H. Lozano scores a double to give a 2-0 win to Napoli over Bologna. HIGHLIGHTS

BOLOGNA. Napoli defeats Bologna 2-0 after H. Lozano scores a double.

H. Lozano scores a double to give a 2-0 win to Napoli over Bologna. HIGHLIGHTS

BOLOGNA. Napoli tops Bologna 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 collaboration of Niccolò Pagliardini and Antonio Vono. The 4th official was Juan Luca Sacchi. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 6.5 degrees Celsius or 43.77 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 61%.​

Match Statistics​

  • ! 39 Ball Possession 61
Shots
  • 11 Total 17
  • 4 On Target 5
  • 7 Off Target 12
  • 0 Shots blocked 3
  • 110 Attack 112
  • 42 Dangerous attack 41
  • 78 Ball safe 106
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 1 Corners 4
Fouls
  • 9 Total 11
  • 3 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Napoli had a superior ball possession 61% while Bologna was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Bologna was more pushing with 42 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 4 were on target. Still, Napoli was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

Bologna shot 11 times, 4 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Napoli shot 17 times, 5 on target, 12 off target.

Cards

Bologna received 3 yellow cards (A. Soumaoro, A. Theate and L. Binks). Regarding the opposition, Napoli received 1 yellow card (P. Zielinski).

Match Timeline

20'
Adama Soumaoro - Yellow
43'
47'
52'
Piotr Zieliński- Yellow
52'
52'
52'
57'
67'
71'
Victor Osimhen- sub ->D. Mertens
71'
Matteo Politano- sub ->H. Lozano
72'
80'
Diego Demme- sub ->P. Zielinski
86'
86'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5

After playing this match, Bologna will stay with 27 points to hold in the 13th place. On the other side, Napoli will have 46 points to sit in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie A, Bologna will play away with Hellas Verona on the 21st of January with a 9-3 head to head statistic 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

Bologna
G
Lukasz Skorupski 28.Poland
6.8
D
Adama Soumaoro  5.France
6.3
43'
D
Luis Binks 2.England
6.4
90'
D
Arthur Theate 6.Belgium
6.7
57'
M
6.6
M
Aaron Hickey 3.Scotland
7.0
72'
M
Nicolas Viola 14.Italy
6.8
52'
M
Roberto Soriano 21.Italy
6.5
67'
M
Mattias Svanberg 32.Sweden
6.7
F
Marko Arnautović 9.Austria
6.4
52'
F
Nicola Sansone 10.Italy
6.7
52'
Substitutes
G
Francesco Bardi 22.Italy
G
Nicola Bagnolini 23.Italy
D
D
M
Nicolás Domínguez 8.Argentina
6.4
52'
M
Emanuel Vignato 55.Italy
6.5
67'
M
Niklas Pyyhtiä 33.Finland
6.4
72'
M
Gary Medel 17.Chile
F
Diego Falcinelli 91.Italy
6.5
52'
F
F
Andreas Skov Olsen 11.Denmark
6.8
52'
F
S. van Hooijdonk 20.Netherlands

Bologna started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).

The manager Siniša Mihajlović decided to play with the following team: Łukasz Skorupski (6.8), Adama Soumaoro (6.3), Luis Binks (6.4), Arthur Theate (6.7), Nicolas Viola (6.8), Lorenzo De Silvestri (6.6), Roberto Soriano (6.5), Mattias Svanberg (6.7), Aaron Hickey (7.0), Marko Arnautović (6.4) and Nicola Sansone (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Diego Falcinelli (6.5), Kevin Bonifazi, Nicolás Domínguez (6.4), Emanuel Vignato (6.5), Gianmarco Cangiano, Francesco Bardi, Riccardo Stivanello, Andreas Skov Olsen (6.8), Sydney van Hooijdonk, Niklas Pyyhtiä (6.4), Gary Medel and Nicola Bagnolini.

Bologna could not rely on the presence of E. Vignato (injured).

Substitutions

Bologna made 5 changes: M. Arnautovic for D. Falcinelli (52′), N. Viola for N. Dominguez (52′), N. Sansone for A. Skov Olsen (52′), R. Soriano for E. Vignato (67′) and A. Hickey for N. Pyyhtia (72′).

Best player: Aaron Hickey​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Bologna was Aaron Hickey.

His rating is (7.0) with 20 passes (70% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5.

Napoli – Formation

Napoli
G
Alex Meret 1.Italy
8.0
D
Juan Jesus  5.Brazil
7.3
D
Mário Rui 6.Portugal
7.3
D
7.1
D
Amir Rrahmani  13.Kosovo
7.3
M
Piotr Zieliński 20.Poland
6.9
80' 52'
M
Stanislav Lobotka 68.Slovakia
7.1
M
Fabián Ruiz 8.Spain
8.1
86'
M
Eljif Elmas 7.Macedonia
7.4
86'
M
Hirving Lozano 11.Mexico
8.5
71' Goals20', 47'
F
Dries Mertens 14.Belgium
7.0
71'
Substitutes
G
Hubert Idasiak 16.Poland
G
Davide Marfella 12.Italy
D
Faouzi Ghoulam 31.Algeria
6.6
86'
D
Kévin Malcuit 2.France
D
Axel Tuanzebe 3.England
D
M
Diego Demme 4.Germany
7.2
80'
M
Antonio Vergara 82.Italy
F
Victor Osimhen 9.Nigeria
6.7
71'
F
Matteo Politano 21.Italy
6.8
71'
F
Andrea Petagna 37.Italy
6.5
86'

Napoli started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Luciano Spalletti played with: Alex Meret (8.0), Giovanni Di Lorenzo (7.1), Amir Rrahmani (7.3), Juan Jesus (7.3), Mário Rui (7.3), Fabián Ruiz (8.1), Stanislav Lobotka (7.1), Hirving Lozano (8.5), Piotr Zieliński (6.9), Eljif Elmas (7.4) and Dries Mertens (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: Hubert Idasiak, Victor Osimhen (6.7), Diego Demme (7.2), Faouzi Ghoulam (6.6), Antonio Vergara, Matteo Politano (6.8), Kévin Malcuit, Davide Marfella, Axel Tuanzebe, Andrea Petagna (6.5) and Alessandro Zanoli.

Substitutions

Napoli made 5 changes: D. Mertens for V. Osimhen (71′), H. Lozano for M. Politano (71′), P. Zielinski for D. Demme (80′), F. Ruiz for F. Ghoulam (86′) and E. Elmas for A. Petagna (86′).

Best player: Hirving Lozano​

The player that probably impressed the most for Napoli was Hirving Lozano.

His rating is (8.5) 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.​