Bologna 1-1 Torino: Bernardeschi's early goal not enough as Kulenovic levels

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

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. Raffaele Palladino'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.

Bologna: five games, still no win

The draw with Torino was the fifth match of Bologna's league campaign, and it left Raffaele Palladino's side still searching for a first win of the season. The full run reads two draws and three defeats, with three goals scored and six conceded across those five matches:

• 24 August: lost 0-1 at home to Lazio
• 31 August: lost 0-1 away to Atalanta
• 6 September: drew 2-2 at home with Sassuolo
• 13 September: lost 0-1 away to Napoli
• 19 September: drew 1-1 at home with Torino

Torino: one win, three defeats and a share of the spoils

Torino's own opening five went differently, if only marginally better on the scoreboard: one win, one draw and three losses, with five goals scored and eight conceded. That single win, 2-1 away at Fiorentina in the third round, remains the only time this season Torino have taken all three points, and it came on the road rather than in front of their own supporters.

• 23 August: lost 1-2 at home to AC Milan
• 29 August: lost 1-2 away to Sassuolo
• 5 September: won 2-1 away at Fiorentina
• 14 September: lost 0-2 at home to Roma
• 19 September: drew 1-1 away at Bologna

Two sides still searching for their first win of the month

The draw takes Bologna to 2 points from five matches, 18th in the table and inside the relegation zone, with a goal difference of -3. Torino move to 4 points, 14th and outside any of the table's marked zones, level on points with Parma, Monza and Fiorentina, the three clubs occupying the places directly above Bologna. Both sides now share the same goal difference, -3, despite Torino having scored and conceded more than Bologna in the same number of games — a sign of how differently the two seasons have opened even with such a similar bottom line.

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 a second Serie A win of the season and Bologna yet to win a single league match in 2026-27, a run now stretching across five rounds without so much as a victory to show for it.