unguarded in favor of the rossoblù, to the enthusiasm of Dall'Ara, who increasingly believes in Europe and embraces Castro, the Argentine striker they acquired from Velez and today still a spectator, having landed in Italy after the pre-Olympic with his national team.
The match was blocked at the start and the rhythm was immediately broken by the injury of the referee Abisso after four minutes, who had to be replaced by the fourth official Camplone, causing eight minutes of injury time in the first half alone.
Verona, fresh from two encouraging draws with Monza and Juventus, are ready to start again, but find little space, like Bologna.
At least until the play that unlocks the dispute.
Because afterwards, Ferguson and Orsolini, inspired by Zirkzee and Posch, have the opportunities to double their lead, as does Ndoye in full recovery, but Montipò is found attentive.
The very chance comes in the 8th minute of the second half: another corner, Posch's tower, but Beukema, under range, sends it a few centimeters from the post, wide.
The sliding door of the match then arrives between minutes 64 and 65: Skorupski gives the ball to Suslov, who with an empty net sends the lob to the side, pardoning the rossoblù and on the inverted turn Fabbian offers Freuler the ball to make it 2-0, which he doesn't miss a penalty on the move.
Match closed, with Fabbian also coming close to scoring a double shortly afterwards.
Verona gives up, the changes do not shift the balance, Bologna takes another step towards Europe, confirming its growth.
After the defeats against Udinese and Cagliari and the draw with Genoa, the rossoblù demonstrate that they have learned to win a dirty match against a closed opponent.
And in the end there are chants for Bologna, for patron Saputo and Thiago Motta, shouting "Take us to Europe".
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