Atalanta vs Napoli, 2019-20 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie AAtalanta see off Napoli to tighten grip on Champions League place
Mario Pasalic and Robin Gosens scored second-half goals as Atalanta continued their scintillating form and cemented their place in the top four.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 3': Foul by Alejandro Gómez (Atalanta).
- 3': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Offside, Napoli. Matteo Politano tries a through ball, but Dries Mertens is caught offside.
- 9': Foul by Remo Freuler (Atalanta).
- 9': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 10': Attempt missed. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 11': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Mário Rui.
- 14': Foul by Rafael Tolói (Atalanta).
- 14': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 15': Attempt missed. Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 16': Attempt saved. Alejandro Gómez (Atalanta) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marten de Roon.
- 16': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by David Ospina.
- 17': Attempt missed. Remo Freuler (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Alejandro Gómez with a cross following a corner.
- 19': Foul by Fabián Ruiz (Napoli).
- 19': Remo Freuler (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Robin Gosens (Atalanta).
- 20': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Robin Gosens (Atalanta).
- 20': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Duván Zapata (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 23': Foul by Nikola Maksimovic (Napoli).
- 25': David Ospina (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Mattia Caldara (Atalanta).
- 30': Substitution, Napoli. Alex Meret replaces David Ospina because of an injury.
- 32': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Nikola Maksimovic.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Marten de Roon (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 33': Foul by Piotr Zielinski (Napoli).
- 33': Mattia Caldara (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
- 34': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Rafael Tolói.
- 35': Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Remo Freuler (Atalanta).
- 36': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dries Mertens.
- 38': Duván Zapata (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
- 38': Diego Demme (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Alejandro Gómez (Atalanta).
- 39': Hand ball by Dries Mertens (Napoli).
- 40': Foul by Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli).
- 40': Timothy Castagne (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 41': Attempt missed. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Alejandro Gómez with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 41': Foul by Duván Zapata (Atalanta).
- 41': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Duván Zapata (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 41': Foul by Diego Demme (Napoli).
- 43': Foul by Robin Gosens (Atalanta).
- 43': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 44': Attempt saved. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
- 45': Alejandro Gómez (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45': Foul by Fabián Ruiz (Napoli).
- 45'+3': Attempt missed. Matteo Politano (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mário Rui with a cross.
- 45'+4': Attempt blocked. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Robin Gosens.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Atalanta 0, Napoli 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Atalanta 0, Napoli 0.
- 46': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Mário Rui.
- 47': Goal! Atalanta 1, Napoli 0. Mario Pasalic (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alejandro Gómez with a cross.
- 50': Foul by Remo Freuler (Atalanta).
- 50': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 50': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Duván Zapata.
- 52': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Mário Rui.
- 52': Attempt missed. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Alejandro Gómez with a cross following a corner.
- 55': Alejandro Gómez (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by Matteo Politano (Napoli).
- 55': Attempt missed. Rafael Tolói (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 55': Goal! Atalanta 2, Napoli 0. Robin Gosens (Atalanta) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rafael Tolói.
- 57': Substitution, Napoli. Arkadiusz Milik replaces Dries Mertens.
- 58': Substitution, Napoli. Hirving Lozano replaces Lorenzo Insigne.
- 59': Attempt saved. Hirving Lozano (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 61': Attempt missed. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 64': Attempt missed. Hirving Lozano (Napoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 67': Foul by Marten de Roon (Atalanta).
- 67': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 67': Foul by Mário Rui (Napoli).
- 67': Mario Pasalic (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 67': Mário Rui (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 69': Attempt missed. Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
- 69': Foul by Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli).
- 69': Mattia Caldara (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Foul by Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli).
- 72': Mario Pasalic (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 72': Substitution, Atalanta. José Luis Palomino replaces Mattia Caldara.
- 73': Substitution, Napoli. José Callejón replaces Matteo Politano.
- 73': Substitution, Napoli. Stanislav Lobotka replaces Diego Demme.
- 74': Foul by Duván Zapata (Atalanta).
- 74': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Alejandro Gómez.
- 76': Attempt missed. Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Nikola Maksimovic with a cross following a corner.
- 79': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Timothy Castagne.
- 80': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Duván Zapata.
- 80': Attempt saved. Mário Rui (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 80': Offside, Napoli. Mário Rui tries a through ball, but Arkadiusz Milik is caught offside.
- 81': Substitution, Atalanta. Hans Hateboer replaces Berat Djimsiti.
- 81': Foul by Hans Hateboer (Atalanta).
- 81': Hirving Lozano (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 82': Foul by Timothy Castagne (Atalanta).
- 82': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 83': Duván Zapata (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Nikola Maksimovic (Napoli).
- 85': Attempt saved. Hirving Lozano (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mário Rui.
- 88': Foul by Rafael Tolói (Atalanta).
- 88': José Callejón (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 88': Rafael Tolói (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Substitution, Atalanta. Luis Muriel replaces Alejandro Gómez.
- 89': Substitution, Atalanta. Adrien Tameze replaces Mario Pasalic.
- 89': Substitution, Atalanta. Bosko Sutalo replaces Rafael Tolói.
- 90'+1': Duván Zapata (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+1': Foul by Nikola Maksimovic (Napoli).
- 90'+2': Foul by Luis Muriel (Atalanta).
- 90'+2': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Attempt saved. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hirving Lozano.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Atalanta 2, Napoli 0.
- 0': Match ends, Atalanta 2, Napoli 0.
Statistics
 NAP |
ATA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 17 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 1 | Saves | 7 |
| 53.1 | Possession | 46.9 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 527 | Accurate Passes | 449 |
| 591 | Passes | 520 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 18 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 47 | Long Balls | 59 |
| 33 | Accurate Long Balls | 34 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 9 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 5 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
| 5 | Clearances | 18 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: New Balance Arena
Location: Bergamo, Italy
Venue: New Balance Arena
Location: Bergamo, Italy
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 34 | +49 | 79 |
| 2 | Napoli | 34 | +19 | 69 |
| 3 | AC Milan | 34 | +21 | 67 |
| 4 | Juventus | 34 | +28 | 64 |
Line-Ups
Atalanta (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 95 | Pierluigi Gollini (GK) |
| 3 | Mattia Caldara |
| 19 | Berat Djimsiti |
| 2 | Rafael Tolói |
| 11 | Remo Freuler |
| 15 | Marten de Roon |
| 8 | Robin Gosens |
| 21 | Timothy Castagne |
| 91 | Duván Zapata |
| 88 | Mario Pasalic |
| 10 | Alejandro Gómez |
Napoli (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | David Ospina (GK) |
| 26 | Kalidou Koulibaly |
| 19 | Nikola Maksimovic |
| 6 | Mário Rui  |
| 22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
| 4 | Diego Demme |
| 20 | Piotr Zielinski |
| 8 | Fabián Ruiz |
| 14 | Dries Mertens |
| 24 | Lorenzo Insigne |
| 21 | Matteo Politano |
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