A Juventus team that quickly became known as this season's draw specialists in Serie A had to settle for another stalemate after a heartbreaking late goal last time out in the competition, and Bologna threatened to prolong the agony here early on when Dan Ndoye smashed the outside of the league. the post with only 10 minutes having passed.
A sense of bewilderment grew in the stadium as the visitors' dominance of possession continued, and Ndoye would not be denied after half an hour when he fired a shot into the roof of the net after a lavish build-up had been ripped apart by Juventus. back line.
The hosts responded well to going behind, but they saw Dusan Vlahovic superbly denied as half-time beckoned.
Having seemingly fully recovered from a poor start to the season, Bologna boss Vincenzo Italiano must have loved seeing his side tear through a Serie A giants with excellent play from the visitors.
The evening went further downhill for Juventus when Motta was sent off before Tommaso Pobega lifted the ball over Mattia Perin just two minutes later to double his side's lead.
Most would have thought that this would have settled the match, but the hosts did not go down without a fight and found a way back into the match after a nice period thanks to Teun Koopmeiners' goal after he was found by a slide. straight pass across the penalty area.
Juventus' goal seemed to wake up a nervous Bologna, with the visitors trying to control possession and seal the win.
However, there was little they could do about Samuel Mbangula's poor curling effort in the final minutes to further cement an already dramatic match and steal a share of the points for Juventus – already their ninth in the competition this season.
Flashscore Man of the Match: Samuel Mbangula (Juventus)
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