Mueez Ajao
– Juventus’ Champions League hopes suffered a blow as they were held by nine-man Bologna at Allianz Stadium.
– Marko Arnautovic’s 11th Serie A goal of the season gave Bologna the lead seven minutes after half-time.
– Juve’s hopes were boosted when Bologna’s Adama Soumaoro and Gary Medel were sent off late in the second half.
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– Dusan Vlahovic eventually rescued a point for the Bianconeri deep in stoppage time but they could not find a winner during the eight extra minutes.
– The visitors struck the first blow shortly into the second half when former West Ham forward Arnautovic rounded Wojciech Szczesny and finished from close range.
– With victory in sight, Bologna suffered a huge setback with the incident that would ultimately see them reduced to nine.
– Soumaoro challenged Alvaro Morata on the edge of the area and, having checked the pitchside monitor, the referee awarded Juve a free kick, while Soumaoro was sent off. Medel was then shown red for his protests.
– Vlahovic could not convert that free-kick, but he atoned to restore parity during eight minutes of stoppage time.
– The point leaves Juve in fourth, six points clear of Roma whose game in hand comes at Napoli on Monday. Bologna remain 13th.
