Bologna v Napoli Live Commentary & Result, 28/05/2023, Serie A

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	+/-	PTS	Form
1	NAP Napoli	38	28	6	4	77	28	+49	90	W D W L W
2	LAZ Lazio	38	22	8	8	60	30	+30	74	W W W D L
3	INT Internazionale	38	23	3	12	71	42	+29	72	W W L W W
4	MIL Milan	38	20	10	8	64	43	+21	70	W W W L W
5	ATA Atalanta	38	19	7	12	66	48	+18	64	W L W L L
6	ROM Roma	38	18	9	11	50	38	+12	63	W L D D L
7	JUV Juventus	38	22	6	10	56	33	+23	62	W L L W W
8	FIO Fiorentina	38	15	11	12	53	43	+10	56	W W D W L
9	BOL Bologna	38	14	12	12	53	49	+4	54	W D W D D
10	TOR Torino	38	14	11	13	42	41	+1	53	L W D W D
11	MON Monza	38	14	10	14	48	52	-4	52	L L W W D
12	UDI Udinese	38	11	13	14	47	48	-1	46	L L L L W
13	SAS Sassuolo	38	12	9	17	47	61	-14	45	L D L L D
14	EMP Empoli	38	10	13	15	37	49	-12	43	L D W D W
15	SAL Salernitana	38	9	15	14	48	62	-14	42	L W D W L
16	LEC Lecce	38	8	12	18	33	46	-13	36	L W D D L
17	SPE Spezia	38	6	13	19	31	62	-31	31	L L D W L
18	VER Hellas Verona	38	7	10	21	31	59	-28	31	L D L L W
19	CRE Cremonese	38	5	12	21	36	69	-33	27	W L L L W
20	SAM Sampdoria	38	3	10	25	24	71	-47	19	L D L D L

That's all that we've got today, but thank you for joining us and we'll see you next time!

Well, that is a disappointing result for the Partenopei following their bright start to both halves, but take nothing away from their hosts. They deserve that hard-fought point.

A Victor Osimhen double is not enough for the win as goals from Lewis Ferguson and Lorenzo De Silvestri ensure the spoils are shared in Serie A. At full-time, it has finished Bologna 2-2 Napoli.

90' + 8' FULL-TIME: BOLOGNA 2-2 NAPOLI

90' + 7' Late drama! A Napoli free-kick allows a fast break, and Sansone finishes down the other end with a lovely touch, but he is offside! A let-off there.

90' + 5' A delay as Napoli take their time dealing with a minor knock. The visitors look happy to take the draw after those concessions.

90' + 3' Zirkzee! Oh, a golden chance for the Bologna man with a breakaway, but his shot is blocked and the ball flies away from everyone.

90' + 1' We're into the first of six added minutes.

89' There may be little stakes in the overall result here, but Bologna are certainly determined to take a big scalp. Just a few minutes left.

G. Gaetano

P. Zieliński

86' Zielinski is replaced by Gaetano in the latest Napoli change.

86' How the tables turn! Napoli will be kicking themselves. They have let Bologna claw their way back into this match.

N. Sansone

Assist

84' Sansone nabs the assist for supplying the ball off a corner there, swinging it long and towards the heart of the box, where the finish was pushed into the top-right corner. We're all square.

L. De Silvestri

Goal

84' GOAL! DE SILVESTRI LEVELS FOR BOLOGNA! 2-2! The comeback is almost complete, as the substitute crashes a set-piece header past Gollini to peg the champions back!

82' Close from Cambiaso! The defender's shot takes a deflection from somewhere and just tumbles wide of the left post. Napoli see off the corner.

B. Bereszyński

Yellow Card

80' Bereszynski goes into the book now for a foul on Sansone.

K. Zedadka

A. Zerbin

78' Zerbin is replaced by Zedadka for the visitors too.

Juan Jesus

Kim Min-Jae

78' Kim bows out in what may be his final Napoli game, replaced by Jesus.

76' All the challenges are a bit tough still. Plenty of players having a nibble at each other in this one.

