Among other Serie A football news, Napoli took all three points in Bologna, winning 2-0 thanks to a Hirving Lozano brace. Another point of note was that we saw Victor Osimhen return to action after almost two months in this match.
Napoli returned to the pitch four days after their defeat in a Coppa Italia Round of 16 tie against Fiorentina.
The Partenopei were without starting goalkeeper David Ospina and captain Lorenzo Insigne, who are both out on injury.
On the other hand, Kalidou Koulibaly, Adam Ounas and Zambo Anguissa were also out, on Africa Cup of Nations duty. However, head coach Luciano Spalletti saw Fabian Ruiz and Piotr Zielinski return to the Partenopei XI.
Napoli’s win allows the Partenopei to move four points behind leaders Inter, but Simone Inzaghi’s men have a game in hand.
On the other hand, Luciano Spalletti’s side are in fifth place, five points over Juventus.
The Partenopei return to action on Sunday, hosting Salernitana at the Stadio Maradona.
Serie A Football News – Napoli Took All Three Points in Bologna
Napoli dominated the possession at the Stadio Dall’Ara.
Lozano even came close to scoring before getting his name on the scoresheet after 20 minutes. Eljif Elmas put in a great assist from the left and Lozano, the far post, delivered a left-foot finish.
Fabian almost made it two for the Azzurri but hit the woodwork with a curler from the box’s edge.
However, the Spaniard assisted Lozano two minutes into the second half with the Mexico international rounding Skorupski. And the action ended with Lozano putting the ball inside an empty net.
Napoli later appealed for a penalty kick for a foul on Fabian, but the referee waved to play on.
Victor Osimhen joined as a substitute in the second half, returning to action within two months after a cheekbone injury.
Bologna’s Nicolas Dominguez also came off the bench in the second half and he even came close to scoring. Instead, though, Dominguez sent his shot from a good position over the crossbar.
Mattias Svanberg hit the woodwork with a late free-kick from the edge of the box.
