Italian Serie A

Napoli vs Bologna 2021-22 Italian Serie A

  • 18': Fabián Ruiz
  • 41': Lorenzo Insigne (P)
  • 62': Lorenzo Insigne (P)
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3 - 0

Insigne scores twice from the spot as Napoli go back on top

Lorenzo Insigne scored twice from the penalty spot as Napoli returned to the top of the Serie A standings, level on points with equally unbeaten AC

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 18': Goal! Napoli 1, Bologna 0. Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Eljif Elmas.
  • 32': André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 40': Gary Medel (Bologna) is shown the yellow card.
  • 41': Goal! Napoli 2, Bologna 0. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 62': Goal! Napoli 3, Bologna 0. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 62': Substitution, Bologna. Andreas Skov Olsen replaces Ibrahima Mbaye.
  • 65': Substitution, Napoli. Piotr Zielinski replaces Lorenzo Insigne.
  • 66': Substitution, Napoli. Matteo Politano replaces Hirving Lozano.
  • 75': Substitution, Napoli. Dries Mertens replaces Eljif Elmas.
  • 75': Substitution, Napoli. Diego Demme replaces André-Frank Zambo Anguissa.
  • 75': Substitution, Bologna. Nicola Sansone replaces Emanuel Vignato.
  • 75': Substitution, Bologna. Luis Binks replaces Nicolás Domínguez.
  • 81': Substitution, Bologna. Sydney van Hooijdonk replaces Musa Barrow.
  • 81': Substitution, Bologna. Mitchell Dijks replaces Aaron Hickey.
  • 87': Substitution, Napoli. Faouzi Ghoulam replaces Mário Rui.

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 19,000

Italian Serie A Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
0 Atalanta 0 0 0
0 Bologna 0 0 0
0 Cagliari 0 0 0
0 Como 0 0 0
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Statistics

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5 Fouls 20
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
2 Corner Kicks 4
3 Saves 1
34.8 Possession 65.2
8 SHOTS 18
1 ON GOAL 6
0.1 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 2
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 2
301 Accurate Passes 641
360 Passes 690
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
0 Accurate Crosses 4
6 Crosses 11
0.0 Cross % 0.4
55 Long Balls 66
33 Accurate Long Balls 54
0.6 Long Balls % 0.8
2 Blocked Shots 3
10 Effective Tackles 8
12 Tackles 9
0.8 Tackle % 0.9
6 Interceptions 6
12 Effective Clearances 8
12 Clearances 8

Line-Ups

NAP Napoli (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
25 David Ospina (GK)
26 Kalidou Koulibaly
13 Amir Rrahmani
6 Mário Rui
22 Giovanni Di Lorenzo
7 Eljif Elmas
8 Fabián Ruiz
99 Frank Anguissa Yellow Card
9 Victor Osimhen
24 Lorenzo Insigne
11 Hirving Lozano

BOL Bologna (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
28 Lukasz Skorupski (GK)
17 Gary Medel Yellow Card
6 Arthur Theate
29 Lorenzo De Silvestri
8 Nicolás Domínguez
32 Mattias Svanberg
3 Aaron Hickey
15 Ibrahima Mbaye
99 Musa Barrow
55 Emanuel Vignato
7 Riccardo Orsolini

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