Vlahovic and Osimhen on fire (©Getty images sport)
Vlahovic and Osimhen on fire (©Getty images sport)

Vlahovic saves Juve, Osimhen takes Napoli to another win with his 100th goal

Reading Time: 2min | Sun. 27.08.23. | 23:48

Bologna were much closer to a win, but the Serbian striker nailed a point-worth header. The Nigerian forward netted from the spot

Dusan Vlahovic's late header saved Juventus from what would be an embarrassing Serie A home defeat to Bologna on Sunday night.

The visitors were in front for the vast majority of the game, thanks to Lewis Ferguson's first-half opener.

Vlahovic had the ball in the back of the net for the first time shortly after the break. However, the goal was disallowed following a VAR review because Adrien Rabiot was offside and interfering with play, as he ducked out of the way of the finish, giving Skorupski no time to react.

Bologna had a massive opportunity, but Ndoye couldn't tap in after a dubious collision with Samuel Iling Junior. The referee and VAR considered them to be sliding in simultaneously and did not award a penalty, much to the fury of Bologna coach Thiago Motta.

Instead, Iling Junior provided the assist for the equaliser, serving a great cross from the left for a Vlahovic header into the far bottom corner.

A few hours later, Napoli had no such problems at the Diego Armando Maradona stadium faced with Sassuolo, as the Partenopei topped the underdogs 2-0. Impeccable Victor Osimhen opened the scoring from the spot before the interval, netting for the 100th time in the Napoli shirt.

Raspadori was given the same opportunity in the second half, but his penalty shot went high above the crossbar. Giovanni di Lorenzo, however, was on target once Khvicha connected him with the ball inside the rival's area just four minutes later.

SERIE A - MATCHDAY 2

Saturday

Frosinone - Atalanta 2-1 (2-0)

/Harroui 5, Monterisi 24 - Zapata 56/

Monza - Empoli 2-0 (1-0)

/Colpani 45,53/

Milan - Torino 4-1 (3-1)

/Pulisic 33, Giroud pen 43, pen 65, Hernandez 45+2 - Schuurs 36/

Verona - Roma 2-1 (2-0)

/Duda 4, Ngonge 45+3 - Aouar 56/

Sunday

Fiorentina - Lecce 2-2 (2-0)

/Gonzales 3, Duncan 25 - Rafia 49, Krstovic 75/

Juventus - Bologna 1-1 (0-1)

/Vlahovic 80 - Ferguson 24/

Lazio - Genoa 0-1 (0-1)

/Retegui/

Napoli - Sassuolo 2-0 (1-0)

/Osimhen 26 pen, Di Lorenzo 64/

Monday

19:30: (2.90) Salernitana (3.30) Udinese (2.65)

21:45: (7.25) Cagliari (4.40) Inter (1.45)

***odds are subject to change



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