Davide Ballardini felt Bologna deserved a draw, while Francesco Guidolin breathed a sigh of relief.
Simone Scuffet kept a clean sheet on his Serie A debut against Bologna and the 17-year-old Udinese ‘keeper had a special dedication.
Fiorentina fell to a surprise defeat in Cagliari, while Udinese got the 2-0 victory over Bologna in a relegation six-pointer.
Deadline day passed in Italy, but Serie A clubs can still sell players abroad and Galatasaray want Andrea Ranocchia.
Francesco Guidolin has issued a rallying cry to his Udinese players ahead of their away clash with Serie A relegation rivals Bologna.
Panagiotis Kone will not be leaving Bologna this month, his agent has insisted to reporters.
Bologna have officially signed midfielder Erik Gunnar Friberg from Malmö and loaned Uros Radakovic to Novara.
Guangzhou Evergrande reportedly have a deal reached for Jonathan Biabiany, but are delaying it for a final push for Alessandro Diamanti.
Sinisa Mihajlovic felt Sampdoria threw away two points, but Bologna's assistant manager saw a deserved draw.
Sampdoria boss Sinisa Mihajlovic gave Bologna star Alessandro Diamanti the highest praise. “He has a left foot like mine.”
Bologna have officially ended negotiations with Guangzhou Evergrande over Alessandro Diamanti, after failing to agree terms of the deal.