Alessandro Diamanti rescues point for Bologna

Alessandro Diamanti scored a late goal to earn Bologna a 1-1 draw against Sampdoria in their Serie A match at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris.

Eder came close to opening the scoring early on, but fired his strike wide, before Manolo Gabbiadini saw his free kick saved by Gianluca Curci.

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Towards the end of the first half, Roberto Soriano tried his luck from distance, however, Curci was equal to his effort.

After the break, Lazaros Christodoulopoulos headed over the bar for the visitors, before Soriano saw his close-range effort kept out by Curci.

Midway through the second half, Sampdoria took the lead when Eder got to the byline and pulled the ball back for Gabbiadini to slot past the keeper.

In the final minute of the match, the visitors denied Sampdoria from claiming the three points.

Christodolopoulos was brought down inside the box by Andrea Costa and Diamanti stepped up to fire the resulting penalty into the bottom corner, earning his side a vital point in their battle against relegation.