Napoli returned to shine on the second day of Serie A with a clear 3-0 victory against Bologna. At the Diego Armando Maradona, Conte's team offered a convincing performance, redeeming the defeat in Verona and giving their fans a great evening of joy.
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The match started with great intensity and already in the first minute Napoli's hunger for victory was evident. Raspadori, deployed from the first minute, immediately tried with a right-footed shot that grazed the post.
A few minutes later, at the 5th minute, it is still Breakers to become dangerous, but Skorupski is alert and blocks the shot of the Italian striker. The Felsinei try to respond with a few incursions, but it is always Napoli who maintains control of the game.
In the seventeenth minute, Kvaratskhelia, still at the center of the Neapolitan attack, tries a long-range shot that is however blocked by the rossoblù defense. The rossoblù timidly appear in Meret's area around the half hour mark with an attempt by Castro, which however does not worry the blue goalkeeper, good at blocking the ball without difficulty.
Kvara for Di Lorenzo, Napoli ahead.
Double the Georgian
The match really heats up just before half-time: in the 43rd minute, Napoli comes close to scoring with Kvaratskhelia who hits the post, making Maradona tremble. The missed opportunity does not dampen the enthusiasm of the Azzurri, who still manage to find the lead in the 47th minute, at the end of the first half.
The scorer is Giovanni Di Lorenzo, who puts the ball into the net with a surgical right-footed shot on an assist from the Georgian. In the second half, the script does not change: Napoli continues to push, looking for the goal that will definitively close the match.
At 55′ Politano attempts a dangerous shot that is deflected into a corner, while at 58′ Mazzocchi is the protagonist of an incursion on the right, but is stopped by the Bologna defense. The rossoblù struggle to find space and are subjected to constant pressure from the azzurri.
The doubling came in the 74th minute thanks to Kvaratskhelia. The Georgian striker was the protagonist of a personal action, starting from his own half of the field and dribbling several opponents before finishing off Skorupski with a shot that was also tainted by a deflection.
Bologna, now on its knees, desperately tries to contain the Azzurri's impetus, but in the 90th minute the final blow arrives. In the minutes of injury time, exactly in the 94th minute, Giovanni Simeone, who came on in the second half, seals the 3-0 with a goal from a pure striker.
The Argentine took advantage of a loose ball in the area crossed by Neres and with a powerful shot beat Skorupski, definitively closing the match.
Article published on 25 August 2024 - 22:50
