Bologna Repels Cremonese Fightback in Gritty 2-1 Triumph

Cremonese and Bologna clashed in a riveting Serie A fixture that saw Bologna triumph with a 2-1 scoreline. Despite Bologna's early 2-0 lead, Cremonese staged a determined fightback in the latter stages, although Bologna managed to withstand the pressure and clinch the win.

Bologna stunned Cremonese when João Mário netted in the third minute, with an assist from Juan Miranda.

In the 16th minute Jonathan Rowe increased the lead for Bologna with an assist by Juan Miranda.

The goal that reduced the score to 2-1 came in extra time, when Federico Bonazzoli found the net for Cremonese.

Bologna's Lewis Ferguson was sent off in the 90th minute.

Cremonese play Cagliari on 11 April, Torino on 19 April and Napoli (away) on 24 April. Bologna's next opponents are Lecce on 12 April, Juventus on 19 April and Roma (home) on 25 April.

Cremonese's Youssef Maleh was sent off in the 90th minute.

Bologna have now won four straight away games.

For Cremonese, this means 18th place in the table, while Bologna are eighth in the league.