Red-hot Bologna trying to gate-crash Serie A title race

Bologna romped to a 3-0 away win at Udinese in Italy's Serie A on Saturday to climb level with Inter Milan and Roma at the top.

On-form Bologna missed a penalty in the first half before Tommaso Pobega scored twice in five minutes around the hour mark to leave Udinese reeling. Federico Bernardeschi added a third in stoppage time.

Cagliari drew 3-3 with Genoa in a see-saw game in Sardinia in the other early match. 

Luciano Spalletti took his Juventus side to rock-bottom Fiorentina and they took the lead late in the first half with a long-range strike from Filip Kostic.

Fiorentina struck back shortly after the break when Rolando Mandragora picked out the top corner from distance to earn his winless team a 1-1 draw.

Leaders Inter play AC Milan at the San Siro on Sunday, while Roma take on Cremonese earlier in the day.

Inter have won 11 of their last 12 matches in all competitions and are early favourites for the Scudetto.