Napoli 3-2 Bologna: Gli Azzurri deliver another thrilling victory

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Napoli eased past Bologna in a 3-2 victory on Sunday at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona. Napoli were looking to pick up points after winning their previous two matches in the league. The most recent was against the Cremonese away (4-1), the other to Torino at home (3-1) whilst Bologna had managed to pick up a point in their matchup with Sampdoria. Napoli are now in 1st place, with 26 points from 10 matches, while Bologna sit in 17th, with 7 points from 10.

It was an impressive opening from The Greyhounds, when Joshua Zirkzee found the net in the 41st minute. However, their celebrations were kept brief, as Juan Jesus equalised for Gli Azzurri just before half-time, ending the first half 1-1.

Napoli staged a comeback in the second half, with an early goal from Hirving Lozano in the 49th minute. Bologna then went on to level the score at 2-2, 51 minutes in, thanks to a goal from Musa Barrow. Napoli managed to edge ahead with a goal from Victor Osimhen, 69 minutes in, leaving the final score at 3-2.

Substitutions for Napoli included Hirving Lozano, Victor Osimhen, Eljif Elmas, Mathias Olivera and Diego Demme for Matteo Politano, Giacomo Raspadori, Tanguy Ndombele, Mario Rui and Stanislav Lobotka, respectively. Bologna brought on Nikola Moro, Nicola Sansone, Babis Lykogiannis and Lorenzo De Silvestri for Gary Medel, Michel Aebischer, Stefan Posch and Andrea Cambiaso.

The referee booked four players from Bologna, Nicolas Dominguez, Lukasz Skorupski, Nicola Sansone and Babis Lykogiannis.

Napoli will next travel to Roma, while Bologna will face Lecce at home.

Technical card:
Napoli:Alex Meret, Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Min-jae Kim, Juan Jesus, Mario Rui (Mathias Olivera, min.76), Tanguy Ndombele (Eljif Elmas, min.71), Stanislav Lobotka (Diego Demme, min.82), Piotr Zielinski, Matteo Politano (Hirving Lozano, min.46), Giacomo Raspadori (Victor Osimhen, min.46) and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
Bologna:Lukasz Skorupski, Stefan Posch (Babis Lykogiannis, min.77), Jhon Lucumi, Kevin Bonifazi, Andrea Cambiaso (Lorenzo De Silvestri, min.89), Michel Aebischer (Nicola Sansone, min.77), Gary Medel (Nikola Moro, min.71), Lewis Ferguson, Nicolas Dominguez, Musa Barrow and Joshua Zirkzee
Stadium:Stadio Diego Armando Maradona
Goals:Joshua Zirkzee (0-1, min. 41), Juan Jesus (1-1, min. 45), Hirving Lozano (2-1, min. 49), Musa Barrow (2-2, min. 51) and Victor Osimhen (3-2, min. 69)
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