NAPOLI-BOLOGNA 3-0 | EXTENDED HIGHLIGHTS | SERIE A 2024/25

many observers of saidia had Napoli back in the scudetto conversation yet a 3-0 loss at Verona has suggested the adur is still the team that finished 10th last season and that Antonio Conte is yet to wave his magic wand Napoli aren't in the Champions League this ter but their opponents bologna are and vinent Italiano boasts no fewer than four WI wins on this ground Antonio Conte makes three changes to the team that were thrashed at Verona ban jordo returns from an ankle injury for his League debut while Oliva plays in place of spatola raspadori gets the nod over Simeon at Center forward and as we saw a little earlier the new signing Brazilian Winger bologna go with one alteration from the draw against oudin erit might be new to Bologna but he has worked under Italiano in the past eisher is the new face he comes into Midfield in place of Fabian and Dan and doy scored on this ground as recently as may it remains his only goal vanquished in Verona it's now up to Napoli to beat bologna on a sweltering evening in fory Grotto we're up and running here at the maradon and immediately Napoli find there best player in creature katelia Manuel pascali fania took the throw in too quickly just when he thought he'd released Matias Olivera good evening once again yeah good evening Patrick yeah big game for Napoli here at home after the shocking result we were all talking about couple of new faces NES on the bench and everybody's waiting for Lukaku but it's still this game to be played and napoi for sure wants to start their match now this match with the on the front foot to redeem themselves after the Verona shock poano for matoki nice step from him and raspor is in space here raspadori almost a goal inside the first minute and that's what you want to do if you're starting after the big shocking defeat good ball in from MZ Italiano asking his players there to squeeze yeah of course they want to press Napoli high and they've won it back here with abish this is Santiago Castro time and space for Lio Janis and there's a free header for orsolini who headed it straight against his own arm and that was a huge chance [Music] half an hour of that competition Erich disappointed whilst it was often calori who got the credit and the plaudits looki was a very steady figure in the bologna backline yeah he's a good Center back quick enough sometimes is switch off a bit but he still young he's got now the chance to come in for early n such an important game for Italiano as well talking about probably a problem on his armst string ear katelia Oliva now it's labotka Oliva for politano again they've Struck it straight at skorupski yeah but good again in transition Napoli Oliva with a quick turn found the politano at the edge of the box here lotka driving forward finding Oliva andoy that's a clever ball Santiago Castro hit it straight at meret Big chance for bologna that's a wonderful pass by Noy and the Beautiful move at but you can see Casto going short to receive the ball but this is probably the best chance so far in the game it's going to be a third consecutive seran season from Mel Lukaku with a third different Club after inter and roma last season orsolini dealt with by mataki but not convincingly that's won by Posh CU he had the run on bonjourno bologo continu to press here Napoli becoming a little frantic but they're still in control Ola now taking a chance taking a big chance well there's building out from the back and then there's overplaying or playing with fire and yet astonishingly Napoli still have the ball rahmani can keep it moving matoki all the options away to his left still mataki he'll try and bend it and he's one a corner that's the pass that we're waiting for to beat the massive bologna pressure Rahman found Moki you can see in the middle There is almost one two three four against four Moki goes by himself deflection now we're going to see Napo will have the chance from corner dorenzo for politano back with the skipper matoki politano has time poano for karatela tried to Loop it this is D Loreno and katelia struck the frame of the girl yeah was a wonderful lovely header from karelia chiky lob can see here Marini is late but look skupski can only see and watch the ball kiss the bar Billy Gilmore or Scott Momin seems to be favorite now for Midfield role raspadori on the half turn Oliva joining in Oliva left by raspor for poano and the deflection took it wide yeah crucial deflection by Lumi again I think politano good counter again bologna is giving Napoli chance rahmani lobotka t so this is politano it's done well here katelia foreno what a fabulous goal that is it's all about the quality of the assist but the briefly oneway Captain is here to stay and he scores the first goal under the new boss Antonio Conte and dare I say it it appeared like the napol old fantastic goal b pek is all about yes great Movement by D Loreno by about this manarat fantastic CES so sweet perfect timeing for D Lorenzo yes had a great gorgeous finish but look what Kara can do with his right foot here good ball Doren is the one that is starting this action look and see keep running keep running keep running nobody's watching game probably is's a l no is abisher that is he can spotted D Lorenzo the Napolis keeper