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MILAN (AP) \u2014 Napoli are struggling to find goals without Kevin De Bruyne.<\/p>\n
Antonio Conte’s side lost 2-0 to Bologna on Sunday. Despite using a teenage goalkeeper as their third choice, the opponent failed to score in three consecutive games.<\/p>\n
With this defeat, Napoli lost their place at the top of Serie A, being overtaken by Roma who beat Udinese 2-0. If Inter Milan wins against Lazio after this, there is a possibility that they will be tied with Roma (2 points above Napoli and AC Milan).<\/p>\n
Fifth place Bologna is three points behind Roma.<\/p>\n
De Bruyne injured<\/span> He won 3-1 against Inter last month, but will likely be sidelined until the new year. Napoli won 1-0 against Lecce in their first match without the former Manchester City midfielder, but then drew goalless with Como and Eintracht Frankfurt in the Champions League.<\/p>\nrear Milan vs Parma draw<\/span> Napoli knew the day before that a win on Sunday would take them to the top of Serie A.<\/p>\nAnd that chance seemed to get even better when Bologna goalkeeper \u0141ukasz Skorupski was forced off in the eighth minute with a muscular injury, leaving 17-year-old Massimo Pessina to make his senior debut.<\/p>\n
However, Napoli never really tested their keeper and Bologna broke the deadlock five minutes into the second half despite losing another player, Jonathan Lowe, to injury.<\/p>\n
Substitute Nicolo Cambiaghi set up the opening goal by bursting down the left flank, rolling the ball wide for Thais Dalinga to score at the near post.<\/p>\n
Bologna extended their lead to two points in the 66th minute when Colombian national team defender John Lucumi headed in a cross to score his first goal in Serie A.<\/p>\n
Roma rises to first place<\/h2>\n
Roma defender Zeki Celik scored his first goal in Serie A, sealing the victory and giving Roma the lead.<\/p>\n
After a one-two with Gianluca Mancini, \u00c7elik made a brilliant move in the 61st minute to extend Roma’s lead to two points.<\/p>\n
The Turkish international has only scored once in the Europa League in his last three seasons with Roma.<\/p>\n
Lorenzo Pellegrini put Roma ahead just before half-time after Udinese defender Hasan Camara was penalized for handball.<\/p>\n
new management team<\/h2>\n
Genoa’s new manager Daniele De Rossi<\/span> Fiorentina’s opponent Paolo Vanoli made his debut in a 2-2 draw, which also included a penalty save from David de Gea.<\/p>\nFiorentina remained at the bottom of the table, two points below Genoa and three points from safety.<\/p>\n
Atalanta fell into further crisis after losing 3-0 at home to Sassuolo.<\/p>\n
Atalanta defeated Marseille in the Champions League in midweek, but this was their seventh league game without a win.<\/p>\n
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