Napoli vs Bologna, 2023-24 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie AChampions League-chasing Bologna earn 2-0 win at Napoli
Two quick-fire goals gave Bologna a 2-0 win at a lacklustre Napoli in Serie A on Saturday as last season's champions extended their winless run to five games.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 5': Attempt missed. Riccardo Calafiori (Bologna) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dan Ndoye.
- 6': Foul by Riccardo Calafiori (Bologna).
- 6': Victor Osimhen (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 8': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Riccardo Calafiori.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Joshua Zirkzee (Bologna) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Michel Aebischer.
- 9': Goal! Napoli 0, Bologna 1. Dan Ndoye (Bologna) header from very close range to the top left corner.
- 12': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Stanislav Lobotka.
- 12': Attempt missed. Riccardo Calafiori (Bologna) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kacper Urbanski with a cross following a corner.
- 12': Goal! Napoli 0, Bologna 2. Stefan Posch (Bologna) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Riccardo Calafiori following a corner.
- 17': Foul by Dan Ndoye (Bologna).
- 17': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 20': Penalty Napoli. Victor Osimhen draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 20': Penalty conceded by Remo Freuler (Bologna) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 21': Penalty saved. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
- 21': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Stefan Posch.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Frank Anguissa (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matteo Politano with a cross.
- 23': Foul by Frank Anguissa (Napoli).
- 23': Jhon Lucumí (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Michel Aebischer.
- 27': Attempt missed. Mathías Olivera (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Matteo Politano with a cross following a corner.
- 28': Offside, Napoli. Victor Osimhen is caught offside.
- 29': Foul by Mathías Olivera (Napoli).
- 29': Kacper Urbanski (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Joshua Zirkzee (Bologna).
- 30': Frank Anguissa (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli).
- 31': Jens Odgaard (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Dan Ndoye (Bologna) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kacper Urbanski.
- 33': (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli).
- 33': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) is shown the yellow card.
- 35': Foul by Jens Odgaard (Bologna).
- 35': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 36': Foul by Jens Cajuste (Napoli).
- 36': Jhon Lucumí (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Jens Odgaard (Bologna).
- 38': Juan Jesus (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Attempt missed. Matteo Politano (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Juan Jesus.
- 41': Attempt missed. Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
- 42': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Mathías Olivera.
- 43': Foul by Jens Cajuste (Napoli).
- 43': Riccardo Calafiori (Bologna) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 44': Attempt missed. Stefan Posch (Bologna) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
- 45'+1': Foul by Dan Ndoye (Bologna).
- 45'+1': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+1': Foul by Victor Osimhen (Napoli).
- 45'+1': Riccardo Calafiori (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Napoli 0, Bologna 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Napoli 0, Bologna 2.
- 46': Foul by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli).
- 46': Stefan Posch (Bologna) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 47': Foul by Jens Cajuste (Napoli).
- 47': Michel Aebischer (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Jens Cajuste (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 48': Delay in match because of an injury Jens Odgaard (Bologna).
- 48': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 52': Attempt missed. Frank Anguissa (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 53': Attempt saved. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 53': Offside, Napoli. Giovanni Di Lorenzo is caught offside.
- 55': Foul by Stefan Posch (Bologna).
- 55': Mathías Olivera (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56': Substitution, Bologna. Alexis Saelemaekers replaces Dan Ndoye.
- 56': Substitution, Bologna. Riccardo Orsolini replaces Jens Odgaard.
- 56': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Michel Aebischer.
- 61': Attempt saved. Alexis Saelemaekers (Bologna) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Victor Kristiansen.
- 61': Substitution, Napoli. Cyril Ngonge replaces Matteo Politano.
- 62': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Riccardo Orsolini.
- 63': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Stefan Posch.
- 63': Attempt saved. Frank Anguissa (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia with a cross.
- 65': Attempt saved. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mathías Olivera.
- 65': Attempt saved. Joshua Zirkzee (Bologna) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexis Saelemaekers.
