Bologna vs Napoli, 2023-24 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie ANapoli's Osimhen misses late penalty in goalless draw with Bologna
Napoli's underwhelming start to the season persisted after a missed penalty by Victor Osimhen condemned the Serie A champions to a 0-0 draw at Bologna on Sunday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Stefan Posch (Bologna).
- 1': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 1': Foul by Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli).
- 1': Lewis Ferguson (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Dan Ndoye (Bologna) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 3': Foul by Piotr Zielinski (Napoli).
- 5': Attempt saved. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Giacomo Raspadori with a through ball.
- 5': Attempt missed. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left.
- 6': Dan Ndoye (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Mathías Olivera (Napoli).
- 6': Mathías Olivera (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 7': Delay in match because of an injury Stefan Posch (Bologna).
- 8': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 10': Attempt missed. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mathías Olivera with a cross.
- 10': Substitution, Bologna. Lorenzo De Silvestri replaces Stefan Posch because of an injury.
- 14': Attempt missed. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 16': Foul by Sam Beukema (Bologna).
- 16': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 18': Offside, Bologna. Victor Kristiansen tries a through ball, but Jesper Karlsson is caught offside.
- 21': Foul by Dan Ndoye (Bologna).
- 21': Mathías Olivera (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
- 27': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Sam Beukema.
- 30': Foul by Michel Aebischer (Bologna).
- 30': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 30': Michel Aebischer (Bologna) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 31': Offside, Napoli. Piotr Zielinski tries a through ball, but Leo Østigård is caught offside.
- 32': Foul by Joshua Zirkzee (Bologna).
- 32': Leo Østigård (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 33': Foul by André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli).
- 33': Jhon Lucumí (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Lewis Ferguson (Bologna).
- 34': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 36': Foul by Piotr Zielinski (Napoli).
- 36': Remo Freuler (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Attempt saved. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by André-Frank Zambo Anguissa.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Natan.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Bologna 0, Napoli 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Bologna 0, Napoli 0.
- 45': Substitution, Napoli. Mário Rui replaces Mathías Olivera.
- 48': Foul by Lewis Ferguson (Bologna).
- 48': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Dan Ndoye (Bologna) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 49': Foul by Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli).
- 49': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 51': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Natan.
- 53': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Jhon Lucumí.
- 53': Dan Ndoye (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli).
- 53': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 54': Foul by Natan (Napoli).
- 54': Lewis Ferguson (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by Dan Ndoye (Bologna).
- 55': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Dan Ndoye (Bologna) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 56': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by André-Frank Zambo Anguissa.
- 57': Attempt missed. Joshua Zirkzee (Bologna) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jesper Karlsson with a cross following a corner.
- 57': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Victor Kristiansen.
- 58': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Joshua Zirkzee.
- 60': Attempt saved. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
- 60': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Jhon Lucumí.
- 62': Foul by Lewis Ferguson (Bologna).
- 62': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Attempt saved. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Leo Østigård.
- 64': Delay in match because of an injury Jhon Lucumí (Bologna).
- 65': Substitution, Bologna. Alexis Saelemaekers replaces Dan Ndoye.
- 66': Substitution, Bologna. Riccardo Calafiori replaces Jhon Lucumí because of an injury.
- 66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 67': Substitution, Napoli. Matteo Politano replaces Giacomo Raspadori.
- 67': Offside, Napoli. André-Frank Zambo Anguissa tries a through ball, but Victor Osimhen is caught offside.
- 69': Foul by Lorenzo De Silvestri (Bologna).
- 69': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Penalty conceded by Riccardo Calafiori (Bologna) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 72': Lukasz Skorupski (Bologna) is shown the yellow card.
- 72': Penalty missed. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot is close, but misses to the right.
- 73': Alexis Saelemaekers (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Foul by Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli).
- 74': Attempt saved. Joshua Zirkzee (Bologna) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 74': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Alex Meret.
- 75': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Alex Meret.
- 76': Substitution, Napoli. Eljif Elmas replaces Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
- 78': Hand ball by André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli).
- 79': Foul by Michel Aebischer (Bologna).
- 79': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Lewis Ferguson (Bologna) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joshua Zirkzee.
- 81': Foul by Remo Freuler (Bologna).
- 81': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Remo Freuler (Bologna) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 81': Matteo Politano (Napoli) is shown the yellow card.
- 82': Substitution, Bologna. Oussama El Azzouzi replaces Remo Freuler.
- 82': Substitution, Bologna. Riccardo Orsolini replaces Jesper Karlsson.
- 83': Eljif Elmas (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 83': Foul by Oussama El Azzouzi (Bologna).
- 85': Attempt blocked. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 85': Attempt missed. Matteo Politano (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
- 86': Substitution, Napoli. Giovanni Simeone replaces Victor Osimhen.
- 86': Substitution, Napoli. Jens Cajuste replaces Stanislav Lobotka.
- 88': Foul by Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna).
- 88': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 89': Alexis Saelemaekers (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Jens Cajuste (Napoli).
- 90': Attempt saved. Joshua Zirkzee (Bologna) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lewis Ferguson with a cross.
- 90'+1': Delay in match because of an injury André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli).
- 90'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+3': Offside, Bologna. Lorenzo De Silvestri tries a through ball, but Joshua Zirkzee is caught offside.
- 90'+4': Foul by Mário Rui (Napoli).
- 90'+4': Lewis Ferguson (Bologna) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+4': Mário Rui (Napoli) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+5': Foul by Sam Beukema (Bologna).
- 90'+5': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Bologna 0, Napoli 0.
- 0': Match ends, Bologna 0, Napoli 0.
Statistics
 NAP |
BOL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 16 |
| 5 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 2 | Saves | 4 |
| 50.9 | Possession | 49.1 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 4 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 400 | Accurate Passes | 398 |
| 460 | Passes | 448 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 19 | Crosses | 13 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 36 | Long Balls | 42 |
| 17 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 21 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 11 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
| 11 | Clearances | 18 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Renato Dall'Ara
Location: Bologna, Italy
Attendance: 26,621
Venue: Renato Dall'Ara
Location: Bologna, Italy
Attendance: 26,621
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Napoli | 12 | +10 | 26 |
| 2 | Atalanta | 12 | +16 | 25 |
| 3 | Fiorentina | 12 | +15 | 25 |
| 4 | Internazionale | 12 | +12 | 25 |
Line-Ups
Bologna (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 28 | Lukasz Skorupski (GK)  |
| 26 | Jhon Lucumí |
| 31 | Sam Beukema |
| 15 | Victor Kristiansen |
| 3 | Stefan Posch |
| 19 | Lewis Ferguson |
| 8 | Remo Freuler |
| 20 | Michel Aebischer |
| 9 | Joshua Zirkzee |
| 10 | Jesper Karlsson |
| 11 | Dan Ndoye |
Napoli (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Meret (GK) |
| 3 | Natan |
| 55 | Leo Ostigard |
| 17 | Mathías Olivera |
| 22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
| 68 | Stanislav Lobotka |
| 20 | Piotr Zielinski |
| 99 | André-Frank Zambo Anguissa |
| 9 | Victor Osimhen |
| 77 | Khvicha Kvaratskhelia |
| 81 | Giacomo Raspadori |
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