The Stadio Renato Dall'Ara in Bologna (file photo)
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Bologna 1-1 Torino: Bernardeschi's early goal not enough as Kulenovic levels

Federico Bernardeschi put Bologna ahead inside 14 minutes, but Torino dominated possession and shots without scoring until Ivan Kulenovic's second-half equaliser earned a 1-1 draw at the Dall'Ara.

By Guriball Newsroom · September 19, 2026 · 4 min read

Bologna made the perfect start and then had to hold on. Federico Bernardeschi put the hosts ahead in the 14th minute, and for a long stretch afterwards it was Torino doing almost all of the attacking without finding a way past Łukasz Skorupski's goal, until Ivan Kulenovic's second-half equaliser levelled the game at 1-1 at the Dall'Ara.

Match stats

StatBolognaTorino
Possession40%60%
Shots1114
Shots on target13
Expected goals (xG)0.640.91
Fouls1812
Yellow cards03

The numbers make uncomfortable reading for Bologna despite the shared points: Torino had 60% of the possession, out-shot the hosts 14 to 11 and were the more clinical side inside the box, converting one of their three shots on target compared to Bologna's single effort from just one attempt on goal all match. Domenico Tedesco's side committed far more fouls, 18 to Torino's 12, yet it was the visitors who picked up three of the game's three yellow cards, all in the second 45 minutes as the game grew more physical chasing an equaliser that eventually came.

Two sides still searching for their first win of the month

Coming into this round, Torino sat 14th in Serie A with 3 points from three matches, a tally unchanged by their 0-2 defeat at home to Roma the previous weekend, while Bologna were 16th with just 1 point from four games, having lost three of their first four matches and drawn the other, against Sassuolo. The draw takes Bologna to 2 points from five matches and Torino to 4, with both clubs still inside the bottom half of the table heading into the international break.

What's next

Neither side will be satisfied with a point given how each half went: Bologna will wonder how they failed to add to Bernardeschi's early strike, and Torino will point to an expected-goals total approaching one as evidence they deserved more than a share of the spoils on the road. Both return after the break needing results, with Torino still searching for their first Serie A win since the opening month of the season and Bologna yet to win a single league match in 2026-27.

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