Bologna 0-0 Milan: Bakayoko sees red as Milan suffer 2nd straight Serie A draw

Tiemoue Bakayoko was sent off for two bookable offences as AC Milan stuttered to an underwhelming 0-0 draw at Bologna on Tuesday.

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Ten-man AC Milan dropped points for the fourth time in five Serie A games as they were held to a turgid 0-0 draw by struggling Bologna, losing ground on third-place Inter.

Despite naming several creative players in his starting XI for Milan's first match since Europa League elimination at the hands of Olympiacos on Thursday, Gennaro Gattuso could only watch on as his side struggled to craft opportunities before Tiemoue Bakayoko was sent off for a second booking in the 76th minute.

Proceedings were extremely tepid in the first period, as neither side looked threatening and the action got bogged down in midfield.

Aside from a well-worked Hakan Calhanoglu chance, there was little improvement after the break and Bakayoko's dismissal effectively secured Filippo Inzaghi a point against his former club, who failed to go three points behind Inter with their game in hand.

20' CHANCE! Higuain's shot saved

SNAP SHOT! Higuain latches onto a pass just outside the box and he decides to strike it first time but Skorupski dives to his left to save it.

24' SAVE! Higuain's shot saved by Skorupski

CHANCE - Higuain finds space again but this time he aims for the far post but Skorupski is quick to get down and clear the danger.

27' Great save from Donnarumma

SAVE! The best chance of the game so far falls to Bologna as Palacio tries his luck from outside the box. The striker had enough time to pick his spot but Donnarumma did enough to palm the ball clear before the home side were flagged offside.

76' Second Yellow Card! Bakayoko sent off

RED CARD!!!! Bakayoko is dismissed for his second yellow card in three minutes. The defensive midfielder is shown his first red in Italy after getting caught out before chopping down Santander from behind.

Line-ups

Bologna XI: Palacio, Danilo, Poli, F. Santander, Ł. Skorupski, F. Helander, Mbaye, Mattiello, Arturo Calabresi, Nagy, M. Svanberg

Subs: B. Džemaili, Angelo da Costa, De Maio, G. González, Destro, Falcinelli, Krejci, A. Santurro, N. Paz, Donsah, Riccardo Orsolini, Okwonkwo

Milan XI: C. Zapata, G. Higuaín, R. Rodríguez, Calhanoglu, Bakayoko, Suso, Romagnoli, Calabria, Kessié, G. Donnarumma, Cutrone

Subs: Pepe Reina, Montolivo, Musacchio, Abate, Bertolacci, A. Donnarumma, Conti, Castillejo, D. Laxalt, Halilovic, Mauri, F. Tsadjout