If we look at Napoli's recent performance it is not looking very good. They keep dropping points here and there while Bologna just beat the top team, Inter Milan. Bologna's performance is too good at this moment to ignore. Napoli just lost 4-0 against Frosinone.
The trials faced by Napoli this season are indeed very difficult, even after changing coaches Napoli still cannot recover from their downturn, in fact the most painful thing was after losing against Frosinone, who was clearly a team whose quality was below theirs. What happened last season is not in line with this season even though the players have not changed much, but they are playing as if they were not the defending Serie A champions last season. What's sad is that they don't focus on defending their title but instead have to fight to get into the top four.
Napoli has an upcoming match against AS Roma and Bologna has a match against Atalanta next week. Bologna is currently 1 point ahead of Napoli right now. That win against Inter Milan is going to make Bologna more confident. I think Bologna is more likely to finish in the top 4 than Napoli is. Napoli has the players and class, they need to bounce back really fast from these defeats if they want to play in the Champions League next year.
But I'm confident with the players Napoli have, I think they can reach the top four compared to Bologna, although not in the near future. Maybe next week Napoli won't be able to catch Bologna because they have to play against a strong team, like Roma, I predict this match will end in a draw.