AP, Milan :
Napoli missed the chance to reclaim top spot in Serie A as it fell to a surprise 3-2 defeat at relegation-threatened Bologna on Sunday and slipped to third after Fiorentina beat Udinese 3-0.
Fiorentina moved second, a point behind Inter Milan and one ahead of Napoli.
Bologna has been a transformed side since Roberto Donadoni replaced Delio Rossi as coach. One of the players who has flourished the most is Mattia Destro and he struck twice to take his tally to four goals in as many matches under the former Italy boss.
“My aim, like all forwards, is to get back into the national team,” Destro said. “It’s one of my targets and I’ll give everything to achieve it, I have to do well with this shirt and then we’ll see.”
Luca Rossettini also scored as Bologna went 3-0 up on the hour mark. Serie A top scorer Gonzalo Higuain struck twice in three minutes but it was too late for Napoli to complete a remarkable comeback.
“The lads were extraordinary,” Donadoni said. “At the end we suffered more than necessary but if we play like this we will create the conditions to get the result. I am very proud.”
Bologna moved four points above the relegation zone, while winless Verona stayed at the bottom of the table after a 1-0 loss to Empoli. It remained nine points behind 17th-placed Palermo, which lost 3-0 at 10-man Atalanta.
Frosinone lost 2-0 at home to Chievo Verona and remained in the relegation zone, along with Carpi which held inconsistent AC Milan to a 0-0 draw.
Roma and Juventus round out the top five with Sassuolo sixth in its third season in Serie A after a 3-1 win at Sampdoria, which lost its fourth straight game – three of them under new coach Vincenzo Montella.
