TURIN (ITALPRESS) – Koopmeiners celebrating his first time in Bianconeri and Mbangula finding a match-saving gem in the 92nd. These were the key players in a Juventus side that only in extremis avoided its first league defeat, remounting Bologna from 0-2 down to a 2-2 final. Vincenzo Italiano’s team was caught up in full recovery, while that of former Thiago Motta, expelled for protests after a few minutes of the second half, had the strength not to give up. Bologna, in Turin without any reverential fear, took the reins of the match in the first minutes of the game by persistently presenting itself in Juventus’ three-quarter. The Felsinei came close to taking the lead in the 9th when from a cross from Miranda’s left, Castro made a chest pass to Ndoye who kicked with his right neck, hitting the post just to Perin’s left. The Helvetic made no mistake on the half-hour mark, however, when on a marvelous, low-level filter pass from Holm, he took Kalulu’s time and slotted the ball under the crossbar at the first post, displacing Perin.
An impalpable Juventus, with barely a ball touched so far in the opponent’s box, finally woke up after the disadvantage and three minutes later Fagioli from an excellent position, set up by Conceicao, unbelievably sent the ball into the corner, while in the midst of the recovery on an invention by Koopmeiners it was Vlahovic who tried with his left, finding, however, the great response of Skorupski.
Dark night at the beginning of the second half at Juve: at 6′ Thiago Motta was waved a red card in the face by referee Marchetti for protests, and a minute later came Bologna’s doubling with Pobega: on a superb backheel play by Castro, the former Milan and Torino player slipped a soft right-footed touch past the Juventus’ extreme defender, also unleashing the wrath of the home curve supporters who protested the team. As in the first half, Juve’s response came after the goal conceded, but this time it turned into the first goal in bianconero for Koopmeiners, who flat left-footed put in behind Skorupski on Danilo’s low cross from the right. A reaction that materialized with the equalizer in the midst of the recovery when, at 47′, from an assist by Vlahovic, newcomer Mbangula pierced Skorupski with a right-footed shot, giving his team a point and avoiding, if not the state of crisis at home to Juve, its first league defeat.
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Mbangula-gol in the 92nd, Juve comebacks Bologna
