Dallinga and Pobega sign the counter-overtaking in the standings for Milan

Bologna continues their good momentum and in the match on the 17th day of the 2024-2025 Serie A they conquer the Turin pitch, overtaking AC Milan in the standings in seventh place. A 2-0 scored by the first Italian joy of the center forward Thijs Dallinga which arrived just a minute after his arrival on the pitch, decisive in unlocking a match which for the Emilians seemed bewitched with the penalty saved at the start by Milinkovic-Savic against Castro and with the crossbar of Pobega who saw the ball bounce on the goal line without crossing it completely) and by the goal of the former Pobega validated after a long VAR consultation to evaluate whether the position of Dallinga, who was in the path of his teammate's shot, whether it was legal or not.

Vincenzo Italiano's team therefore achieved their sixth victory in the last eight championship games (in the other two matches there was a draw with Juventus and a defeat at home to Lazio), once again showing great defensive solidity and a high variety of solutions offensive while also adding a new arrow to their quiver given that the long-awaited Dutch centre-forward, who arrived in the summer to replace Zirkzee, seems to have finally unblocked and turned out to be decisive. The terrible home performance for Paolo Vanoli's Torino continues with their fourth defeat in the last seven Serie A matches played within friendly walls.