Bologna vs Cagliari

A goalless afternoon at Stadio Renato Dall'Ara gave Bologna and Cagliari a point each, with the biggest talking point arriving in just the sixth minute — a Deiola goal chalked off for offside after nearly two minutes of VAR deliberation. The disallowed strike summed up Cagliari's afternoon: Alessandro Deiola then wasted another chance with an open-goal miss, while Zé Pedro spurned a late opportunity that would have won it for the visitors. Bologna goalkeeper Massimo Pessina twice denied Sebastiano Esposito with fine saves, and the hosts' attacking substitutions produced little. Yellow cards went to Adopo, Helland, and Castro. Bologna stay eighth with 49 points after back-to-back defeats to Roma and Juventus, while Cagliari climb to 37 and inch towards mathematical safety — effectively confirmed should Cremonese fail to beat Lazio on Monday.