wonderful assist wonderful first touch and gorgeous finish by Napoli keeper [Music] bolin's ball there's D Lorenzo and Luca Pareto brings the first half to a close much more like it from Antonio contes Napoli joavan dorenzo starting a fresh this season and grabbing the first goal under the new boss they haven't given too much away defensively they arguably could have scored more at the other end but it's the response that cont expected after the embarrassment of the bent Gody at the break Napoli won bologna nil for but the job is only half done for Napoli it's not the start that bolog would have wanted to the season but Napoli capitulated in the second half at Verona so there is previous Napoli in charge but the lead remains a slender one still plenty of potential twists and turns here at the maradon before the evening is up and it is still the same Personnel that began the match it be it that one change for bologa early on when lukumi replaced the injured elich how do you see the second half panning out Manuel pascali no no Patrick but surely bologna needs to do something more concretely up front especially just cre the no real threat to to mer Napoli show yeah something new no with the Loreno Bing for as a center back in his new position this what he can give you playing that role with Antonio Conte going for like a surprise coming from the back nice turn there from orsolini was tripped by Oliva M Posh with the cross and this is eish good try yeah he went with the inside of his right foot rather than go with the laces went for precision rather than power think maybe could have been a bit Brave cuz there you can see you can go drop the shoulder matoki still with matoki eventually bologna clear their lines yeah but these are contest signs you can see the spirit the passion that the former Juventus coach was talking about kelia trying to elude Posh skorupski wasted no time in clearing but straight to bonjoro good spell again here for Napoli Oliva katelia it's reached politano poano skorupski was beaten but it goes narrowly wide yeah that was the clever kind of snooker shot from poan that's the club president next month looki Tempo just slowing if it is still warm enough we are due our cooling break very shortly odard Freer this is Juan Miranda trying his luck and meret did well with his handling yeah not a about effort especially was a dangerous one consider the ball just bounced in front of Mer bolog are on the verge of getting another couple over the line saming Jor is one karatela karelia with the effort he gets his goal with the help of a deflection and that is a odd to his new found fatherhood Damian born this week and katelia has a goal to go along with his assist and surely with a quarter of an hour remaining contes Napoli are about to taste victory for the first side yeah that happens when you got this player your St 11 your team but it's all about the movement that his teammates are making we're going to watch it again when Kar receiving the ball in that area then you need you need to put him under massive pressure and we will make things happen Well Done by credit to rahmani spotting K in between the lines look Oliva R this give you bua not the chance to go and face kavar juon jordo looking for katelia they've doubled up on him katelia with the nutmeg this is poano this time the deflection from Burk was a good one yeah but now look like napoi are finding some new energy know we seen them strug in this first part of this match as long as the game goes on they look like the physical fitness time for the debut in bought at Great expense from Benfica poano didn't get his goal despite several raids on the Napoli penalty area convincing performances victories IDE defensive solidity con likes to win not just individual matches but trophies Simeon foris he slipped in joavan Simeon and now it's karatela sput Sola they seem to be caught in two mind several Napoli players there lukumi Freer Castro could take lovely drop of the shoulder that would have been some goal when he and oransky both went for the header and it was not exactly clear who got the last touch eventually the goal is awarded to Santiago Castro they were three one up probably I think here's Simeon now it's karatela and now David neris still going neris and it's cross the line from Simeon the two substitutes link up and David NIS in a very brief Cameo gets his first Napoli assist and Simeon makes it a resounding score line from the 3-0 loss in Verona to a 3-0 victory over bolognia yeah Patrick that's what you want to see as a manager bringing on some new players Simeon NES and then seeing them making things happen yes here Luke Simeon as usually battling for this bis going past bukima and finding Simeon with a bit of luck but no bad from this man first 10 minutes one assist and Simeone always there always giving his 100% Fabian D Loreno won the 50/50 Luca peretto looks at the watch and we're now seeing the start of the Antonio con era at Napoli D Lorenzo scored in added time at the end of the first half they never really looked like conceding to Bologna tonight karat Helia set up the first he scored the second and there was still time for David nettis to grab an assist on his debut Off the Bench Simeon the score of the third late on final score Napoli 3 bologna nil [Applause]