L. De Silvestri

S. Posch

74' De Silvestri is also on for Posch for the hosts.

G. Medel

K. Bonifazi

74' Medel takes Bonifazi's spot in another Bologna change.

73' We have another pause now, this time for a cooling break.

71' Play resumes, with the Napoli man good to continue for now.

69' There is a pause in play for Zambo Anguissa to get treatment after a knock.

N. Domínguez

Yellow Card

67' Dominguez is the latest man into the book after he brings down Zerbin.

G. Simeone

V. Osimhen

66' There will be no hat-trick for Osimhen too as Simeone replaces him for the visitors.

G. Raspadori

K. Kvaratskhelia

66' Kvaratskhelia makes way for Raspadori in Napoli's first change.

A. Rrahmani

Yellow Card

66' Rrahmani is the latest player to get a booking after he makes a foul.

64' Well, that was not in the script for Napoli. Spalletti looks animated on the touchline at that concession. He is disappointed with the lapse there.

L. Ferguson

Goal

63' GOAL! FERGUSON PULLS ONE BACK FOR BOLOGNA! 2-1! Against the run of play, the Scotland international sneaks a finish past Gollini after he spills a shot into his path.

N. Moro

M. Barrow

60' Moro takes Barrow's spot as Bologna round out this batch of substitutions.

J. Zirkzee

M. Arnautović

60' Arnautovic makes way for Zirkzee in Bologna's second swap.

N. Sansone

M. Aebischer

60' Sansone replaces Aebischer in Bologna's first change.

58' Zerbin now forces a save in the middle of the goal. The visitors are pushing fast for a third.

57' Osimhen goes close to the hat-trick now, but pulls his tight shot wide of the left post on the far side.

56' That might just be Napoli home and dry now. They have a renewed spring in their step after it faded a touch in the first half.

B. Bereszyński

Assist

54' Bereszynski was the man to pick off a wayward ball and feed it through the gap to Osimhen in the box there. He nabs a deft assist.

V. Osimhen

Goal

54' GOAL! OSIMHEN DOUBLES IT FOR NAPOLI! 2-0! The striker has his second, firing past Skorupski from the right after Bologna give the ball away cheaply in their own half.

53' Only Sassuolo have scored more penalties (8) than Napoli (7) in Serie A this season, while no side have conceded more goals from the penalty spot than Bologna (7, alongside Sampdoria).

51' What a golden chance for Bologna! A break sees Arnautovic skim the ball across an open goal and it tumbles away past the far post.

49' Skorupski makes a clean collection and Bologna come away untroubled by the set-piece.

48' Again, there's early pressure from the visitors as they cut down the left flank. Zambo Anguissa forces a corner for them.

46' We are back underway in Serie A. Will Napoli see this one out, or can Bologna turn matters around?

Napoli lost their last league away game against Monza, while they last lost consecutive Serie A matches on the road in February 2021 (run of 3).

An almighty mistake from Lukasz Skorupski gifted Victor Osimhen the only goal of the game so far. But there's plenty left in this Serie A clash. At half time, it is Bologna 0-1 Napoli.

45' + 2' HALF-TIME: BOLOGNA 0-1 NAPOLI

45' There will be two added minutes in this one.

43' Now Arnautovic goes one better and forces a save. The hosts are growing back into this encounter.

41' Arnautovic pushes an effort wide. Bologna are not out of this contest, not by a long shot.

Kim Min-Jae

Yellow Card

39' Kim picks up the first booking with a lazy foul. That means he'll miss the final game of the season through suspension, which might turn this encounter into his final Napoli game.

36' There's a bit of a testy air between these two now, with some stern challenges coming in. Napoli are locked down in the opposition box again.

34' End-to-end stuff, as Zerbin forces a save at one end and Dominguez hooks an effort wide down the other moments apart.

33' Bologna look to exploit a gap down the left flank, but come away with nothing after they stray offside.

32' We are back underway after our pause in play.

30' It will be Napoli who are the happier of the two sides so far, with their lead. But Bologna are showing a little more spark now too.

