Italy round-up: Hubner rampant

Dario Hubner added two more goals to his Serie A tally on Saturday as Piacenza FC overcame ten-man Bologna FC.

Hubner takes the plaudits
The Italian league's top scorer took his goals total for the current season to twelve as Piacenza picked up a valuable win in the fog at the Galleana stadium with two second-half strikes.

Red card for Womé
On 50 minutes, Hubner eluded his marker Alessandro Gamerini to volley home Carmine Gauteri's cross. Six minutes later, Bologna's Pierre Womé was dismissed for a second yellow card and Hubner curled the ball home from the resulting free-kick.

Hard luck for Bologna
It was rough justice for Bologna whose performance in the first half had merited at least a point. After 40 minutes they could easily have taken the lead when Julio Ricardo Cruz accepted Carlo Nervo's pass and beat Piacenza goalkeeper Matteo Guardalben, but his shot ricocheted off the goalpost.

Weak shot
Moments before half-time Fabio Pecchia collected Renato Olive's knock-down only to put in a weak shot which Guardalben gratefully grabbed to keep the scores even at half-time.