Bologna beats Fiorentina 2-0 in Serie A

MILAN (AP) — Struggling Bologna beat 10-man Fiorentina 2-0 on Tuesday to boost its chances of Serie A survival.

Bologna was clinical in the first half, with Alessandro Diamanti and Gaston Ramirez scoring to establish a solid halftime lead.

Fiorentina had several opportunities but a combination of wasteful finishing and strong goalkeeping by Bologna's Jean-Francois Gillet kept it from scoring.

Any hopes it had of getting back in the game all but evaporated five minutes into the second half as Ruben Olivera was sent off for a serious foul on Diamanti.

Bologna is now level with 12th-placed Fiorentina and seven points above the relegation zone.

Fiorentina started …