Ferguson at the last gasp: Bologna beats Lecce 3-2

Lecce, 4 June 2023 – A goal from Lewis Ferguson gives ninth place to Bologna. Spectacular match at Via del Mare against a good Lecce, punished only in the last second of injury time by a goal from the Scotsman. He had started the ball rolling Band, the rossoblù had overturned it before with arnautovic and then with Zirkzee, a few minutes into the 90th minute the provisional 2-2 Oudin. Painless defeat for Lecce, already safe after last day's victory against Monza.

The choices of Baroni and Motta

Baroni does not change despite the arithmetic salvation and focuses on Strefezza and Banda on either side of Colombo, in the midfield there is Oudin with Hjulmand and Blin, Umtiti confirmed in defense with Baschirotto. Thiago Motta chooses Medel in place of the suspended Dominguez, Orsolini returns in attack and completes the trident together with Barrow and the untouchable Arnautovic.

Band on shields

After less than 1' first chance for Lecce with Gallo's sudden left-footed shot from a tight angle: Skorupski recovers his position and miraculously saves. In the 17th minute Baroni's team broke the deadlock: Strefezza received on the right and caught a nice horizontal ball Band, a sharp right-footed shot from the Gambian that leaves Skorupski with no chance to make it 1-0 Lecce. Bologna couldn't stand it and equalized already in the 20th minute: arnautovic he misses the stop, the ball reaches Orsolini and after a rebound it comes back good for the Austrian center forward who volleys with his right foot and puts the ball into the corner. After two minutes of VAR consultation, however, the goal was disallowed: Orsolini was offside. At the half hour mark, a great opportunity for Bologna to equalise: they try first Ursu he heads but finds the response from Falcone, the ball remains in the small area where he pounces arnautovic which however hits the post from a few steps away. At the end of the half, there's a chance for a header Band: blocks Skorupski. We go to the locker rooms at 1-0 for Lecce.

Ferguson at the photo finish

The second half opens with Bologna's equalizer: Barrow's cross from the left for the winning header arnautovic, the Austrian's 1-1 is good this time. The rossoblù raise the engine speed in search of victory, Lecce struggles to react and in the 65th minute tries to shake off with a left-footed shot from distance Cock: wide ball not by much. Lecce always ahead, in the 79th minute Ceesay receives it on the edge of the penalty area and kicks hard with his left foot, a central conclusion that Skorupski is forced to raise for a corner kick. A minute later Bologna completes the comeback: Pyyhtia serves Zirkzee, stop with the right and left low shot to cross from the Dutchman who pierces Falcone, 1-2 at Via del Mare. In the 88th minute, however, Lecce equalized again: cross from the left by Maleh for the left-footed player with a spectacular volley Oudin which removes the cobwebs from the intersection of the poles. In full recovery colossal chance for Oudin, who only in front of Skorupski kicks at the Polish goalkeeper, trashing the winning goal. And when time is up it is Bologna who wins: a lightning restart from Moro who widens to Ferguson, a first-time right-footed shot from the Scot who kisses the post and ends up scoring for Bologna's 3-2!