"Napoli lost 3-2 at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, with Jonathan Rowe scoring an acrobatic 91st-minute winner for the visitors. Rowe's goal at 90:30 is the latest Bologna have scored against Napoli in Serie A since Rolando Bianchi's at 89:52 in January 2014. Napoli looked to be on their way to a point when goals from Giovanni Di Lorenzo and Alisson Santos cancelled out earlier strikes from Federico Bernardeschi and Riccardo Orsolini, but they could not hold on in stoppage time."
"And after going two goals down in 34 minutes, Conte sees a pattern forming due to Napoli's poor pressing. "When you press, you've got to do it properly, because if you only do it halfway then you just end up running around for nothing," Conte told DAZN Italia. "We could've been more determined in the pressing, but it wasn't the first time this season we were 2-0 down, so that means it's not a fluke.""
""Evidently, we need to be more determined in the initial approach, because it keeps happening. We managed to get it back on track, tried to win and pushed hard, but if you can't win, then you should at least try not to lose. I don't think we deserved to lose, but these things happen. There are two games to go, we've got to recharge the batteries, secure Champions League football in these two matches and try to do our best.""
""I am not upset with the performance, I saw the lads wanted to get the job done tonight, but at times there's a twist in the tale." Napoli rank 13th in Serie A this season for high turnovers (201), while they have had 34 shots from such scena They have now lost two of their last three Serie A matches at the Maradona, as many defeats as they had in their previous 35 home matches in the competition."
Napoli lost 3-2 to Bologna at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, conceding twice and falling behind 2-0 in the first 34 minutes. Jonathan Rowe scored an acrobatic winner in the 91st minute to complete the visitors’ comeback. Napoli had earlier strikes from Federico Bernardeschi and Riccardo Orsolini answered by goals from Giovanni Di Lorenzo and Alisson Santos, but they failed to hold the advantage in stoppage time. The timing of Rowe’s goal matched the latest Bologna had scored against Napoli in Serie A since January 2014. Napoli have now lost two of their last three home league matches, and Conte linked the pattern to pressing done improperly, calling for a more determined initial approach.
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