Bologna VS Napoli

Bologna, in the 31st round of the last Serie A tournament, on the road under Antonio Conte, is, without a doubt, one of the fittest teams in the competition: Bologna, fourth in the table and very close to the finish line in the final of the Coppa Italia, after winning the first leg semi-final with 3-0. In fact, the Felsinei have scored the most goals in the top flight in 2025, with only Roma having gained more points than the Emilians in that period (32). It was an exciting moment for the Rossoblu, who made it five in a row, and only three times in Serie A history have they achieved more victories in a row (six with coach Thiago Motta in February-March 2024; six victories with Luis Caniglia in April-May 1967, and 10 in November 1963-February 1964 with Fulvio Bernardini). The Emilians have built up a large part of their excellent stadium in front of spectators, with six successes in their last six home matches: the last time Bologna won more consecutive internal matches in the Maxi Championship dates back to the period March-August 2019 (in this case, eight, with Sinisa Mihalovic at the helm). Just over a minute into Napoli's 2-1 home defeat to AC Milan in the 30th round of the previous Serie A campaign, Di Lorenzo fired a precise and powerful flight, slotting in to the left in the area.Lukaku scored his second with 20 minutes remaining, turning left off an assist from Gilmour. Halfway through the penalty area, Meret pounced on Gimenez's penalty kick, blocking the ball to his left. Jovic cut six minutes off the clock from the 90th minute, but Napoli managed the final play and legitimised a deserved success. Romelu Lukaku scored against AC Milan at Maradona and has just reached the magnificent goal of 400 in his career. Napoli have proved to be an almost unrivalled opponent in recent days and, most importantly, Napoli are now very confident. The team fully reflects the approach of coach Vincenzo Italiano, who expects great intensity and vigour from the players on both sides of the pitch. Specifically, Bologna have had 374 high break opponent sequences in this tournament, an average of 12.5 per game, the highest in Serie A in 2024/25. Whilst Napoli have the greater individual ability, Bologna are more likely to dominate the tournament thanks to their consistent form and home advantage.