ATUBOLU SPACTER
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A mistake by goalkeeper Noah Atubolu also brought SC Freiburg to the possible next victory in the Europa League. The Badeners of coach Julian Schuster had to be satisfied with a 1-1 (0: 1) at the Italian cup winner FC Bologna and were not able to add three points after the success of the opening in international competition.
The 0: 1 by Riccardo Orsolini (29th minute) looked bad for the Freiburg defensive and at the end atubolu. The 23-year-old seemed to have held the ball, but he slid out of his hands-Orsolini was able to dust off. After the change of sides, Junior Adamu (57th) equalized.
The Badeners, who won 2-1 against FC Basel a week ago, have been without defeat for five games. On Sunday they compete in the Bundesliga at the bottom of the table Borussia Mönchengladbach.
In Bologna, the Freiburgers had prepared for a difficult fight and a game of patience in the face of the pressing and the strength of the opponent on the defensive. In fact, the Breisgauer struggled for a long time.
Midfielder Johan Manzambi alone had a dangerous chance in half one. His shot after a corner was blocked shortly before the line from Bologne Santiago Castro (23rd). A few minutes later, the SC was behind. First of all, the Freiburg defensive around central defender Philipp Lienhart, who had recently suffered, could not clarify. Then the most recent goalkeeper Atubolu failed.
“We don’t look good at 0: 1 in one or the other position,” said sports director Klemens Hartenbach during the break at “RTL+”. “I too had already ticked it off in the stands,” said Hartenbach about the ball that Atubolu did not hold on. “Perhaps it was the case that he was already mentally in the start of the counter. He is not normal. I don’t know.”
Atubolu had recently drawn attention to himself very positively. However, national coach Julian Nagelsmann had not called him preferred for the World Cup qualification of the A-national team, but in Augsburg’s Finn Dahmen.
Freiburg’s coach Schuster sent Derry Scherhann on the lawn for the second half. For the nine -time Italian international Vincenzo Grifo, the very special appearance in his parents’ home ended prematurely.
The change paid off. Scherhann tested goalkeeper Lukasz Skorupski (52nd). After the subsequent corner there was the penalty that Adamu used to compensate. A header from Matthias Ginter had jumped at the hand. The guests were now much more active, but missed rewarding themselves for the increase in performance. Scherhann missed the greatest chance of 2-1 (69.).
