BOLOGNA, ITALY – NOVEMBER 09: Thijs Dallinga of Bologna FC 1909 scores his team’s first goal during the Serie A match between Bologna FC 1909 and SSC Napoli at Renato Dall’Ara Stadium on November 09, 2025 in Bologna, Italy. (Photo by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Images)
Leaders Napoli extended their winless streak with a surprise 2-0 defeat at Bologna, where Thijs Dallinga and Jhon Lucumi were decisive.
The Partenopei were coming off back-to-back goalless draws against Como and Eintracht Frankfurt, as injuries to Kevin De Bruyne, Leonardo Spinazzola, Billy Gilmour, Alex Meret and Romelu Lukaku took their toll, but were still one point clear at the top of the table. The Rossoblu also played a 0-0 with SK Brann on Thursday in the Europa League when down to 10 men for over an hour. Remo Freuler will be out for two months with a fractured clavicle, joining Nicola Ravaglia and Ciro Immobile on the treatment table.
See how it all unfolded on the Liveblog.
It was the worst possible start for Bologna, as Lukasz Skorupski sustained an injury when taking a goal kick, so with Ravaglia also out, they gave 17-year-old Massimo Pessina his Serie A debut.
Rasmus Hojlund saw his solo strike deflected over, while Jhon Lucumi nodded narrowly wide from a promising position on a corner.
Vanja Milinkovic-Savic made the first real save on 32 minutes, getting down to palm the Jonathan Rowe long-range snapshot round the base of the upright.
Thijs Dallinga turned a free header wide of the near post, but then Rowe also picked up an injury that forced him off at half-time.
Bologna took the lead when substitute Nicolò Cambiaghi got down the left and pulled back from the by-line for Dallinga, who was in front of Amir Rrahmani to flick in at the near post from six yards.
Orsolini tested Milinkovic-Savic at the near post with an audacious volley and Hojlund risked more than a yellow card for a reaction foul on Lewis Ferguson.
Bologna doubled their lead, as Emil Holm stood up a cross from the right after a free kick and found Lucumi for the header from six yards, his first ever Serie A goal.
Noa Lang came off the bench and saw his pull-back from the by-line deflected onto the base of the upright, while David Neres had to make a decisive defensive block to prevent Juan Miranda tapping in the Federico Bernardeschi assist at the far post.
Bologna 2-0 Napoli
Dallinga 50 (B), Lucumi 66 (B)
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