At 02:45 Beijing time on April 12, the last game of the 32nd round of Serie A, Arnautovic doubled, Bologna beat Sampdoria 2-0 at home, ending the five rounds of no winless.
Austrian striker Arnautovic, 32, has played for Chinese Super League side Shanghai Harbor, but his experience in the Chinese Super League has not been successful, scoring 19 goals in two seasons. The Shanghai seaport spent 25 million euros to introduce him, while the price of selling him was only 3 million euros, directly losing 22 million euros, equivalent to 150 million yuan.
After Arnautovic joined Bologna, his performance in Serie A was worth the 3 million euros transfer fee. After finishing a double against Sampdoria in this round, he has scored five Serie A goals in the last six rounds. He has also officially scored double-doubles (11 goals) in Serie A this season, and he is Bologna's top scorer, accounting for 32% of the team's total goals scored.
Arnautovic's two goals helped Bologna to their first win in the last six rounds. Bologna's last Serie A win was also Arnautovic's two goals, which eventually beat Spezia 2-1 at home. Of the nine games Arnautovic scored, Bologna lost just 1 and won 6 and drew 2.
Now Bologna, with only seven rounds left, is 15 points ahead of Venice in the relegation zone, and it can be said that it has already landed ahead of schedule.
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In the 61st minute, Arnautovic received a cross from teammate Dix and easily scored into the empty goal to give Bologna a 1-0 lead.
In the 76th minute, Bologna's low cross from the left side, Japan international defender Ma Yoshida also intercepted the mistake to give a gift, Arnautovic calmly pulled the ball over, shook off the angle and then pumped the goal, scoring two goals in 15 minutes to complete the double, Bologna sealed a 2-0 victory.
Yesterday, another former SIPG foreign player Hulk completed a double in the first round of the Baliga, and the 35-year-old joined Atlético Mineiro and was directly involved in 66 goals in 78 appearances. SIPG spent 56 million euros when it bought him, but it was released for free after 4 years. Speaking of transfer fees alone, on Hulk and Anau, SIPG lost 78 million euros, equivalent to 540 million yuan.