Goalless draw in battle at the bottom
Posted Sunday, February 05, 2012 by PA
Strugglers Lecce and Bologna drew a blank in their Serie A match at the Via del Mare stadium.
Both teams have shown improved form recently, with Lecce beaten just once in five games and Bologna now five without defeat.
However, both had to settle for a point from a game which saw the home side's Morris Carrozzieri dismissed 16 minutes from time.
Lecce created the better chances, starting in the fifth minute when Guillermo Giacomazzi headed over Davide Brivio's cross.
Bologna needed goalkeeper Jean Francois Gillet to deal with David Di Michele's shot 13 minutes later.
Lecce goalkeeper Massimiliano Benassi sustained a muscle problem and was replaced by Julio Sergio in the 27th minute, but the Bologna goal remained the most under threat.
Juan Cuadrado shot wide for the hosts in the 37th minute, before Di Michele headed Cuadrado's corner over two minutes later.
Just before the break Giacomazzi crossed for Di Michele, but again the striker was unable to keep his header down.
The best chance of the game came eight minutes into the second half when Luis Muriel rounded Gillet but shot high over an empty net.
Bologna's first meaningful effort came two minutes later when Gaston Ramirez's shot went narrowly wide after a deflection from Carrozzieri.
Lecce were a man down when Carrozzieri picked up his second yellow card for a pull on the shirt of veteran striker Marco Di Vaio.
Alessandro Diamanti went close for the visitors before Sergio made a great save to deny Robert Aquafresca.
The game's final chance fell to Valeri Bojinov, but Gillet easily saved the on-loan Lecce striker's effort.
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