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61% Ball Possession NAPOLI and 39% Ball Possession BOLOGNA
Napoli 3 – 1 Bologna 
14′ José Callejón 56′ Simone Verdi
67′ Arkadiusz Milik
78′ Arkadiusz Milik
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Napoli, 2nd position with 7 points and a positive goal difference of +5
Bologna, 7th position with 6 points and a negative goal difference of -2
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Napoli | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9:4 | 5 | 7 |
| 7 | Bologna | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4:6 | -2 | 6 |
Napoli living a great moment shining in Europe League. Napoli highly motivated after defeating Dynamo Kiev in Ukraine. Napoli are only -2 points below Juventus with 9 points leading the Serie A Table. Bologna winning 2 games and losing one are only -3 points below Juventus.
It’s Napoli to open the score in the 14th minute. Argentinian forward José Callejón defeating Bologna goalkeeper Da Costa with a headed shot in the center. The assist is by forward Lorenzo Insigne.
Photo: facebook.com/SSCNapoli
Bologna equalizing in the second half. It is forward Simone Verdi to defeat Napoli goalkeeper Pepe Reina with a right footed shot in the center. The assist is by Ádám Nagy.
Napoli reacting to take the lead again in the 67th minute. It is Arkadiusz Milik to score defeating goalkeeper Da Costa with a left footed shot in the bottom left corner. The assist is by midfielder Marek Hamsik.
Total party at the San Paolo Stadium as Arkadiusz Milik increase the lead again with a left footed shot this time in the bottom right corner. The headed assist is by Allan.
- There are 114 precedents between Napoli – Bologna. Stats showing Napoli with 39 wins, 36 draws, and Bologna with 39 wins. Napoli scoring 157 goals and Bologna scoring 158 goals. As for games in Naples, stats showing 57 games with Napoli winning 25 games, 23 draws, and Bologna with 9 wins.
Here is NAPOLI official starting lineup by coach Maurizio Sarri:
NAPOLI (4-3-3): Reina; Hysaj, Albiol, Koulibaly, Strinić; Zieliński, Jorginho, Hamšík; Callejón, Gabbiadini, Insigne.
Here is BOLOGNA official starting lineup by coach Roberto Donadoni:
BOLOGNA (4-3-3): Da Costa; Krafth, Oikonomou, Gastaldello, Torosidis; Džemaili, Nagy, Taïder; Di Francesco, Verdi, Krejčí.
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Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of NAPOLI: José María Callejón with 4 goals
Top scorer of BOLOGNA: Verdi, Destro, Di Francesco, and Taider with 1 goal each
| napoli | Goals | Goals | bologna |
|---|---|---|---|
| Callejon, Jose | 4 | 1 | Verdi, Simone |
| Milik, Arek | 2 | 1 | Destro, Mattia |
| Mertens, Dries | 2 | 1 | Di Francesco, Federico |
| Hamsik, Marek | 1 | 1 | Taider, Saphir |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of NAPOLI: 3 wins
| 13/09/16 | UCLG | Dynamo Kiev – Napoli | 1:2 | 1 | |||
| 10/09/16 | SA | Palermo – Napoli | 0:3 | 3 | |||
| 27/08/16 | SA | Napoli – Milan | 4:2 | 2 |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of BOLOGNA: 2 wins, 1 lost
| 11/09/16 | SA | Bologna – Cagliari | 2:1 | 3 | |||
| 28/08/16 | SA | Turin – Bologna | 5:1 | 2 | |||
| 21/08/16 | SA | Bologna – Crotone | 1:0 | 1 |
Photo: facebook.com/SSCNapoli
Napoli official starting lineup against Bologna
Photo: facebook.com/bfc1909official
2016 – 2017 Italian Serie A Week 4
Napoli 3 – 1 Bologna
Saturday 17 September 2016
San Paolo Stadium
Naples, Italy
20:45
Referee: DOVERI
Assistants: GIALLATINI – TEGONI
Fourth Official: PEGORIN
ADD1: DAMATO
ADD2: PINZANI
Goals: 14′ José Callejón (N), 56′ Simone Verdi (B.), 67′ Arkadiusz Milik (N), 78′ Arkadiusz Milik (N)
Official lineups – formations:
NAPOLI (4-3-3): Reina; Hysaj, Albiol, Koulibaly, Strinić; Zieliński, Jorginho, Hamšík; Callejón, Gabbiadini, Insigne.
Subs: Rafael, Sepe; Maggio, Ghoulam, Tonelli, Maksimović, Diawara, Rog, Allan, Mertens, Giaccherini, Milik.
Coach: Maurizio Sarri
BOLOGNA (4-3-3): Da Costa; Krafth, Oikonomou, Gastaldello, Torosidis; Džemaili, Nagy, Taïder; Di Francesco, Verdi, Krejčí.
Subs: Ravaglia, Sarr; Helander, Maietta, Masina, Mbaye, Morleo, Donsah, Pulgar, Rizzo, Floccari, Mounier.
Coach: Roberto Donadoni