Napoli continue their 100% record of the season as they defeated bologna in a 3-0 win, thanks to goals from Lorenzo Insigne who struck twice and Fabian Ruiz who gave the host a comfortable win to return back to the top spot.
The host 3-0 win over Bologna now extends their unbeaten run at home to 16 matches against the side from Northern Italian side. The host appeared after Sporting their special edition Halloween kit with Napoli wasting no time in troubling Bologna defence in search of a goal.
The host remarkable effort to score pave way for them as Fabián Ruiz got himself in the score sheet with a well curled ball to give the opener beyond goalkeeper Łukasz Skorupski in style, with that goal extending the ‘Rossoblù’ run without a clean sheet against ‘Gli Azzurri’ to 17 consecutive matches which is not really a good results for them.
Despite Napoli going one goal up in the renamed Stadio Diego Armando Maradona at the back-end of last year, Bologna problem increased in the game as it turned out to be the hand of Gary Medel that would cost Bologna a second goal just before the break.
The ball happens to have struck the Chilean defender’s arm after he mis-calculated his jump and this lead to the result of a VAR check, after the check referee Marco Serra pointed to the penalty spot as Lorenzo Insigne step forward to take the kick, despite the player having missed three penalties this season, but the Napoli captain decides to take the kick and made no mistake converting the ball in the back of the net to make it 2-0 for the host.
However, their visitors having lost six of their previous seven visits to Naples, Bologna’s task was always going to be a difficult one as their chances of getting a point in this game was nothing to right about as the host never gave them chance with pressure been mounted on them, not even their talisman Musa Barrow was able to inspire or provide hope for the ‘‘Rossoblù’ side to rely on.
The promising Italian had however, mustered six goal contributions in his last previous four matches and a frustrated effort for the player in the early second period represented a frustrating evening for the visitors as their chances of getting back to the game looks difficult.
Napoli who were targeting a return to the SA summit continued with their quality style of play and with that they were able to add to their tally from the spot once again just after the hour-mark to make it 3-0 . Bologna player Ibrahima Mbaye was the culprit this time as the player bundle down Nigerian Victor Osimhen before Insigne step up to score his brace in the game to maintain a 3-0 comfortable lead.
The host continue with their impressive win and also their Unbeaten record as Napoli are now truly dreaming of a first scudetto title since 1989-90, after their win against Bologna.