August 25, (THEWILL) – Antonio Conte’s Napoli earned their first Serie A victory of the season with a convincing 3-0 win over Bologna at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona. The result helped the team bounce back from their opening day defeat to Verona by the same scoreline.
Giovanni Di Lorenzo, opened the scoring in first-half stoppage time, finishing off a well-crafted move initiated by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia. The Georgian winger then doubled Napoli’s lead in the 75th minute with a deflected shot following an impressive solo run.
Substitute Giovanni Simeone sealed the victory in stoppage time, converting a cross from fellow substitute David Neres. The goal marked Simeone’s first league strike in 24 appearances, ending a prolonged drought for the Argentine forward.
Di Lorenzo’s goal continued his remarkable scoring record, making him one of only two defenders, alongside Cristiano Biraghi, to find the net in each of the last seven Serie A seasons. For Simeone, it was his fifth career goal against Bologna in Italy’s top flight.
The win was crucial for Napoli, who avoided losing their opening two matches of a Serie A campaign for the first time since the 2000/2001, season under Zdenek Zeman. Conte will be pleased with his team’s performance and will look to build on this result in the coming weeks.
Jude Obafemi is a versatile senior Correspondent at THEWILL Newspapers, excelling in sourcing, researching, and delivering sports news stories for both print and digital publications.
