Napoli have long been on Inter's coat-tails this season, but until Sunday evening had been held at arm's length for the most part by the Nerazzurri.
The importance of that goal certainly can't be downplayed either, as it not only brought the Partenopei level with Simone Inzaghi's side on 71 points, but it strengthened Bologna's own claims for a Champions League spot.
When Thiago Motta left I Rossoblu in June 2024, there wouldn't have been too many football fans who would've believed that Bologna would still be ahead of Juventus, the team Motta went to, with five games to go of the 2024/25 campaign.
Though there's only a point in it, Vincenzo Italiano's side have done remarkably well to keep pace with those at the summit, and who's to say that they can't cement their place in European football's premier competition at the expense of the Old Lady.
Upcoming fixture against Juventus could determine Champions League placings
The upcoming fixture between the pair - at Bologna's Renato Dall'Ara Stadium - takes place on May 4th, and the outcome could go some way to determining which of the two clubs makes it into the Champions League and which has to be content with a Europa League berth.
In the meantime, the win over Inter should really have everyone sitting up and taking notice now, particularly as no one can say that it wasn't deserved.
It was the first time since Inter played Napoli on March 1st that they had ended a Serie A match with just one shot on target, and in so many other metrics, Bologna came out on top.
Their 12 shots in the match were four more than Inter's, and three shots on target trumped the visitors' output. Nine shots inside the box saw them have the edge by two over Inter, and their three big chances created compared to none from their opponents hint at who were the hungrier side on the night.
Bologna's 24 touches in the opposition box were nine more than Inzaghi's side managed, and their 80.6% pass completion statistic was marginally better than Inter's 79%.
Although the visitors shaded possession (52.1% to 47.9%) and had slightly more total passes (381 to 340), they didn't have as many passes in the opposition half (173 to Bologna's 185) and their poor passing accuracy in the Bologna half of 64.7% was way down on the hosts' 73%.
Bologna more willing to get forward than Inter
What's also interesting is that Inter's Carlos Augusto had six touches in Bologna's box, which is three more than any of his teammates, of which only five other players made inroads into the area. Bologna got nine of their players on the ball in the Inter penalty box, four of whom had three or more touches.
That's more evidence of a willingness to get forward and make things happen, but perhaps the most revealing statistic in the match showed that Bologna completed 41.7% of their 12 dribbles, which, although not fantastic, is markedly better than Inter's pathetic 14.3% success from seven dribbles attempted.
With that solitary Orsolini strike, it meant Bologna had found the net in 13 consecutive home games in a single Serie A season for the first time since 1942/43 (also 13), and condemned Inter to their third defeat against the hosts on Easter Sunday (their most against one opponent on that day of the year).
Not since April 18th, 19,76 had Inter last lost on Easter Sunday - on that occasion, Ascoli winning the points thanks to a 2-0 score line - whilst this was also the first success for Bologna against the Nerazzurri in Easter Sunday matches since April 17th, 1960 (1-0).
Inter are certainly wobbling at present, too. After a run of eight consecutive away wins with seven clean sheets, they've only won once in their last six away games (D3 L2), keeping just one clean sheet in the process.
Napoli the big winners after Inter's wobble continues
What Napoli will also be happy about is that not only do Inter have some more difficult league fixtures to come - Roma and Lazio could cause them problems - they have the second leg of the Coppa Italia semi-final against Milan to contend with, and then face Barcelona in the two-legged semi-final of the Champions League in the two following midweeks.
Antonio Conte's side, by contrast, just have their five league assignments to be concerned about.
From a Bologna perspective, they're certainly coming good at the right time and have the momentum with them at present.
Italiano's side have won seven of their last eight home games in Serie A (1D) after winning just three of their previous 12 in the Italian top-flight (8D, 1L).
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