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Despite a comfortable win over Empoli in the Coppa Italia, Bologna paid the price with right-back Davide Calabria suffering an ankle sprain.

The former Milan captain will be absent, allowing Emil Holm and Lorenzo De Silvestri to compete for a starting spot. Coach Vincenzo Italiano will also make other adjustments to the starting lineup.

Santiago Castro has returned to full training after a foot injury sustained during Argentina's international break, and will compete with Thijs Dallinga for a starting spot at centre-forward.

Behind the striker, there are several names that could be used, led by Riccardo Orsolini. In the last three Serie A seasons, no Italian has scored more goals than Orsolini (32), however, he has neither scored nor assisted in 11 matches against Napoli.

In contrast, Romelu Lukaku has had a good run with Bologna, scoring five goals in five games against the opposition – an average of one goal every 81 minutes.

Coach Antonio Conte has just switched to a 4-3-3 formation after a period of using the striker pair Lukaku – Raspadori in a 3-5-2 formation. Therefore, the two wingers Matteo Politano and David Neres will continue to support Lukaku up front.

Scott McTominay missed the Milan game through illness, but he is expected to return to Napoli’s starting line-up – likely replacing compatriot Billy Gilmour. Only Leonardo Spinazzola remains doubtful for the trip to Emilia-Romagna.

Latest expected lineup Bologna vs Napoli

Bologna:
Skorupski; Holm, Beukema, Lucumi, Miranda; Freuler, Ferguson; Orsolini, Odgaard, Ndoye; Castro

Napoli:
Meret; Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Buongiorno, Olivera; Anguissa, Lobotka, McTominay; Politano, Lukaku, Neres

Latest football commentary Bologna vs Napoli

Bologna eased to a 3-0 win over Empoli at the Stadio Castellani in the first leg of their Coppa Italia semi-final, virtually securing their place in the final in Rome.

They controlled the game from the moment Riccardo Orsolini continued his impressive scoring form midway through the first half, before Dan Ndoye twice set up Thijs Dallinga to double and triple their lead.

This is the sixth consecutive win for the Emilia-speaking team in all competitions, but before the return leg, they will face a tough period in Serie A.

Orsolini matched his Serie A best – 11 goals, as in 2022-23 – with the winner against Venezia last week. However, Bologna’s next opponents will be of a much higher standard.

With eight rounds remaining, coach Vincenzo Italiano and his team will face Atalanta, Juventus, Fiorentina and two Milan teams in the race for a ticket to the European Cup.

First up, Bologna will return to their home ground – where they are on a six-game winning streak in Serie A – to end Napoli's winless run at Dall'Ara that stretches back to 2019.

In fact, whether playing at home or away, Napoli have lost just one of their last 10 Serie A encounters with Bologna, including a 3-0 win in the first leg at the Maradona Stadium this season.

Coach Antonio Conte's team will look to complete a double victory over Bologna, as every point is now extremely valuable in the competition for the title with Inter Milan.

Still chasing their second Scudetto in three seasons, Napoli have won just two of their last eight domestic league games, but they remain Inter's closest challengers.

While Inter have to divide their strength on three fronts, Conte and his students can fully concentrate on the remaining 8 matches in Serie A, and they just returned after the international break with an important 2-1 victory at home.

Napoli took a two-goal lead thanks to an early strike from Matteo Politano and a lucky finish from Romelu Lukaku – who has just reached 400 career goals.

In Serie A in 2025, only Capocannoniere candidate Mateo Retegui has been involved in more goals than Lukaku, who has scored five and assisted four, helping to keep Napoli's title hopes alive.

Having withstood Milan’s late pressure and taken all three points, Napoli can now look to secure their second successive Serie A win – something they haven’t done since January, the last time they won away from home. But Bologna will be a tough test.

Latest Bologna vs Napoli score prediction

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Bologna vs Napolias follows:

• Sportsmole:Bologna 0-1 Napoli

• WhoScore:Bologna 1-2 Napoli
• Our newspaper predicts:Bologna 1-1 Napoli

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