Mumbai, September 15: Bologna's preparations for its Champions League debut are not going well though it managed to spoil Como's first Serie A home match in 21 years on Saturday. Bologna came from two goals down to salvage a 2-2 draw to gather three points from its opening four matches. Bologna hosts Shakhtar Donetsk on Wednesday. Its only other appearance in Europe's top competition was in 1964 in the preliminary round of the old European Cup. Serie A 2024–25: AC Milan Gets Timely Boost With Paulo Fonseca’s First Win Ahead of Crucial Week.

AC Milan is also winless as it prepares for a Tuesday Champions League match against Liverpool. The Rossoneri hosted promoted Venezia later. Juventus visited Empoli with both sides unbeaten in Serie A. Como made a great start in the fifth minute when Patrick Cutrone attempted to roll the ball across the six-yard box but it took a huge deflection off Bologna defender Nicolò Casale for an own goal.

Bologna thought it was gifted a way back into the match on the stroke of halftime when referee Marco Piccinini signalled for a penalty following an Alberto Moreno handball, but he revoked his decision and instead gave a free kick because the handball was just outside the area. Bologna improved after the break but found itself further behind when Cutrone raced onto a through ball and cut inside past a defender and fired into the far bottom corner. La Liga 2024–25: Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Junior Propel Real Madrid To Win Over Real Sociedad.

Tommaso Pobega hit the post for Bologna, which finally pulled one back in the 76th through substitute Santiago Castro. Another substitute helped the visitors snatch a point when Samuel Iling-Junior curled a fine strike into the top left corner in stoppage time.

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