Inter Come From Behind to Beat Bologna 3-1 After Early Setback

Bologna struck first and almost struck again

Pobega gave the hosts the lead by capitalising on a slip from Luis Henrique, drilling a left-footed finish into the net. Bologna controlled most of the first half, with Pobega again their biggest threat. His long-range efforts troubled the visitors, and a right-foot strike came back off the crossbar.

Inter stayed calm rather than piling bodies into the centre. Their patience paid off when Nicolo Barella got free on the right and delivered a cross, and Thuram climbed highest to nod home the leveller in the 44th minute. Being level at the break turned the task from damage control into fine-tuning.

Substitutes changed the game after the interval

Chivu’s changes brought fresh energy down the flanks and more bodies near the far post. Carlos Augusto put the visitors ahead in the 69th minute, tapping in Piotr Zielinski’s low delivery shortly after coming on. It was a goal built on reading the moment, not on a solo run.

Bonny sealed it at 3-1 in the 83rd minute, finishing a fast passing move. Carlos Augusto supplied the final pass again. Two players from the bench had taken a tight contest and turned it into a comfortable away win, the kind of impact a coach hopes for from changes made before the closing stages.

More than three points for Inter in Bologna

The league leaders collected their sixth victory in seven league games, taking their total to 19 points. Winning at a venue that had given them trouble in recent campaigns, and doing so after falling behind, mattered even more. They showed they can change the shape of a match without giving up the possession principles that define them.

Bologna’s first loss under the current coach does not undo what they produced early on. Keeping that standard once the opposition makes changes is their next challenge. Inter’s bench pulled the home defence out of shape, and after the second goal, Bologna could no longer recreate the pressure that had made the first half so difficult for the visitors.