Mumbai, December 8: Juventus needed a late equalizer from 20-year-old Samuel Mbangula to finish 2-2 at home with Bologna in Serie A after coach Thiago Motta was sent off for protests. Mbangula curled in a shot from beyond the area in stoppage time. Dan Ndoye and Tommaso Pobega put Bologna 2-0 ahead, and Teun Koopmeiners pulled one back for Juventus. Motta guided Bologna to a fifth-place finish last season and the Champions League, and left in the summer for Juventus. He was shown a straight red card shortly before Pobega's goal. Fiorentina Footballer Edoardo Bove Set to Leave Serie A Following Cardiac Arrest As Playing With Subcutaneous Defibrillator Not Allowed in Italy.

Juventus remained sixth while Bologna moved level on points with seventh-placed AC Milan, five points behind. It was Juventus' fourth straight draw in Serie A and the Champions League, and the Bianconeri are due to host Manchester City on Wednesday. Also, Roma earned its first win under Claudio Ranieri by 4-1 over visiting Lecce. Serie A 2024–25: Claudio Ranieri Returns to Rome and AS Roma Players Show Support for Edoardo Bove on Emotional Night.

Alexis Saelemaekers, Gianluca Mancini, Niccolò Pisilli and Manu Kone scored for the Giallorossi, who hadn't won since October. Genoa and Torino drew 0-0. Genoa extended its unbeaten streak to five matches, with the last three coming since Patrick Vieira replaced Alberto Gilardino as coach. Torino was 11th and Genoa 13th.

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