At 1:30 Beijing time on January 18, the 22nd round of the 21/22 Serie A season, Napoli played away against Bologna. Lozano scored in the first and second halves, with Fabian Ruiz and Swanberg hitting the upright and Napoli beating their opponents 2-0 to win two consecutive league games. Napoli are firmly at third in the table, four points away from the top of the table, and Spalletti leads the team to disrupt the title race.
Four days ago, in the Coppa Italia, Napoli suffered a heavy blow, they collapsed in extra time, and finally suffered a 2-5 defeat by Fiorentina, and created the worst defeat in 33 years.
The campaign was against Bologna in the lower middle of the rankings, and they quickly got into shape and ushered in a strong rebound.
In the 20th minute, Napoli tore open the gap on the left side, Elmas crossed the ball low, Mertens at the front point was witty, and Lozano pushed into the bottom left corner of the back point, successfully breaking the deadlock.
In the 44th minute, Fabian Ruiz fired a long-range shot from outside the penalty area that was out of reach of the opposing goalkeeper, but the ball bounced off the neutral post and Napoli failed to kill the game.
After only 3 minutes of the yibian battle, Napoli broke out again, Fabian Ruiz crossed the low flat ball on the left side, And Lozano stopped the ball and passed the opposing goalkeeper, easily pushing the empty goal to win. In 28 minutes, Lozano scored twice and Napoli sealed the win 2-0.
OPTA revealed that this was the third time lozano had scored twice in his Serie A career, but the first time he had done so on the road. The 26-year-old Lozano has previously said that he is ready to join the big club and looks interested in leaving Napoli, and he is currently worth 40 million euros.
In the 63rd minute, Fabian Ruiz was dragged to the ground by his opponent in the penalty area, but the referee did not show any indication and did not award a penalty. In the 85th minute, an assistant napoli coach received a red card for deliberately kicking the spare ball inside.
In the 89th minute, Swanberg's direct free-kick hit the post and Bologna failed to break the ball.
In the end, Napoli beat Bologna 2-0, ushering in two consecutive Serie A wins and two consecutive seasons of double-matching opponents.
In this round, Atalanta drew 0-0 with Inter, while AC Milan were reversed 1-2 by relegation team Spezia, with only Napoli winning among the top four teams.
As a result, Inter continues to top the table with 50 points, followed by AC Milan with 48 points, Napoli with 46 points and Atlanta with 42 points. We can see that there is only a 4-point gap between the top 3, and the situation for the championship is very tight.