Player Ratings: Napoli 2-0 Bologna – David Neres runs riot to win Supercoppa
David Neres is the undisputed Man of the Match in Napoli’s 2-0 win over Bologna in the Supercoppa Final.
Napoli 2-0 Bologna player ratings
Napoli: Milinkovic-Savic 6; Di Lorenzo 6.5, Rrahmani 6.5, Juan Jesus 6.5 (83′ Buongiorno N/A); Politano 7, Lobotka 7, McTominay 7, Spinazzola 6.5 (68′ M. Gutierrez 6); David Neres 8 (78′ Mazzocchi N/A), Hojlund 7.5, Elmas 6.5 (68′ Lang). Coach: Conte 7.5.
Best Napoli player: Neres 8 – A stunning performance on both halves on the pitch. The Brazilian opened the account with a fantastic curler in the first half and killed off the game by recovering the ball inside the box and beating Ravaglia with a chip finish. Furthermore, he didn’t hold back defensively, tracking back when necessary. An all-round performance.
Napoli coach: Conte 7.5 – Napoli dominated the match to secure the first trophy of the season. High pressing, resolute defending and clear ideas from everyone involved, in attack and defence. They also had several chances to score the third goal. When Napoli play like this, they are very, very tough to beat.
Bologna: Ravaglia 5; Holm 5.5, Heggem 4.5, Lucumi 5, Miranda 5.5; Pobega 5, Ferguson 5 (68′ Dallinga 5.5); Orsolini 6 (79′ Dominguez N/A), Odgaard 5 (46′ Moro 5.5), Cambiaghi 5.5 (68′ Rowe 5.5); Castro 5 (79′ Immobile N/A). Coach: Italiano 5.
Best Bologna player: Orsolini 6 – Didn’t do much, to be fair, but created the best chance in the game for Bologna with a cross for Ferguson that the Scott wasted with a poor header from an excellent position.
Lowest Bologna rating: Heggem 4.5 – Was lucky to get away with a yellow card for a foul on Hojlund in the first half. A red wouldn’t have been a scandal, given that the Napoli striker was heading towards the Bologna goal. Generally, Hojlund caused all sorts of problems for the Norwegian centre-back.
Bologna coach: Italiano: 5 – Bologna struggled to cope with Napoli’s pressing, and when the Partenopei sat back, there was no space for the Rossoblu to go through. Credit to Conte, but Bologna didn’t have a plan B to hurt their opponents.