Napoli take on the visitors Bologna in the round 36 match of Italian Serie A. The match will be played on Saturday, April 11th at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona (Naples).
Napoli are the main disappointment of this season in Italian football. The Partenopei were the sensation of the previous campaign when the rejuvenated team, which lost many veteran leaders, quickly became unreachable for all pursuers and eventually won the Scudetto. However, in the spring, things didn't go well for Hwichee and his team, and wisely sensing this, the experienced Spalletti, left the coaching position as a triumphant - Luciano made the club champions for the first time since Maradona. All the problems fell on his successors, and in Naples, Rudy Garcia, Mazzarri (who was successful here again), and Calzona managed to work for just over half a year. None of them managed to do much: defeat in the Super Cup, a quick exit from the Champions League (although they started the round of 16 with a home draw against Barcelona), and the cup (they even lost at home to Frosinone). And consistently poor results in Serie A, where there are almost no chances to qualify for European competitions - for this, you need to win at least occasionally. Even the former champion drew with Udinese, 1-1.
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Bologna got Thiago Motta as their head coach already during the last season - and not everyone understood such a move by the project's management, charismatic Sinisa Mihajlovic had enough supporters. But the Italian Brazilian showed results back then in the form of progress for his new charges. And now the red and blues are a sensation aiming for a Champions League spot! You can also add the cup, where they managed to eliminate Inter, albeit away. But they lost there and had some setbacks in Serie A at the time. But they are holding on in the quartet. And at the right moment, in April, the club won 3-1 at Roma, their main pursuer. Then, however, they were limited to just a draw again. And then they didn't score but didn't concede against Torino. So the opponents will play until Atalanta, who are picking up speed, overtakes them on the home stretch.
Bologna last won in 2019. There were even 4 consecutive wins for Napoli, and in 2023, they drew on Rossoblu's field: 2-2 in May, 0-0 in September. Napoli are considered the clear favorite, but even if they slow down, the visitors are certainly not weaker. The option where Bologna does not lose on Saturday looks like a profitable bet.
Prediction for the match: Bologna not to lose (X2).
