Serie A: H. Lozano scores a double to give a 2-0 win to Napoli over Bologna
BOLOGNA. Napoli 2-0 Bologna: overcomes 2-0 after H. Lozano scores a double.
BOLOGNA. Napoli 2-0 Bologna: prevails over 2-0 after H. Lozano scores 2 goals.
The match was played at the Stadio Renato Dall’Ara stadium in Bologna on Monday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Livio Marinelli with the assistance of Niccolò Pagliardini and Antonio Vono. The 4th official was Juan Luca Sacchi. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold around 6.5 degrees Celsius or 43.77 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 61%.
Match Statistics
Napoli was in firm control of the ball 61% while Bologna was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Bologna was more aggressive with 42 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyhow, Napoli found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Bologna shot 11 times, 4 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Napoli shot 17 times, 5 on target, 12 off target.
Cards
Bologna received 3 yellow cards (A. Soumaoro, A. Theate and L. Binks). On the opposite side, Napoli received 1 yellow card (P. Zielinski).
After this match, Bologna will stay with 27 points to stay in the 13th place. On the opposite side, Napoli will have 43 points to stay in the 3rd place.
Match Events
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21'21'
H. Lozano
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43'43'
A. Soumaoro
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47'47'
H. Lozano
F. Ruiz
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52'52'
P. Zielinski
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54'54'
D. Falcinelli
M. Arnautovic
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54'54'
N. Dominguez
N. Viola
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52'52'
A. Skov Olsen
N. Sansone
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58'58'
A. Theate
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67'67'
E. Vignato
R. Soriano
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72'72'
V. Osimhen
D. Mertens
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72'72'
M. Politano
H. Lozano
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72'72'
N. Pyyhtia
A. Hickey
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80'80'
D. Demme
P. Zielinski
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86'86'
F. Ghoulam
F. Ruiz
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86'86'
A. Petagna
E. Elmas
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90'90'
L. Binks
Next match
In the upcoming Serie A match, Bologna will play away against Hellas Verona on the 21st of January with a 6-2 head to head record in favor of Bologna (4 draws).
Napoli will host Salernitana on the 23rd of January with a 2-0 head to head record in favor of Napoli (0 draws).
Bologna: Formation and Lineups
Bologna started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).
The manager Siniša Mihajlović chose to play with the following team: Łukasz Skorupski , Adama Soumaoro , Luis Binks , Arthur Theate , Nicolas Viola , Lorenzo De Silvestri , Roberto Soriano , Mattias Svanberg , Aaron Hickey , Marko Arnautović and Nicola Sansone .
Substitutes
Bologna made 5 changes: M. Arnautovic for D. Falcinelli (54′), N. Viola for N. Dominguez (54′), N. Sansone for A. Skov Olsen (52′), R. Soriano for E. Vignato (67′) and A. Hickey for N. Pyyhtia (72′).
Top player: Diego Falcinelli
The player who no doubt impressed Bologna the most was Diego Falcinelli.
His rating is with 7 passes (57% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6.
His performance was notable also because he began the game from the bench before entering the field in the 54′.
Napoli: Formation and Lineups
Napoli started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the other side, Luciano Spalletti played with: Alex Meret , Giovanni Di Lorenzo , Amir Rrahmani , Juan Jesus , Mário Rui , Fabián Ruiz , Stanislav Lobotka , Hirving Lozano , Piotr Zieliński , Eljif Elmas and Dries Mertens .
Substitutes
Napoli made 5 changes: D. Mertens for V. Osimhen (72′), H. Lozano for M. Politano (72′), P. Zielinski for D. Demme (80′), F. Ruiz for F. Ghoulam (86′) and E. Elmas for A. Petagna (86′).
Top player: Hirving Lozano
The player who no doubt impressed Napoli the most was Hirving Lozano.
His rating is with 2 goals, 20 passes (85% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 11. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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