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Serie A: Bologna 0-0 Inter
inter.it 2010.08.30. 23:39
BOLOGNA - Rossoblu goalkeeper Emiliano Viviano celebrated his call-up to the Italian national team with a polished performance to keep Inter at bay in Serie A's first ever Monday night fixture.
Julio Cesar was a spectator for most of the second half at the Stadio Dall'Ara as the Nerazzurri did everything but score - Viviano making a string of fine saves to ensure Inter opened their defence of the Scudetto with a point.
Bologna gave the Italian champions a run for their money in the first half but it was a different story after the restart as Rafa Benitez's men stepped up a gear.
Viviano saved Pandev's diving header and then parried away Sneijder's curling effort after Eto'o sent a couple of low shots wide. The Bologna shotstopper surpassed himself with an exceptional one-handed save from a Sneijder free kick and showed his quick reflexes again when he palmed Eto'o's close-range volley on to the bar.
He almost ruined his performance two minutes from time when another Sneijder shot proved too hot to handle, but smothered the ball to deny the onrushing Cambiasso.
Bologna survived a further scare deep in injury time when Sneijder's long-range free kick took a vicious deflection off Portanova.
Bologna 0-0 Inter
Bologna: 1 Viviano; 16 Esposito, 13 Portanova, 6 Britos, 19 Rubin; 32 Casarini, 26 Mudingayi, 12 Ekdal (7 Della Rocca 62), 8 Garics (77 Siligardi 90); 20 Gimenez (65 Meggiorini 68), 9 Di Vaio.
Subs not used: 22 Lupatelli, 18 Moras, 21 Cherubini, 35 Paponi.
Coach: Paolo Magnani.
Inter: 1 Julio Cesar; 4 Zanetti, 6 Lucio, 25 Samuel, 26 Chivu; 17 Mariga, 19 Cambiasso; 27 Pandev (29 Coutinho 61), 10 Sneijder, 9 Eto'o; 22 Milito (88 Biabiany 81).
Subs not used: 12 Castellazzi, 2 Cordoba, 5 Stankovic, 23 Materazzi, 39 Santon.
Coach: Rafael Benitez.
Referee: Paolo Valeri (Rome).
Booked: Sneijder 28, Esposito 37, Mudingayi 60, Mariga 75, Casarini 88.
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