Serie A, Genoa-Bologna 3-2: Grifone wins comeback victory

Milan, 25 January (LaPresse) – Genoa beat Bologna 3-2 after a sensational comeback at Marassi in the Serie A matchday 22 fixture. Three crucial points for De Rossi’s Rossoblù, who secured their fifth consecutive positive result and moved up to 23 points, six clear of the relegation zone. Italiano’s team are left with a bitter taste in their mouths, seeing a precious victory slip away in their pursuit of a place in Europe. Bologna remain eighth with 30 points, nine points behind sixth-placed Juventus, who are in action at 6 p.m. against Napoli. Bologna took a deserved lead in the first half, breaking the deadlock in the 35th minute thanks to a right-footed shot from Ferguson following an assist from Dominguez. The visitors continued to look dangerous with Lykogiannis and Rowe, while Genoa struggled to make an impact. It was no surprise when Bologna doubled their lead in the 47th minute thanks to an own goal by Otoa, who deflected a cross from Zortea intended for Immobile into his own net. However, the match did not end there, because in the 56th minute, Bologna were reduced to ten men after Skorupski was sent off for a foul on Vitinha outside the area. The red card was confirmed after a VAR review. Italiano sent Ravaglia on for Dominguez, but Malinovskyi scored from a free kick in the 62nd minute, beating the newly entered goalkeeper with a powerful and precise right-footed shot from distance. De Rossi’s team stepped up a gear and began to lay siege to Bologna’s goal. After a missed opportunity by Vitinha in the 78th minute, Ekuban made it 2-2 with a splendid overhead kick in the box from Marcandalli’s assist. Genoa’s incredible comeback was finally completed in the 91st minute by Junior Messias with a splendid left-footed curler into the top corner from outside the box, which surprised Ravaglia and sent De Rossi on the bench and the entire Marassi crowd into raptures.