28' It's a hot one in Bologna, and we will now have a short cooling break for players to ensure they are suitably hydrated.

26' Barrow has been one of the brighter Bologna stars, but he is wayward with his wide delivery off the left flank now, sending it bouncing away for a goal kick.

24' Now Dominguez finally clocks a shot for Bologna, though it is nothing to seriously trouble Gollini. Napoli remain in control.

21' Napoli have won their last two away games against Bologna in Serie A and could beat them in three consecutive such matches for the first time ever in the top flight.

19' Zielinski now fires just wide of the right post. Napoli want to double their lead and put this game beyond the hosts.

18' Anguissa looks to add a second for the visitors and fires in a shot at goal. This time, Skorupski makes a save and no mistakes.

16' That is far from ideal for Bologna, who had looked relatively robust so far. They need to shake themselves out and carry on.

V. Osimhen

Goal

14' GOAL! OSIMHEN OPENS THE SCORING FOR NAPOLI! 1-0! It's a howler from Bologna keeper Skorupski that the striker seizes upon, as he hooks onto a poor pass out from the back and fires into an empty net.

12' Osimhen latches onto a lobbed pass and cuts back across an open box. There's no support and Bologna clear away.

11' Could this also be one of the final games for boss Spalletti? He says the call on his future has been made. Is it away from Naples?

9' Bologna pump a corner in. Napoli's crowded defence are rock-solid in the box and see off the immediate threat.

7' Is this one of the last times we see Osimhen in an Napoli shirt? The striker has his suitors, but his club hope he will stay. He is quiet so far.

5' Bologna now attack, favouring long diagonal deliveries off the initial counter-break. Gollini snaffles one and defuses it.

3' Early pressure from the visitors takes them down the right. Barrow stops the shift and forces a regroup downfield.

1' We are underway in this Serie A clash between Bologna and Napoli!

The teams are emerging at Stadio Renato Dall'Ara and kick-off will take place shortly.

Bologna meanwhile have drawn their last three home league matches. They last went longer in 1989 with four, with the final such game also against Napoli.

Napoli have scored 192 goals against Bologna in Serie A, more than they have managed against any other opponent in the competition. They'll want to add a few more today.

Subs: Gianluca Gaetano, Juan Jesus, Diego Demme, Giacomo Raspadori, Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Davide Marfella, Leo Ostigard, Karim Zedadka, Giovanni Simeone, Alex Meret, Tanguy Ndombele.

NAPOLI (4-3-3): Pierluigi Gollini; Bartosz Bereszynski, Amir Rrahmani, Kim Min-Jae, Mathias Olivera; Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa, Stanislav Lobotka, Piotr Zielinski; Alessio Zerbin, Victor Osimhen, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.

Subs: Joaquin Sosa, Joshua Zirkzee, Federico Ravaglia, Niklas Pyyhtia, Gary Medel, Nikola Moro, Nicola Sansone, Lorenzo De Silvestri, Francesco Bardi, Charalampos Lykogiannis.

BOLOGNA (4-2-3-1): Lukasz Skorupski; Stefan Posch, Jhon Lucumi, Kevin Bonifazi, Andrea Cambiaso; Jerdy Schouten, Nicolas Dominguez; Michel Aebischer, Lewis Ferguson, Musa Barrow; Marko Arnautovic.

There's certainly little to be shortchanged by in the Napoli attack. Victor Osimhen will lead the line, opposite Bologna's Marko Arnautovic. Scotland international Lewis Ferguson will meanwhile hope to impress for the hosts.

But despite its effective dead rubber status, Luciano Spalletti's visitors will know they cannot slack off against the Rossoblu either, with Thiago Motta's side having pushed them close in a thrilling 3-2 reverse earlier this season.

The Partenopei continue to enjoy the fruits of a hard-earned Scudetto campaign following their first league title success in three decades, and they'll want their last road trip of the term to be a good one.

Hello and welcome to live coverage of the 2022-23 Serie A season, as champions Napoli look to make their penultimate match a victorious one against Bologna at Stadio Renato Dall'Ara!

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