Bologna, the seven-time Serie A champion and ranked 8th before the game, ushered in the 23rd round of Serie A, and the Bologna team sat in their home PK Sassuolo, which was ranked 15th before the game.
Before the game, the Bologna team has not won 5 consecutive games in all competitions (2 draws and 3 losses), but during this period, the Bologna team has drawn with the strong rival AC Milan team (2-2 draw with AC Milan), and the Sassuolo team has suffered a wave of league 2 consecutive defeats before the game, but before this Sassuolo team overturned the leader Inter Milan team (2-1 beat Inter), the last 3 meetings between the two sides Bologna team 1 win and 2 draws to beat the Sassuolo team in the upper hand, Therefore, before the game, more than 70% of fans believed that Bologna, playing at home, could beat Sassuolo.
In the 13th minute, Salzwaitit took the lead to give Sassuolo the lead.
In the 25th minute, Viti scored an own goal to help Bologna equalize.
In the 35th minute, Lauriente sent in a clever pass and Volpato gave Sassuolo the lead again.
In the 73rd, 84th and 87th minutes, Fabian, Ferguson, and Saalmakles successively made contributions to help the Bologna team achieve a comeback.
In the end, Bologna defeated Sassuolo to end a five-game winless streak in all competitions, while Sassuolo suffered three consecutive league defeats.