Bologna beat Parma 2-1 at the Tardini on Theate header

Bologna won 2-1 at Parma, breaking a scoreless game in the second half and holding on after a late penalty pulled the hosts back into it.

Arthur Theate was the player of the game, with a Chirp Rating of 7.6. He scored the opener in the 53rd minute, a header from very close range into the high centre of the goal. Nicolò Cambiaghi set it up with a cross after a fast break. Bologna led 1-0.

Riccardo Orsolini doubled the lead in the 72nd minute. He converted a penalty with a left footed shot into the bottom right corner. Parma answered nine minutes later. Vincent Sierro converted a penalty of his own, a right footed shot into the bottom left corner, to make it 2-1. Parma could not find an equalizer.

Federico Bernardeschi led Bologna with 9 shots, and Lewis Ferguson completed 89 passes. Bologna move to 5-2-4. Parma fall to 2-2-7.

Chirp's Sim gave Bologna 41% before kickoff over 10,000 simulations, and it called this one.