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Neres scored in each half at Al-Awwal Park as Antonio Conte's side captured the first silverware of the 2025-2026 Italian season.

Napoli carried the greater attacking threat from the off. Eljif Elmas hit the side-netting, while Scott McTominay called Bologna goalkeeper Federico Ravaglia into action from a tight angle.

However, Ravaglia was helpless as the reigning Scudetto holder broke the deadlock six minutes before half-time, as Neres cut inside from the right and curled a delicious 25-yard effort into the top corner.

Ravaglia thwarted Rasmus Hojlund and Amir Rrahmani in quick succession soon after the break, while, at the other end, Lewis Ferguson squandered Bologna's best chance when he headed straight at Vanja Milinkovic-Savic.

That miss proved crucial as Napoli doubled its lead in the 57th minute, as Neres pounced on Ravaglia's risky ball to Jhon Lucumi, before delicately clipping the ball over the Bologna shot-stopper.

Matteo Politano should have made it 3-0 later on when he was unable to hit the target from inside the six-yard box, but the two-goal margin was enough for the Partenopei to comfortably see out victory.