Napoli’s title defence continues to crumble — three matches without a win, three without a goal. This is not the form of champions.

Bologna capitalised on the champions’ crisis with a confident 2–0 victory, exposing all of Napoli’s attacking flaws. The hosts struck twice in the second half through Jesper Dalling and Jhon Lucumí, turning their control of the game into goals and confirming Napoli’s slump in front of goal.

The visitors looked a shadow of the team that lifted the Serie A trophy last season, managing only 0.26 expected goals (xG) — a statistic that perfectly sums up their lifeless display in attack.

At the top of the table, the race is heating up: AC Milan and Napoli now sit level on 22 points, while Inter Milan (21) have the chance to reclaim first place later tonight.

2025-26, Italy - Serie A

Bologna - Napoli 2:0 (0:0)
Goals: Dallinga, 50 (1:0); Lucumí, 66 (2:0)

Bologna: Skorupski (Pessina, 8); Holm E.; Heggem; Lucumí; Juan Miranda; Pobega (Moro N., 81); Ferguson L.; Orsolini (Casale, 81); Rowe J. (Cambiaghi, 46); Odgaard (Bernardeschi, 61); Dallinga
Substitution: Pessina (from 8); Cambiaghi (from 46); Bernardeschi (from 61); Casale (from 81); Moro N. (from 81)
Bench: Zortea; Lykogiannis; De Silvestri; Vitík; Sulemana I.; Fabbian; Domínguez B.; Castro S.
Yellow Cards: Orsolini 74

Napoli: Milinkovic-Savic V.; Gutiérrez M. (Olivera M., 77); Buongiorno (Juan Jesus, 77); Rrahmani Am.; Di Lorenzo; McTominay (Lucca L., 82); Politano (Neres, 68); Lobotka; Zambo Anguissa André-Frank; Elmas (Lang N., 68); Höjlund R.
Substitution: Lang N. (from 68); Neres (from 68); Juan Jesus (from 77); Olivera M. (from 77); Lucca L. (from 82)
Bench: Contini N.; Mazzocchi; Beukema; Marianucci; Vergara A.; Ambrosino
Yellow Cards: Höjlund R. 63; Lang N. 71; Neres 76