Napoli raises its head: Bologna KO

NAPLES-BOLOGNA 3-0 Il Napoli finds victory again and does it in front of the Maradona crowd, to the detriment of Bologna beaten 3-0 on the second day of Serie A. In the first minute he tries Raspadori but the shot goes just wide, he tries again in the 5th minute and Skorupski para. In the seventeenth long-range shot of Kvaratskheliarejected. Bologna almost scores Castro but which pulls directly into the arms of Meret just before the half hour mark. Kvaratskhelia hits the post in the 43rd minute after beating Skorupski, the first real goal opportunity for Napoli. Which arrives in the 47th minute with Di Lorenzo. In the second half Napoli again for the double, first with Politano at 55′ and ball deflected into a corner, then at 58′ with a foray by Mazzocchi thwarted by the rossoblu defense. A masterpiece of dribbling by Kvaratskhelia who runs for 30 meters and carries the ball until Napoli doubles the lead in the 74th minute. Six minutes of added time. The final blow is given Simeone in the fourth of these and it ends 3-0.

NAPOLI (3-4-2-1): Meret 6; Di Lorenzo 6.5, Rrahmani 6, Buongiorno 6.5; Mazzocchi 6.5 (32′ st Spinazzola sv), Anguissa 6, Lobotka 6, Olivera 6; Politano 6.5 (43′ st David Neres 6.5), Kvaratskhelia 7; Raspadori 6.5 (38′ st Simeone 6). On the bench: Contini, Caprile, Juan Jesus, Cheddira, Rafa Marin, Zerbin, Ngonge, Gaetano, Saco, Iaccarino, Mezzoni. Coach: Conte 7.
BOLOGNA (4-2-3-1): Skorupski 6; Posch 5.5, Beukema 5.5, Erlic 5.5 (19′ Lucumì 5.5), Lykogiannis 5.5 (18′ st Juan Miranda 6); Freuler 6, Moro 5.5; Orsolini 5 (18′ st Odgaard 5.5), Aebischer 5.5 (35′ st Fabbian sv), Ndoye 5.5 (18′ st Karlsson 6); Castro 6. On the bench: Bagnolini, Ravaglia, Holm, Ilic, Corazza, Pobega, Dallinga, De Silvestri, Byar, Urbanski. Coach: Italiano 5.
REFEREE: Nichelino pair 6.
RARE: 47′ pt Di Lorenzo, 32′ st Kvaratskhelia, 49′ st Simeone.
NOTE: serene evening, pitch in good condition. Yellow cards Mazzocchi, Lucumì, Posch, Rrahmani. Corners: 7-5. Injury: 5′, 6′.

ROME-EMPOLI 1-2 The Roma loses at home againstEmpoli on the second day of Serie A: 1-2 the final result. Empoli were very dangerous just before the tenth minute, after the first part of the match in possession of Roma with unsuccessful incursions of Pellegrini e Dovbyk: prima Fazzini he misses a diagonal shot, then Gas he heads a ball that comes to him from the left, his aim was not good and the ball goes wide. Roma again with an angled shot from the left by Souléthe ball ends up in the goalkeeper’s arms. One minute it’s up to Svilar deny Fazzini the goal, he pounces on the rebound Colombo with a header but hits the crossbar. It’s Pellegrini’s turn to find the target in the 43rd minute and it’s once again the Empoli goalkeeper who saves the situation. The match is unlocked at the 45th minute with Gyasi with a tap in with the sole of his right foot, Svilar wrong-footed. One minute of added time. In the second half, it’s the woodwork of the Empoli goal that denies the Giallorossi an equaliser in the 50th minute: first Pellegrini shoots a great shot against the crossbar, then on the development Mancini heads the ball against the post. In the 56th minute he tries Dybala from distance and the shot goes out. Empoli gets a penalty for a hard tackle by Paredes are Esposito at the edge of the area: the VAR confirms, Colombo scores and it’s 0-2 at 60′. Roma heads down towards the opponent’s goal, protagonist Dybala who from the corner finds Mancini at 68, the header is stopped by Vasqueza minute later Dovbyk passes to the Argentine who shoots hard but out. However, Shomurodov shortens the gap in the 81st minute with a pass from Bold. Six minutes of recovery time. It’s Vasquez saves the result after Dybala’s shot from the edge of the area hits the post: the rebound finds Shomurodov but is blocked by the Empoli goalkeeper.

ROMA (4-3-2-1): Svilar 6; Celik 5 (1′ st Zalewski 5.5), Mancini 6, Ndicka 5.5, Angelino 4.5; Cristante 4.5 (17′ st Le Fee 5.5), Paredes 4 (18′ st Baldanzi 6.5), Pellegrini 5.5; Dybala 5.5, Soulé 5 (32′ st Shomurodov 7); Dovbyk 4.5. On the bench: Marin, Ryan, Joao Costa, Smalling, Dahl, Sangarè, Nardin, Bove, Pisilli, Abraham, El Shaarawy. Coach: De Rossi 5.
EMPOLI (3-4-2-1): Vasquez 7; Walukiewicz 7, Ismajli 7, Viti 8; Gyasi 7, Henderson 6.5, Maleh 6.5 (18′ st Haas 6), Pezzella 7 (18′ st Cacace 6); Fazzini 7.5 (42′ st Ekong sv), Solbakken 6 (13′ st Esposito 7); Colombo 7 (42′ st Stojanovic sv). On the bench: Seghetti, Brancolini, Goglichidze, Guarino, Marianucci, Shpendi. Coach: (D’Aversa suspended) Sullo on the bench 7.5.
REFEREE: Zufferli of Udine 5.
RARE: 45′ pt Gyasi; 16′ st Colombo (rig.), 35′ st Shomurodov.
NOTE: serene evening; pitch in good condition. Yellow cards: Maleh, Solbakken, Cacace. Corners: 8-4 for Roma. Injury time: 1′; 6′.