Key Highlights
Bologna won two goals to one at Stadio Ennio Tardini, a victory shaped from the outset by an early sending off and sealed despite a late Parma penalty. The match turned on a header from Arthur Theate set up by Nicolò Cambiaghi and a decisive substitution from Bologna, with Cambiaghi named man of the match for his influence.
First Half
The game was unsettled almost from the first whistle when Parma defender Abdoulaye Ndiaye was shown a red card in the ninth minute, leaving Parma to reorganise their three five two shape around two banks of midfield. Bologna dominated territory and carried the greater attacking momentum, spending roughly three quarters of the first half in control and probing persistently along the flanks. Federico Bernardeschi and a succession of headers forced saves, and Parma goalkeeper Giovanni Daffara kept his side level with a number of important stops as Bologna racked up attempts and corners. Parma briefly found life in a compact counter from the twenty second to the twenty seventh minute but produced nothing concrete, and the interval arrived at nil nil.
Second Half
Bologna continued to press after the break and were rewarded when Nicolò Cambiaghi launched a fast break that ended with Arthur Theate meeting a header in the fifty third minute. The match threatened to drift away from Parma when Riccardo Orsolini, on after the interval, converted a penalty in the seventy second minute to make it two goals to nil. Parma responded with urgency and earned a penalty of their own, Vincent Sierro converting in the eighty first minute to narrow the deficit, but Bologna remained the more dangerous side, testing Parma repeatedly with several shots on target and forcing the visitors to chase the game. Despite a late spell of pressure from Parma, Bologna held on and the final score was Bologna two goals to one.
Closing Thoughts
The result is Bologna's fourth consecutive league victory, a run that underlines the positive momentum Raffaele Palladino has instilled and lifts them into the upper half of the table. Parma remain in the lower reaches and will head into a difficult home match against Roma on November twenty second needing to tighten up after being reduced to ten men here. Bologna stay at home next, where they will host Udinese on November twenty second, carrying confidence from a performance that combined patient domination with clinical finishing.
