Bologna Extend Winning Streak with Victory at 10-Man Verona

Bologna secured their third consecutive Serie A victory, defeating 10-man Hellas Verona 2-1 in a match marked by a decisive goalkeeping error. Jens Odgaard’s fine strike and a Nicolò Cambiaghi goal, aided by a Lorenzo Montipò howler, were enough to secure the three points for the visitors.

Verona, missing Martin Frese, Suat Serdar, and Abdou Harroui, and struggling for goals (having scored only one in their previous four games), had early penalty appeals waved away after a collision between Sam Beukema and Domagoj Bradaric. Bologna’s Odgaard volleyed off target, while Amin Sarr found only the side-netting for Verona.

Bologna took the lead with a moment of quality. Davide Calabria’s incisive pass from the right found Odgaard, who fired into the top corner from a tight angle. Riccardo Orsolini should have doubled Bologna’s lead before halftime but failed to capitalize on a Lautaro Valentini error.

Verona goalkeeper Lorenzo Montipò kept his team in the match with fine saves from Odgaard and Cambiaghi. Verona also had the ball in the net, but Casper Tengstedt was ruled offside after providing the assist for Tomas Suslov.

Verona’s task was made more difficult in the 70th minute when Valentini received his second yellow card, reducing the hosts to 10 men.

Bologna capitalized on their numerical advantage, scoring a second goal in somewhat fortunate circumstances. Cambiaghi’s shot from just inside the box squirmed under Montipò, a significant error from the Verona goalkeeper. It was Cambiaghi’s first Serie A goal in 11 months.

Despite being a man down, Verona pulled a goal back moments later. Daniel Mosquera nodded on a long ball, and Tengstedt’s return pass was bundled over the line by Mosquera.

Thijjs Dallinga missed a late chance to seal the victory for Bologna, firing wide from a promising position.

The win lifts Bologna, who were in sixth position and are enjoying only one loss in 10 rounds. Verona, meanwhile, remain in [Insert Verona’s Position – Not in Original Text], their attacking struggles continuing despite the goal.