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Bologna beat Verona 1-0 Saturday to end a winless run of eight games in the Italian Serie A.
Riccardo Orsolini converted a first-half penalty to secure a win the Bolognese had last savoured against bottom side Crotone in late November.
Verona, who have the league’s second best defence with 17 goals conceded, produced no effective reaction at the Dall’Ara stadium.
They remained in ninth position, seven points above Bologna who climbed into 12th.
“The three points were something I and everyone [at Bologna] missed,” coach Sinisa Mihajlovic said.
“We clinched them today because we were superior to Verona with our aggressiveness and intensity, which are the best weapons.”
The Bolognese sit two points above Spezia, who played most of their scoreless draw at troubled Torino without Luca Vignali.
The defender was dismissed on eight minutes after video review of his studs-up tackle but the Ligurians pulled no punches and produced more scoring chances than the hosts.
The Turin side hit a late post from substitute Cristian Ansaldi as the draw held them in the three-team drop zone.
Spezia, who are in their first top-flight season, also had a man sent off when they won 2-1 at Napoli 10 days ago. They have a five-point buffer to the danger zone.
Sampdoria v Udinese completes the Saturday schedule.
Lazio beat Roma 3-0 in Friday’s weekend opener. Leaders AC Milan visit Cagliari to close matchday 18 on Monday, with Inter Milan and Juventus playing a league classic a day earlier.
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