European football: Napoli lose ground in title race after defeat at Bologna

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Napoli suffered a 2-0 defeat at Bologna on Sunday, with goals from Thijs Dallinga and Jhon Lucumí keeping the Serie A title race wide open.

Napoli are second in the standings on 22 points, level with the leaders, Milan. Bologna join Inter and Roma, who play later in the evening, on 21 points.

Bologna faced an early setback when their goalkeeper, Lukasz Skorupski, appeared to suffer a leg injury in the opening stages, leading to the 17-year-old Massimo Pessina making his Serie A debut. But the hosts broke the deadlock five minutes after half-time when Dallinga met a low pass from the byline and, with the outside of his foot, steered it inside the near post from close range.