- 65': Attempt missed. Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
- 66': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 66': Attempt missed. Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Alexis Saelemaekers with a cross following a corner.
- 66': Offside, Bologna. Alexis Saelemaekers is caught offside.
- 67': Attempt saved. Cyril Ngonge (Napoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Amir Rrahmani.
- 68': Cyril Ngonge (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 68': Foul by Alexis Saelemaekers (Bologna).
- 69': Attempt saved. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cyril Ngonge with a through ball.
- 69': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Federico Ravaglia.
- 70': Attempt missed. Frank Anguissa (Napoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Cyril Ngonge with a cross following a corner.
- 71': Foul by Jhon Lucumí (Bologna).
- 71': Jens Cajuste (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Jhon Lucumí (Bologna) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 72': Delay in match because of an injury Jens Cajuste (Napoli).
- 72': Delay in match because of an injury Joshua Zirkzee (Bologna).
- 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 72': Substitution, Napoli. Giacomo Raspadori replaces Jens Cajuste because of an injury.
- 72': Substitution, Bologna. Santiago Castro replaces Joshua Zirkzee.
- 73': Substitution, Bologna. Giovanni Fabbian replaces Kacper Urbanski.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Victor Osimhen.
- 74': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Jhon Lucumí.
- 75': Hand ball by Santiago Castro (Bologna).
- 77': Foul by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli).
- 77': Michel Aebischer (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Offside, Napoli. Victor Osimhen is caught offside.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cyril Ngonge with a cross.
- 81': Foul by Frank Anguissa (Napoli).
- 81': Santiago Castro (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Substitution, Napoli. Hamed Traorè replaces Frank Anguissa.
- 81': Substitution, Napoli. Giovanni Simeone replaces Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
- 82': Substitution, Napoli. Pasquale Mazzocchi replaces Mathías Olivera.
- 83': Substitution, Bologna. Oussama El Azzouzi replaces Remo Freuler.
- 83': Hand ball by Amir Rrahmani (Napoli).
- 85': Foul by Pasquale Mazzocchi (Napoli).
- 85': Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 85': Hand ball by Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli).
- 86': Foul by Victor Osimhen (Napoli).
- 86': Jhon Lucumí (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Attempt missed. Pasquale Mazzocchi (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 90': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Jhon Lucumí.
- 90'+4': Foul by Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna).
- 90'+4': Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Giacomo Raspadori with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Napoli 0, Bologna 2.
- 0': Match ends, Napoli 0, Bologna 2.
Statistics
 BOL |
NAP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 15 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 6 | Saves | 2 |
| 40.7 | Possession | 59.3 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 318 | Accurate Passes | 478 |
| 381 | Passes | 545 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 7 | Crosses | 24 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 52 | Long Balls | 34 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 14 | Effective Tackles | 18 |
| 25 | Tackles | 26 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 14 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 24 | Effective Clearances | 5 |
| 24 | Clearances | 5 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 43,000
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 43,000
Serie A Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 30 | +39 | 67 |
| 2 | Napoli | 30 | +23 | 64 |
| 3 | Atalanta | 30 | +34 | 58 |
| 4 | Bologna | 30 | +16 | 56 |
Line-Ups
Napoli (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Meret (GK) |
| 5 | Juan Jesus |
| 13 | Amir Rrahmani |
| 17 | Mathías Olivera |
| 22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
| 68 | Stanislav Lobotka |
| 24 | Jens Cajuste  |
| 99 | André-Frank Zambo Anguissa |
| 9 | Victor Osimhen |
| 77 | Khvicha Kvaratskhelia |
| 21 | Matteo Politano |
Bologna (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 34 | Federico Ravaglia (GK) |
| 33 | Riccardo Calafiori |
| 26 | Jhon Lucumí |
| 15 | Victor Kristiansen |
| 3 | Stefan Posch |
| 82 | Kacper Urbanski |
| 8 | Remo Freuler |
| 20 | Michel Aebischer |
| 9 | Joshua Zirkzee |
| 11 | Dan Ndoye |
| 21 | Jens Odgaard |
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