Napoli Lose 2-0 to Bologna, Milan Ties at Serie A Top

Napoli's title defense hit a snag on Sunday as the defending Serie A champions fell 2-0 to Bologna at the Stadio Renato Dall'Ara, allowing AC Milan to join them at the top of the standings on 22 points each. The result, coupled with Milan's 2-2 draw at Parma the previous day, kept the race for the summit tightly contested, with Inter Milan, Roma and Bologna all lurking one point behind on 21 points.

Bologna struck first five minutes into the second half, when substitute Nicolò Cambiaghi raced down the left flank and rolled a low pass from the byline for Thijs Dallinga to deftly flick into the near post from close range. The hosts doubled their advantage in the 66th minute as Jhon Lucumí rose to head in Emil Holm's cross from the right, marking the Colombian defender's first Serie A goal. Napoli pushed for a response, with Noa Lang's effort striking the upright shortly after the second goal, but they failed to seriously threaten Massimo Pessina, the 17-year-old goalkeeper who made his senior debut after replacing the injured Lukasz Skorupski in the eighth minute. Bologna also lost Jonathan Rowe to injury at halftime, yet held firm to secure a third straight league win.