Overview
Bologna have had an extremely impressive streak of form recently. In the Serie A arena alone, coach Vicenzo Italiano's team has had a series of 5 consecutive victories, helping them have a great chance to participate in the Champions League next season.
Not only that, Bologna also owns the 4th best attack in the league, only behind Inter Milan, Atalanta and Lazio in the rankings.
An effective attack will be a mainstay for Bologna in facing Napoli's best defense in Serie A this season. After 30 matches, Napoli has only conceded 24 goals. Their defensive efficiency has helped Napoli fly high in the rankings, although their attack has only had 47 shots.
However, Napoli has been making catastrophic mistakes recently. Typical examples include the 0-0 draw with Venezia or the 1-2 defeat to Como. The ineffective attack is also the reason why Napoli have only won 6 points in the last 5 away matches in Serie A. They are currently 3 points behind Inter in the race to Scudetto this year.
Napoli easily won 3-0 in the first leg of this season. Overall, Napoli have won 4, drawn three and lost just once in their last eight away games at Renato Dall' Ara Ara. However, with their form being somewhat unstable recently, Napoli will likely not be able to win all 3 points against Bologna.
Personnel situation
Davide Calabria was unfortunately injured in the match against Empoli and is unlikely to play against Napoli. Santiago Castro has returned to full training and hopes to be in the starting lineup of Bologna.
On the other side of the front line, Scott McTominay could return to play for Napoli after injury. However, the possibility of Leonardo Spinazzola playing is still open.
Expected lineup:
Bologna: Skorupski, Holm, Beukema, Lucumi, Miranda, Freuler, Ferguson, Orsolini, Odgaard, Ndoye, Castro.
Napoli: Meret, Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Buongiorno, Olivera, Anguissa, lobotka, McTominay, Politano, Lukaku, Neres.
The match between Bologna and Napoli takes place at 1:45 am on April 8 (Vietnam time).
