Bologna goalkeeper Łukasz Skorupski watched Artem Dovbyk twice haul the rossoblù level against Sassuolo on Sunday, the match finishing 2-2 in a fiery Emilian derby that finally ended the club's wait for a point in Serie A 2026-27. It was the kind of evening that tests a goalkeeper's composure as much as his reflexes: two goals conceded, two crises absorbed, and a dressing room that had been staring at a third consecutive defeat before Dovbyk's stoppage-time equalizer.
For Skorupski, 35, the draw is modest relief rather than cause for celebration. Bologna sit 15th in the table with a single point from three matches — one draw, two defeats — having conceded four goals and scored two. The defensive ledger is not yet alarming, but it is not comfortable either, and Tedesco's side needs to find a way to keep cleaner sheets if the season is to settle into something more stable.
Skorupski's own numbers reflect the difficulty of these opening weeks. Across three Serie A appearances he carries an average match rating of 6.19, a figure that sits in the functional rather than the impressive range. His AI overall of 73 out of 100 suggests a goalkeeper whose quality is not in question, but whose immediate environment is making life harder than it needs to be. Conceding four goals across three matches is a rate that no goalkeeper can absorb indefinitely without the metrics beginning to slide.
Domenico Tedesco was sent off during the derby — a detail that adds an edge of instability to a coaching situation already under early scrutiny. Bologna's head coach had spoken before the match about new arrivals showing courage, personality, and application, and Dovbyk's late equalizer was evidence that at least the attacking end of the squad has absorbed that message. The defensive end, where Skorupski operates, still needs to catch up.
The Coppa Italia also remains in the calendar. Palermo, who defeated Mantova 5-2 in their own cup tie, now await Bologna in the next round — a fixture that could offer Skorupski minutes in a lower-pressure context, or add to the workload of a squad that is already navigating a difficult stretch.
At 35, Skorupski is not a goalkeeper who needs to prove his credentials. He needs the team around him to stabilise, and he needs Tedesco — once the dust of the derby and the red card settles — to build a defensive structure that gives him a platform to work from. One point is better than none. It is not, yet, enough.