Italian football news: Bologna 2-3 Lazio
Guana 12 (B), Portanova 16 (B), Mauri 44 (L), Dias 63 (L), Rocchi 67 (L)
Stadio Dall’Ara
Lazio completed an extraordinary comeback from 2-0 down to win 3-2 at the Dall’Ara.
Neither side was entirely assured of Serie A safety yet, so it was a tense six-pointer. Lazio were in better shape with one defeat in five, while Bologna had lost four on the trot. Vangelis Moras and Nicola Mingazzini were sidelined for the hosts. Stephan Lichtsteiner was suspended along with the injured Francelino Matuzalem, Pasquale Foggia and Mourad Meghni.
Bologna pounced on a defensive error to take the lead, as Giuseppe Biava lost the ball in his own box and Modesto rolled it back across for Roberto Guana to hit an absolute missile from the edge of the box.
Moments later it was 2-0 and again defending was unimpressive from Lazio. A corner kick found Daniele Portanova’s free header at the near post with very little competition.
Lazio got their first shot on goal after 40 minutes at the Stadio Dall’Ara. Mauro Zarate skipped past his marker and the powerful daisy-cutter cracked against the base of the upright.
Tommaso Rocchi replaced the disappointing Biava and it sparked a reaction from the Biancocelesti. Bologna also threatened with a Santos header from Martins Adailton’s free kick skimming the post.
Just before half-time, an Aleksandar Kolarov cross from the left found Stefano Mauri to trap and smash a powerful screamer from outside the box.
Emiliano Viviano plucked a deflected Zarate cross-shot off the line straight after the restart.
Zarate then aimed a daisy-cutter at the base of the near post, forcing Viviano into another tricky save, as Lazio were now in control. The goalkeeper also had his palms stung by a Rocchi turn in the area.
The goal was in the air and finally arrived with Andre Dias scoring his first Serie A strike. It was a chaotic move with several shots that ricocheted around the box and Rocchi’s attempt came off the crossbar until Dias got the final touch.
Bologna quite simply disappeared from the pitch and Lazio went 3-2 up moments later. Brocchi’s backheel flick carried on a cross for Rocchi to scuff in from six yards.
Busce’ trapped a long free kick from close range on to fire over with only the only the goalkeeper to beat.
Zarate also wasted, as he went on the counter and fired straight at the goalkeeper.
Bologna: Viviano; Raggi, Portanova, Santos, Lanna; Buscè, Guana (Casarini 71), Mudingayi, Modesto (Gimenez 74); Adailton; Di Vaio (Succi 82)
Lazio: Muslera; Dias, Stendardo, Radu; Biava (Rocchi 38) (Firmani 89), Brocchi, Ledesma, Kolarov; Zarate, Mauri; Floccari (Cruz 78)
Ref: Rosetti
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