Player Ratings Napoli vs Bologna – Report, Goals, Did Napoli Qualify for the Champions League?

Napoli fell two goals behind but were stunned by Jonathan Rowe’s extra-time strike to lose 2-3 at home to Bologna, a setback that puts the home side’s top-four hopes at risk for the top-four places.

Title winners Inter Milan have 85 points, with last season’s champions Napoli second on 70, two points ahead of Juventus, with AC Milan and AS Roma a further point back and Como in sixth place with 65 points. Bologna is eighth with 52 points.

What happened in the Napoli vs Bologna match?

Federico Bernardeschi put Bologna ahead in the ninth minute and Riccardo Orsolini’s penalty doubled the lead in the 34th before Giovanni Di Lorenzo pulled one back with time before half-time.

Alisson Santos leveled early in the second half but the expected comeback win failed to materialize and Bologna substitute Rowe silenced the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona with a late winner.

Have Napoli qualified for the Champions League?

No, Napoli has not yet qualified for the UEFA Champions League. It looks like this will happen in the penultimate round against Pisa on May 17.

Napoli vs Bologna Player Ratings:

Naples: Vanja Milinković-Savić (5.2/10), Giovanni Di Lorenzo (6.7/10), Amir Rrahmani (6.2/10), Alessandro Buongiorno (6.1/10), Matteo Politano (6.8/10), Stanislav Lobotka (7.1/10), Scott McTominay (6.7/10), Miguel Gutiérrez (6.5/10), Giovane Nascimento (6.7/10), Alisson Santos (8.2/10), Rasmus Højlund (6.9/10).

Bologna: Massimo Pessina (6.6/10), João Mário (6.7/10), Eivind Helland (6.2/10), Jhon Lucumí (6.7/10), Juan Miranda (8.7/10), Lewis Ferguson (7.6/10), Remo Freuler (7.4/10), Tommaso Pobega (7.2/10), Riccardo Orsolini (8.1/10), Santiago Castro (7.3/10), Federico Bernardeschi (7.9/10).

(with input from Reuters)

Published on May 12, 2026