Vincenzo Montella’s Fiorentina were forced to settle for a point after a goalless draw in his first game back as manager against Bologna in Serie A.
Fiorentina fans stayed away from the stadium during the first half of their clash with Bologna.
The Fiorentina Supporters Association (ATF) boycotted the opening 45 minutes of Sunday’s goalless home draw with Bologna in protest against the club’s ownership.
Brothers Andrea and Diego Della Valle, who are billionaires through their luxury shoe company Tod’s, bought the club in 2002 after it had been declared bankrupt and relegated to Italy’s fourth tier. However, ATF has accused the owners of failing to invest since then and made its feelings known.
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Erick Pulgar punished Chievo Verona by slotting away two penalties, moving Bologna out of the relegation zone at the expense of Empoli.
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Four goals inside the first 15 minutes gave rampant Atalanta an impressive 4-1 win over Bologna that sees them move to within one point of AC Milan in 4th.
Bologna are clear of Serie A’s relegation zone after beating Sassuolo with the final kick of the match at the Renato Dall’ara.
In a game dominated by VAR reviews, Bologna kept relegation reality at bay with an impressive win at Olympic Grande Torino Stadium.
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Bologna get a huge win in their fight to climb out of the relegation zone by beating Cagliari 2-0.
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MILAN, March 3 (Reuters) – Udinese forward Ignacio Pussetto scored late in the game to give them a 2-1 win over hapless Bologna in a key Serie A relegation battle on Sunday.Rodrigo De Paul put Udinese in front with a penalty in the 25th minute after Pussetto had his shirt tugged but the former Argentina and Inter Milan forward Rodrigo Palacio equalised six minutes before halftime.Pussetto settled the match in the 79th minute with a free header from a Jens Stryger Larsen cross to hand Sinisa Mihajlovic’s…