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Bologna

18th · 0-2-3 · 2 pts · -3
Ugh, no.
Bologna lost to Napoli
Bologna0-1-3 0 – 1 Napoli2-0-2
FT · Sun, Sep 13

Match Details

Stadio Diego Armando Maradona (Napoli) · 41,000 fans · Paramount+

Commentary

  • ·Match ends, Napoli 1, Bologna 0.
  • 90'+6'Second Half ends, Napoli 1, Bologna 0.
  • 90'+5'Foul by Lorenzo Lucca (Napoli).
  • 90'+5'Arthur Theate (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3'Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Emil Holm.
  • 90'+1'Handball by Jens Odgaard (Bologna).
  • 90'Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'Foul by Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli).
  • 90'Nikola Moro (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'Attempt saved. Costantino Favasuli (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Massimo Pessina (Bologna). Assisted by Lorenzo Lucca.
  • 88'Substitution, Napoli. Mathías Olivera replaces Kevin De Bruyne because of an injury.
  • 88'Foul by Lorenzo Lucca (Napoli).

Line Score

12T
BOL 00 0
NAP 01 1

Match Leaders

Bologna
Napoli

League Table · 2026-27 Italian Serie A
TeamGPWDLGDPtsForm
1 AS Roma 5 4 1 0 +11 13
2 Inter Milan 5 4 1 0 +7 13
3 Lazio 5 4 1 0 +5 13
4 Cagliari 5 4 0 1 +3 12
5 Milan 5 3 2 0 +6 11
6 Frosinone 5 3 1 1 +5 10
7 Juventus 5 3 1 1 +4 10
8 Como 5 3 1 1 +3 10
9 Napoli 5 2 1 2 +1 7
10 Sassuolo 5 2 1 2 0 7
11 Atalanta 5 2 0 3 -2 6
12 Lecce 5 2 0 3 -5 6
13 Udinese 5 1 1 3 -3 4
14 Torino 5 1 1 3 -3 4
15 Parma 5 1 1 3 -3 4
16 Monza 5 1 1 3 -4 4
17 Fiorentina 5 1 1 3 -6 4
18 Bologna 5 0 2 3 -3 2
19 Genoa 5 0 1 4 -7 1
20 Venezia 5 0 0 5 -9 0
Champions LeagueEuropa LeagueConference League qualifyingRelegated

Key Events

88'Substitution, Napoli. Mathías Olivera replaces Kevin De Bruyne because of an injury.
82'Substitution, Bologna. Jay Enem replaces Federico Bernardeschi.
82'Substitution, Bologna. Samuel Mbangula replaces Nicolò Cambiaghi.
75'Substitution, Napoli. Lorenzo Lucca replaces Rasmus Højlund.
66'Goal! Napoli 1, Bologna 0. Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Costantino Favasuli with a cross.
66'Substitution, Bologna. Nikola Moro replaces Mikel Amondarain.
58'Substitution, Bologna. Jens Odgaard replaces Roberto Piccoli.
58'Substitution, Bologna. Marco Libra replaces Tommaso Pobega.
45'Substitution, Napoli. Costantino Favasuli replaces Matteo Politano.
45'Substitution, Napoli. Noa Lang replaces Antonio Vergara.
31'Mikel Amondarain (Bologna) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Team Stats

BolognaNapoli
General
42.5 Possession % 57.5
5 Shots 15
2 On Target 3
3 Offsides 2
0 Corners 10
10 Fouls 15
Passing & Defense
362 Passes Completed 494
4 Crosses Won 7
10 Tackles Won 12
8 Interceptions 3
27 Clearances 11
Discipline
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
3 Saves 2

Recent Form

Napoli W W L L L
Bologna D L L L D

Starting Lineups

Napoli4-2-3-1
32 Milinkovic-Savic
22 Di Lorenzo 13 Rrahmani 16 Marín 37 Spinazzola
6 Gilmour 68 Lobotka 66'
21 Politano 11 De Bruyne 26 Vergara
19 Højlund
91 Piccoli
28 Cambiaghi 8 Amondarain 10 Bernardeschi
4 Pobega 19 Ferguson
33 Miranda 3 Theate 14 Heggem 2 Holm
25 Pessina
Bologna4-2-3-1
Full lineups and substitutes

Napoli

  1. VM #32 Vanja Milinkovic-SavicG
  2. RM #16 Rafa MarínCD-L
  3. AR #13 Amir RrahmaniCD-R
  4. LS #37 Leonardo SpinazzolaLB
  5. GD #22 Giovanni Di LorenzoRB
  6. KD #11 Kevin De BruyneAM
  7. SL #68 Stanislav LobotkaLM66'
  8. BG #6 Billy GilmourRM
  9. RH #19 Rasmus HøjlundF
  10. AV #26 Antonio VergaraAM-L
  11. MP #21 Matteo PolitanoAM-R
Substitutes · 4 used

Bologna

  1. MP #25 Massimo PessinaG
  2. AT #3 Arthur TheateCD-L
  3. TH #14 Torbjørn HeggemCD-R
  4. JM #33 Juan MirandaLB
  5. EH #2 Emil HolmRB
  6. MA #8 Mikel AmondarainAM
  7. TP #4 Tommaso PobegaLM
  8. LF #19 Lewis FergusonRM
  9. RP #91 Roberto PiccoliF
  10. NC #28 Nicolò CambiaghiAM-L
  11. #10 Federico BernardeschiAM-R
Substitutes · 5 used

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