Thiago Motta’s Bologna FC 1909 is very close to returning to the Champions League. Already in a very good position for weeks at the top of the Serie A ranking, the victory in Naples (0-2) allows the Bolognese to take another step towards qualifying for the queen of European competitions. The former Parisian’s team quickly took control of the match with two goals scored consecutively in the first half. In the duel with Giovani Di Lorenzo, Dan Ndoye first got the better of the Neapolitan defender with a header to open the scoring (0-1, 9th). On the following action, Stefan Posch hit the nail on the head with another header (0-2, 12th), this time from a corner.
Without any real ideas throughout the match, Napoli did not even take advantage of a generously awarded penalty to reduce the score. Matteo Politano lost his duel against Federico Ravaglia, who started on the right side. The Neapolitans never managed to get back into the game and lost big today. Victor Osimhen and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia’s teammates are in a very poor position to qualify for a European competition next season and no longer even have their destiny in their hands. With this away victory (7th match without defeat away from their bases), the Bolognese temporarily overtake Juventus Turin in the standings. The two teams will face each other next week for a duel for the podium of this Serie A.
