
Going down! Sabiri only converted one of two penalties, Bologna punished his Sampdoria with a cruel late blow
Reading Time: 2min | Sat. 18.02.23. | 19:25
Moroccan had two penalties in space of three minutes to turn the game around for Sampdoria, but his miss will haunt the Genoa team
Bologna all but condemned Sampdoria for relegation with a dramatic 2-1 win at their famous Marassi stadium. Bologna's captain Riccardo Orsolini scored the winning goal in the 90th minute, but only after Sampdoria's Moroccan recruit Abdelhamid Sabiri missed the second of his two penalties.
The visitors were the first to get their noses in front thanks to a Roberto Soriano's first-half strike, but relegation-threatened hosts clawed one goal back from the spot after Bologna's Jhon Lucumi comitted a comical foul in his area.
But the visiting goalie Lukas Skorupski saved Sabiri's second penalty kick a couple of minutes later, turning the tide completely in Genoa.
Sampdoria's coach and former Inter ace Dejan Stankovic was in tears after his team dropped two points two weeks ago, but he must have felt even worse this time around when Orsolini espaped down the right flank and beat Emil Audero with time running out.
Stankovic's former teammate Thiago Motta, now in charge of Bologna, celebrated a precious win and killed off any lingering hopes of Sampdoria.
SERIE A
Friday
Sassuolo - Napoli 0-2 (0-2)
/Kvaratskhelia 12, Osimhen 33/
Saturday
Sampdoria - Bologna 1-2 (0-1)
/Sabiri 68 pen - Soriano 27, Orsolini 90/
20.00: (3.70) Monza (3.40) Milan (2.15)
22.45: (1.52) Inter (4.10) Udinese (6.75)
Sunday
14.30: (1.50) Atalanta (4.10) Lecce (7.00)
17.00: (1.65) Fiorentina (3.70) Empoli (5.70)
17.00: (5.70) Salernitana (3.80) Lazio (1.70)
20.00: (6.00) Spezia (3.70) Juventus (1.62)
22.45: (1.62) Roma (3.60) Verona (6.25)
Monday
22.45: (1.68) Torino (3.60) Cremonese (5.60)
***odds are subject to change











