MILAN, Aug 28: Juventus needed Dusan Vlahovic’s late goal to rescue a 1-1 draw at home to Bologna in Serie A on Sunday.
Lewis Ferguson had given Bologna the lead in the 24th minute and the Bianconeri were booed off the field at halftime.
But Vlahovic, who earlier had a goal ruled out for offside, headed in the equalizer with 10 minutes remaining on the clock.
After a difficult time last season, Juventus had kicked off the new campaign with a 3-0 win at Udinese.
It was a second tricky test for Bologna, which lost to AC Milan in its opener.
Kvaradona’s back
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia made his season debut and took just three minutes to produce a moment of magic.
The Napoli winger, last season’s revelation and nicknamed “Kvaradona,” came on as a substitute in the 61st minute.
Shortly afterward he sent a delightful through ball to put Giovanni Di Lorenzo clear on goal for a simple finish and Napoli’s second goal.
Kvaratskhelia missed last weekend’s win at Frosinone with a muscular problem.
It took the lead in the 16th minute when Victor Osimhen converted a penalty after Daniel Boloca fouled Matteo Politano.
Sassuolo’s chances of getting something from the match diminished six minutes into the second half when midfielder Maxime Lopez was shown a red card for something he said to the referee – repeatedly.
Napoli should have doubled its lead but Raspadori clipped the crossbar with a spot kick following a handball by Sassuolo defenderJeremy Toljan.
Other Matches
Lecce followed that up by coming back from two goals down to draw 2-2 at Fiorentina on Sunday.
Mateo Retegui headed in his first Serie A goal to give Genoa a huge 1-0 win at the Stadio Olimpico. (AP)
