Fiorentina, Bologna Draw in Chaotic Serie A Clash Featuring Late Red Card

FLORENCE, Italy (Interstat) — Fiorentina and Bologna played to a 2-2 draw in a heated Serie A match Sunday at Stadio Artemio Franchi. The result left both clubs with identical 0-0-1 records to start the season.

Substitutes made the difference for both sides. Bologna’s Santiago Castro opened the scoring in the 25th minute before Fiorentina’s Nicolò Cambiaghi equalized in the 52nd. Bologna’s Thijs Dallinga put the visitors ahead again in the 66th, but Albert Guðmundsson leveled for Fiorentina just one minute later, completing a goal and an assist.

The match was marred by discipline issues, including eight yellow cards and a red card shown to Bologna’s Emil Holm in the 83rd minute. The draw defied a pregame projection of a 1-1 result by Interstat.