BOLOGNA starting XI (4-2-3-1): Skorupski, Posch, Lucumì, Beukema, Lykogiannis, Aebischer (subbed for Erlic), Freuler, Fabbian (subbed for Urbanski), Orsolini (subbed for Casale), Castro (subbed for Dallinga), Ndoye (subbed for Holm)
Bench: Bagnolini, Ravaglia, Moro, Karlsson, Iling-Junior, Corazza, Odgaard, De Silvestri, Dominguez, Miranda
Goals: Castro 46’
Red card: Lucumi 51’
ATALANTA starting XI (3-4-1-2): Carnesecchi, Kossounou (subbed for Retegui), Djimsiti, Kolasinac (subbed for Zaniolo), Bellanova (subbed for Cuadrado), De Roon, Ederson, Ruggeri (subbed for Pasalic), Brescianini (subbed for Samardzic), De Ketelaere, Lookman
Bench: Rui Patricio, Rossi, Godfrey, Sulemana, Palestra, Del Lungo, Zappacosta
Goals: Samardzic 90’
Bologna’s 20-year-old striker Santiago Castro scored for the third consecutive game a minute into the second half with a shot from beyond the area.
Six minutes later, Bologna were reduced to 10 men when Jhon Lucumi was shown a red card for a foul on Charles De Ketelaere.
Atalanta kept pressing and finally equalised with a long, curling effort from Samardzic.
On Wednesday, Bologna visit Liverpool and Atalanta play Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League.
AAP
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