A true half-miracle was needed by Bologna to secure direct qualification to the round of 16, and the feat seemed really close. In the end, however, Ziolkowski saves Roma against Panathinaikos, forcing the rossoblù to play the Europa League playoffs.
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The victory against Maccabi Tel Aviv is not enough to reach the round of 16, but Bologna takes no risks and finishes the group stage in tenth place.
After Orsolini’s goal was disallowed for offside, it was Rowe who broke the deadlock in the 35th minute, putting the rossoblù in the lead. But it was only a matter of time before we saw number 7 celebrate: at the start of the second half, “Orsonaldo” scores the second goal, bringing the score to 2-0.
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With this goal, Orsolini reaches 84 goals with Bologna, matching a true legend like Beppe Signori and writing another page in the club’s history. In the end, there’s also room for Pobega’s goal, sealing the score at a definitive 3-0.
✅ OFFICIAL LINEUPS FOR M. TEL AVIV-BOLOGNA
MACCABI TEL-AVIV (3-5-2): Melika; Ben Hamo, Heitor, Shlomo; Ben Harush, Andrade, Lederman, Sissoko, Revivo; Do. Peretz, Madmon. Coach Lazetic.
BOLOGNA (4-2-3-1): Skorupski; Zortea, Vitik, Casale, Miranda; Freuler, Moro; Orsolini, Ferguson, Rowe; Castro. Coach Italiano.
❌ ORSOLINI SCORES BUT… IT’S OFFSIDE
Just before the 20th minute, Bologna came close to taking the lead against Maccabi Tel Aviv. Orsolini sent the ball into the net, served by Miranda with a precise header.
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The joy of the rossoblù, however, was short-lived. The VAR disallowed everything, signaling the offside position of number 7. The score remained 0-0.
💪 ROWE BREAKS THE DEADLOCK! BOLOGNA AHEAD
A tight match between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Bologna, but the felsinei found the right opportunity to bounce back about fifteen minutes after Orsolini’s disallowed goal. This time the ball for the lead came from Rowe, who did not miss from close range.
A beautiful action by Bologna, which ended with a shot from the edge of the area by Moro. The midfielder’s shot was not particularly dangerous, but the intervention by goalkeeper Melika was far from perfect. Rowe took advantage and scored his second goal in the Europa League: Bologna ahead in the 35th minute.
👀 BOLOGNA DOMINATES BUT… WHAT RISKS
The dominance of Bologna was evident, but in the first half Maccabi Tel Aviv still had some chances to even take the lead or find the equalizer, despite having only one shot on goal.
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The attempts by the Israelis were not very accurate, but some defensive lapses by the rossoblù still made the bench tremble. Italiano had more than one scare, despite controlling the match.
🎯 ORSOLINI MAKES UP FOR IT AND MATCHES SIGNORI
Orsolini took his revenge after the disallowed goal and scored the second goal at the start of the second half. In the first action of the rossoblù, number 7 freed himself from a couple of opponents, cut inside on his left foot, and left the Maccabi goalkeeper with no chance.
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A crucial goal, not only because it consolidated Bologna’s lead, but also for its historical value. With this goal, Orsolini reached Beppe Signori with 84 goals in the felsinei jersey, climbing to 11th place all-time and further cementing his place in the club’s history.
🤯 ROMA IN THE PLAYOFFS, BOLOGNA TO THE ROUND OF 16 LIKE THIS
The goal by Panathinaikos temporarily condemned Roma to the Europa League playoffs, but made Bologna dream (HERE THE LIVE OF THE MATCH).
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With 15 minutes to go in the matches, the team led by Italiano surpassed the giallorossi thanks to the goal difference and thus took the eighth place in the standings, which is worth direct qualification to the round of 16.
😮 ZIOLKOWSKI SHATTERS BOLOGNA’S DREAMS
Roma needed a draw to reclaim the eighth place in the standings, and the goal came in the 80th minute thanks to the young 2005 Ziolkowski.
Bologna thus drops to eleventh place, overtaken by Genk and Stuttgart: the playoffs are increasingly closer for the rossoblù.
🔥 POBEGA SEALS THE DEAL: BOLOGNA IN THE PLAYOFFS
At the 94th minute, Tommaso Pobega also had his personal joy. The rossoblù midfielder scored the third goal against Maccabi Tel Aviv, securing the tenth place in the standings for the rossoblù.
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Thanks to this result, the team led by Italiano is now preparing to face either Dinamo Zagreb or Brann in the Europa League playoffs.
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇮🇹 here.
📸 OLIVER BUNIC – AFP or licensors
