Overview
- Thijs Dallinga converted Nicolò Cambiaghi’s cut-back on 50 minutes before Jhon Lucumi headed in Emil Holm’s delivery on 66.
- Bologna lost goalkeeper Lukasz Skorupski early to injury, prompting 17-year-old Massimo Pessina to make his Serie A debut.
- Jonathan Rowe was forced off at half-time with an injury after a first-half effort that drew a save from Vanja Milinkovic-Savic.
- Napoli arrived top but depleted, missing Kevin De Bruyne, Billy Gilmour, Alex Meret and Romelu Lukaku, with Leonardo Spinazzola not fully fit.
- Both teams had 0-0 European draws in midweek, and Antonio Conte kept a near-identical Napoli XI that struggled to create clear chances.