Lewis Ferguson nets late Bologna winner to set new Scottish scoring record in Serie A
Former Aberdeen midfielder eclipses legendary Scotland striker with historic goal
Lewis Ferguson celebrates after scoring the late winner in a 1-0 victory Atalanta at Stadio Renato Dall’Ara. (Photo by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Images)
Lewis Ferguson[1] has set a new Scottish scoring record in Serie A after netting a late winner for Bologna on Saturday. The Scotland midfielder rose from a corner to head home in the 86th minute to secure a 1-0 home win over Atalanta that has taken the Stadio Renato Dall’Ara side up to fourth in the Italian top flight and into the Champions League[2] places. Ferguson, who has recently taken on the Bologna captaincy, moved level with the legendary Denis Law, who scored 10 goals during his sole season with Torino in the 1961-62 campaign, with his match-winning strike against Lazio last month.
Now his historic 11th goal in Bologna colours since joining the club in a GBP3million move from Aberdeen[3] 18 months ago has taken Ferguson ahead of the former Manchester United striker in the all-time standings.
Ferguson has netted four goals so far this season and has been attracting interest from Juventus and AC Milan.
The 24-year-old, who has 10 Scotland caps and is expected to feature at Euro 2024 next summer, signed a contract extension with Bologna that ties him to the club until 2027.
References
- ^ Lewis Ferguson (www.scotsman.com)
- ^ Champions League (www.scotsman.com)
- ^ Aberdeen (www.scotsman.com)