Bologna swept Lazio apart in a dominant efficiency and leapfrogged them into fifth place with Riccardo Orsolini and Dan Ndoye taking centre-stage.
There was just one level separating the groups in fifth and sixth, so this represented a vital crossroads within the race for Europe. The remedy room had emptied out for the hosts, however the Aquile missed Elseid Hysaj and welcomed again Taty Castellanos to the bench. Some rotation was required after and Nuno Tavares pulled out within the warm-up, changed by not absolutely match Adam Marusic.
Bologna opened the scoring when Juan Miranda acquired down the left and whipped in a cross to the close to submit, Jens Odgaard at full stretch behind Mario Gila to volley in from 5 yards.
It was nearly 2-0 when Riccardo Orsolini reduce inside from the fitting for a left-foot roller in the direction of the far high nook, however Ivan Provedel’s flying fingertip save pushed it away.
Marusic sprung the offside lure solely to fireside over from a tough angle, whereas Mario Gila was booked for bringing down Dan Ndoye.
Bologna got here flying out of the blocks for the restart and scored two objectives in 94 seconds.
First, Ndoye reduce inside from the left and his by means of ball launched Orsolini, who beat the on-rushing Provedel with a pleasant chip.
Moments later, Matteo Guendouzi’s go was intercepted in midfield, permitting Lewis Ferguson to get down the fitting and pull again for Ndoye to brush with the within of his proper foot from 12 yards, a slight deflection off Gila knocking the ball in off the upright.
Mattia Zaccagni tried to reply, his strike thumping the bottom of the submit from the sting of the world.
Guendouzi made a determined sliding sort out as Giovanni Fabbian was pulling the set off contained in the penalty space.
Alessio Romagnoli did the identical on the Santiago Castro angled drive, however the defender was shocked when Castro snuck up behind him to fulfill the Tommaso Pobega roll throughout from the left and stroll the ball into the online for 4-0. Pobega had began the transfer by robbing Gila.
It nonetheless wasn’t over, as Bologna made it 5-0 after a well-worked transfer, concluded by Miranda standing up a cross from the left for Giovanni Fabbian’s header from six yards.
Odgaard 16 (B), Orsolini 48 (B), Ndoye 49 (B), Castro 74 (B), Fabbian 84 (B)
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