After defeating Cagliari and holding Torino, the hosts had managed to steady their campaign. However, with Patrick Dorgu returning from suspension, Medon Berisha was added to the list of injured players along with Nicola Sansone, Joan Gonzalez, and Mohamed Kaba. The Ducali had gotten off to such a great start, but they dropped their next two matches—against Napoli and Udinese—after blowing leads in both. While Nahuel Estevez, Emanuele Valeri, Mateusz Kowalski, Adrian Benedyczak, and Gabriele Charpentier were injured, Mandela Keita served out his suspension.
They were let down by Nikola Krstovic and Ante Rebic's finishing, and Wladimiro Falcone stopped Valentin Mihaila's daisy-cutter with a glove and deflected Bonny's close-range effort at the near post. In his comeback, Dorgu stunned Woyo Coulibaly by defeating Zion Suzuki one-on-one and seizing the Ylber Ramadani through ball.