If the target is a ticket to the Champions League next season, to be honest, that is quite difficult because not only do they have to catch up with the eight points behind Bologna but they also have to see Bologna perform poorly in the remaining 11 matches.
Bologna is a team that gets a lot of points in home matches while away matches are dominated by draws and with 11 matches still to be played, 4 of them are home matches and the rest are away matches and they have to get 29 points so as not to be overtaken by Roma and other teams below them including Napoli so Napoli's target for the champions league is very difficult, and it would be easier for Napoli to achieve a position in the European league or conference league, and in my opinion, that is much better and will allow them to do more because the competition is not as tight as the champions league and even the opportunity to become the champion is wide open for Napoli, especially if they experience very good development next season.
The Italian side recently haven't had good strides in their league tussles and it's effect is gradually going to be seen. They ought to cover up their lapses but they aren't having what it takes. It only costed them a lot as care wasn't taking to repair these losses. There was no time left and their contests on the league tables were shaky, Mazarri only had to find a way around his team to cushion the drastic effects of their recent performances but since he couldn't they had to get a replacement that'll be able to place them rightly.
Well the new coach hasn't really made any big impact but so far, the team's performance have been better, they're even far more competitive and aggressive on the pitch as they used to and kudos to their forward man and the team in general who have been striving to remain at the peak of their performances. They were able to gain the three points against Juventus, which is definitely a boost and push for them. One would hope that this tempo is maintained till the end of the season because it's only that way that the team would finish at a meaningful spot in the Serie A table. Their forth coming games hopefully will derive a better results for them at the end of the season too but if they can successfully conquer this season to some reasonable extent, it'll be advisable that they work generally on the management aspect of the squad as positive changes would need to be made by next season.
Barely 11 weeks left to the end of the season and Napoli are long behind Bologna, yes, they'd want to strive to gain enough points so as to get tickets unto next season's European contests but it'll be a difficult task for them because even if they managed to cover up the points gap now, how can they be so sure that Bologna would sit back and be consistently poor in these last weeks. Last season, Napoli were a better side even in season's before last but this season, there's been a big switch to that and now it's seeming like a difficult task. Most less active teams of before have now taken it up on themselves to make long lasting differences this season and they've sure been consistent at it. It'll be difficult to break small teams as they've just developed a hidden confidence and strength to maintain their stiffness and just keep being ahead this season. Napoli can only reduce the track of points gaps between the teams but I'll really be longing that they're able to outstand and come on top the table to ensure the ticket is kept intact.