Napoli handed title boost as Inter lose to Bologna

Inter Milan secured their spot in the Quarter-final after a 1-0 aggregate win over Porto

SERIE A Napoli handed title boost as Inter lose to Bologna

Ayoola Kelechi 14:45 - 26.02.2023

Napoli keep their 18-point lead at the top of Serie A after Inter Milan dropped points against Bologna

Napoli will keep their 18-point lead at the top of the table after their nearest rivals, Inter Milan, dropped more points after a 1-0 loss to Bologna in Serie A. 

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Inter suffered a shock loss to Bologna who currently lie 7th in Serie A with hopes of breaking into the European spots for next season. 

Inter were let down by their forward line, who missed chances and opened the door for Riccardo Orsolini to score a late goal to give Bologna all three points at the Renato Dall'Ara. 

Napoli will keep their 18-point lead at the top of the table after their nearest rivals, Inter Milan, dropped more points after a 1-0 loss to Bologna in Serie A. 

Inter suffered a shock loss to Bologna who currently lie 7th in Serie A with hopes of breaking into the European spots for next season. 

Inter were let down by Samir Handanovic whose mistake in goal opened the door for Riccardo Orsolini to score a late goal to give Bologna all three points at the Renato Dall'Ara. 

How it happened

Inter still had faint hopes of causing a Serie A upset when they travelled to Bologna, with a chance to cut the lead to only 15 points, but ultimately threw away the opportunity to keep up as Bologna overpowered them 1-0. 

In a first half dominated by the home team, Bologna were proactive and thought they had taken the lead when Gambian Musa Barrow had the ball in the back of the net, but the goal was ruled out after a VAR review where it was determined that Nicolás Domínguez had interfered in the goal from an offside position. 

Inter had few sightings of a goal in the first half, and Lautaro Martinez headed their best chance wide five minutes to half-time. 

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