Juventus secured a narrow 1-0 victory over Bologna at Stadio Renato Dall'Ara, thanks to Juan Cabal's decisive goal. The win elevated Juventus to fifth in the Serie A standings, surpassing Bologna. The match saw Bologna reduced to ten men after Torbjorn Heggem received a red card late in the game.
Michele Di Gregorio was instrumental early on, making a remarkable double save just five minutes into the match. He first blocked Tommaso Pobega's shot and then quickly recovered to stop Riccardo Orsolini's attempt from a tight angle. Juventus had a goal disallowed in the 36th minute due to offside.
Federico Ravaglia misjudged a bounce under pressure from Weston McKennie, leading to Jonathan David scoring into an empty net. However, David was ruled offside
before he slotted the ball home. Nadir Zortea nearly scored just before halftime, but his powerful shot hit Di Gregorio's crossbar.
Substitute Cabal made an immediate impact by scoring within three minutes of entering the field. He connected with Kenan Yildiz's cross and headed past Ravaglia at the 64-minute mark. Bologna's chances of equalising were further diminished when Heggem fouled Lois Openda, earning a straight red card.
Despite having an extra player, Juventus struggled to extend their lead. Openda had the best opportunity but saw his low curler saved by Ravaglia. Later, he missed another chance by shooting over in a one-on-one situation during the final moments of the game.
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Statistical Insights: Juventus vs Bologna
This victory marked Juventus' first away win in five matches, having lost three of their previous four Serie A away games. They also managed to keep a clean sheet despite not being at their best. Luciano Spalletti’s team had only three shots on target out of 13 attempts, while Bologna managed four.
The expected goals (xG) metric favoured Juventus with 1.65 compared to Bologna's 0.65. Notably, Kenan Yildiz has been involved in 20 goals over two seasons in Europe's top five leagues; only Lamine Yamal is younger among players with similar contributions.
Bologna has now gone 23 home matches without defeating Juventus in Serie A since November 1998, recording eight draws and fifteen losses during this period.
