Unstoppable Napoli back on top with win over Bologna

Napoli now has 10 wins in a row in all competitions and is on top of the table with 26 points after 10 games just ahead of Atalanta, with Lazio and Udinese level on 21 points.

Published : Oct 17, 2022 02:47 IST

Napoli’s Juan Jesus celebrates scoring Napoli’s first goal.
Napoli’s Juan Jesus celebrates scoring Napoli’s first goal. | Photo Credit: REUTERS
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Napoli’s Juan Jesus celebrates scoring Napoli’s first goal. | Photo Credit: REUTERS

Napoli returned to the top of Serie A after beating Bologna 3-2 thanks to a late Victor Osimhen goal on Sunday to lead the table by two points although the visitors made them fight for the win.

Napoli now has 10 wins in a row in all competitions and is on top of the table with 26 points after 10 games just ahead of Atalanta, with Lazio and Udinese level on 21 points.

Bologna striker Joshua Zirkzee opened the scoring in the 41st minute when he received a pass from Andrea Cambiaso inside the box and fired into the bottom right-hand corner of the net.

But the lead did not last long as Juan Jesus equalised four minutes later at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium.

Both teams played an intense second half, with Hirving Lozano putting the hosts ahead in the 49th minute. Musa Barrow equalised two minutes after that with a shot from a distance that Napoli goalkeeper Alex Meret fumbled into the goal.

Substitute Osimhen got what proved to be the winner in the 69th when he collected a through ball from Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and elegantly lobbed keeper Lukasz Skorupski.

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