Napoli vs Bologna 2021-22 Italian Serie A
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
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 19,000
Italian Serie A Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +9 | Napoli | 7 | 16 | 1 |
| +7 | Internazionale | 7 | 14 | 1 |
| +9 | Juventus | 7 | 13 | 0 |
| +3 | Lazio | 7 | 13 | 2 |
Statistics
 BOL |
NAP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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 | André-Frank Zambo Anguissa  |
| 9 | Victor Osimhen |
| 24 | Lorenzo Insigne |
| 11 | Hirving Lozano |
Bologna (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 28 | Lukasz Skorupski (GK) |
| 17 | Gary Medel |
| 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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