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% Ball Possession BOLOGNA and % Ball Possession NAPOLI

   Bologna – Napoli 

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Serie A Standing BEFORE the game
Bologna, 12th position with 5 points and a negative goal difference of -1
Napoli, 6th  position with 7 points and a positive goal difference of +3

Napoli failed to win the Serie A Week 5 game ending with a draw against Bologna on Sunday 24 September 2023 at the Renato Dall’Ara Stadium in Bologna, Italy. Bologna and Napoli add one more point to their overall ranking with a goalless draw. After a first half mainly led by the Azzurri, in the second half Bologna exploited Mister Motta’s substitutions to their advantage, putting the Neapolitan rearguard in difficulty several times with the Saelemaekers-Zirkzee axis. The second 45′ were characterized by a greater quantity of opportunities, the most striking of which came in the 70th minute when Ayroldi judged Calafiori’s handball to be irregular, awarding the penalty to the visiting side. Forward Victor Osimhen failed to convert the penalty sending the ball to the side of the goal defendeded by Skorupski.

A golden opportunity for Napoli…

But Victor Osimhen puts it wide from the spot! 🫣 pic.twitter.com/JlZ8Kik5VP

— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) September 24, 2023

The last thrill of the match arrives in the 94th minute, with Saelemaekers who kicks but is blocked by Anguissa: general protests from the rossoblù for a penalty which however does not arrive, thanks to Riccardo Orsolini’s initial outside position. Challenge that ends in the 97th minute, after 7 additional minutes, with a total of 9 yellow cards in Ayroldi’s notebook.

In the next round, Monza will play the away game against Monza, and Napoli the home game against Udinese.

This is the 149th match between the two teams, with a balance that leans in favor of the Azzurri: Napoli boasts 60 triumphs against the Bolognese, who however close the circle with 47 victories and 41 draws.

✅ Stats before the game: Bologna is the team against which Napoli has scored the most goals in Serie A: 194 goals in 128 matches – the Neapolitans lead in terms of victories against the rossoblù (49 vs 41), with 38 draws completing the tally. Bologna and Napoli drew their last championship match (2-2 last May 28 at the Dall’Ara) and have not recorded at least two draws in a row in Serie A since the period between December 1979 and November 1980 (three in that case ). Bologna have won only one of their last seven home games against Napoli in the league: 3-2 on 25 May 2019 (2D, 4L), after having instead achieved three successes in the previous seven at the Dall’Ara against the Neapolitans in Serie A . In 2023, only Salernitana (12) drew more matches than Bologna in Serie A: 10 out of 27, with 10 successes for the rossoblù and seven defeats to complete the balance in the period. Bologna have remained unbeaten in eight of their last nine home league games (W3, D5), winning the most recent one (2-1 vs Cagliari) – the Emilians could achieve two wins in a row at Dall’Ara in Serie A for the first time since November 2022 (three in that case). Napoli have recorded a defeat and a draw in their last two league matches, the Neapolitans have not gone on a streak of three matches in a row without any success in Serie A since April 2022 (vs Fiorentina, Roma and Empoli).

👉 Lineup BOLOGNA (4-2-3-1):  Skorupski; Posch, Beukema, Lucumì, Kristiansen; Aebischer, Freuler; Ndoye, Ferguson, Karlsson; Zirkzee.

👉  Lineup NAPOLI (4-3-3): Meret; Di Lorenzo, Ostigard, Natan, Olivera; Anguissa, Lobotka, Zielinski; Raspadori, Osimhen, Kvaratskhelia.

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The Renato Dall’Ara Stadium ready for Bologna vs Napoli

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👉First half is over. Bologna 0 – 0 Napoli

⚽️ Goals: 0

🟨 Booked: 6′ Mathías Olivera (N), 30′ Michel Aebischer (B)

Corners: Bologna 1, Napoli 1

✍ Ball Possession: 45% @BolognaFC1909en and 55% @en_sscnapoli

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— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) September 24, 2023

👉Result Bologna 0 – 0 Napoli

❌ 72′ Penalty missed by Victor Osimhen (N)

🟨 Booked: Bologna 4, Napoli 5
Corners: Bologna 5, Napoli 5

✍ Ball Possession: 49% @BolognaFC1909en and 51% @en_sscnapoli

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— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) September 24, 2023

Photo via twitter.com/BolognaFC1909en

2023 – 2024 Italian Serie A Week 5

Bologna – Napoli
Sunday 24 September 2023
Renato Dall’Ara Stadium
Bologna, Italy

18:00

Referee: AYROLDI
Assistants: BINDONI – TEGONI
Fourth Official: DOVERI
VAR: IRRATI
AVAR: PAGNOTTA

Goals:

Official lineups – formations – tabellino:

👉 Lineup BOLOGNA (4-2-3-1):  Skorupski; Posch, Beukema, Lucumì, Kristiansen; Aebischer, Freuler; Ndoye, Ferguson, Karlsson; Zirkzee.

Subs: Ravaglia, Bagnolini, Gasperini, Bonifazi, Calafiori, Corazza, Lykogiannis, De Silvestri,, Fabbian, El Azzouzi, Moro, Urbanski, Orsolini, van Hooijdonk, Saelemaekers.

Coach: Thiago Motta

👉  Lineup NAPOLI (4-3-3): Meret; Di Lorenzo, Ostigard, Natan, Olivera; Anguissa, Lobotka, Zielinski; Raspadori, Osimhen, Kvaratskhelia.

Subs.: Gollini, Idasiak, Contini, Zanoli, Mario Rui, Cajuste, Demme, Gaetano, Politano, Zerbin, Lindstrom, Elmas, Simeone.

Coach: Rudi Garcia