Bologna beat Cagliari 2-0 at Unipol Domus in Serie A on Oct. 24, with Nicoló and Federico Bernardeschi scoring in the second half, according to ESPN's scoreboard.
Como also won 2-0, beating Sassuolo at Giuseppe Sinigaglia on the same day. Anastasios Douvikas scored both goals, with the two matches finishing without the winning sides conceding.
The results gave Bologna an away victory and Como a home victory by the same score. Cagliari finished without a goal at Unipol Domus, while Sassuolo finished without a goal at Giuseppe Sinigaglia.
Nicoló opened the scoring for Bologna with a header in the 57th minute. Bernardeschi added the second from the penalty spot in the 80th minute, completing the scoring in the away victory.
Bologna's two goals therefore came from two different scorers, with Nicoló's header followed by Bernardeschi's penalty. The first goal put Bologna ahead against Cagliari, and the second took the score to 2-0.
Bologna's record after the match stood at two wins, two draws and four defeats. Cagliari had four wins, one draw and three defeats.
Those records left Cagliari with four victories compared with Bologna's two after their meeting. Bologna had two draws compared with Cagliari's one, while Bologna's four defeats compared with three for Cagliari.
Douvikas put Como ahead in the 49th minute against Sassuolo and scored again in the 60th. His goals came 11 minutes apart, both after a first half that ended scoreless.
Como's opening goal thus came with the score at 0-0 following the scoreless first half. Douvikas then supplied the second goal as well, taking Como's lead over Sassuolo to 2-0 in the 60th minute.
While Bologna's goals were shared between Nicoló and Bernardeschi, Como's two goals both came from Douvikas. All four goals across the two matches were scored in the second half, with neither Cagliari nor Sassuolo scoring.
Como finished the match with a record of five wins, two draws and one defeat. Sassuolo's record stood at two wins, two draws and four defeats.
Como and Sassuolo therefore each had two draws in their records after the match. Como had five victories and one defeat, compared with Sassuolo's two victories and four defeats. Sassuolo's record of two wins, two draws and four defeats was the same as Bologna's record after its victory at Cagliari.
