Atalanta vs Napoli, 2020-21 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie AAtalanta go fourth with entertaining win over Napoli
Atalanta stormed to a 4-2 victory over Napoli in Serie A on Sunday, with the win sending Gian Piero Gasperini's side fourth in the standings.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Duván Zapata (Atalanta).
- 2': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Hand ball by Victor Osimhen (Napoli).
- 5': Attempt blocked. Luis Muriel (Atalanta) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Robin Gosens.
- 5': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 6': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
- 6': Robin Gosens (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 6': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 14': Attempt missed. Matteo Pessina (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joakim Maehle with a cross.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Matteo Pessina (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Muriel.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Matteo Pessina (Atalanta) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 19': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Nikola Maksimovic.
- 19': Attempt missed. Berat Djimsiti (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Luis Muriel with a cross following a corner.
- 19': Attempt missed. Matteo Pessina (Atalanta) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Berat Djimsiti following a corner.
- 21': Foul by Berat Djimsiti (Atalanta).
- 21': Victor Osimhen (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 29': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Fabián Ruiz.
- 32': Hand ball by Fabián Ruiz (Napoli).
- 33': Attempt missed. Robin Gosens (Atalanta) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marten de Roon.
- 35': Foul by Luis Muriel (Atalanta).
- 35': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 35': Attempt saved. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 35': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Pierluigi Gollini.
- 37': Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Marten de Roon (Atalanta).
- 39': Foul by Matteo Politano (Napoli).
- 39': Matteo Pessina (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Duván Zapata (Atalanta).
- 39': Nikola Maksimovic (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Robin Gosens (Atalanta).
- 40': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 43': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Nikola Maksimovic.
- 44': Attempt missed. Joakim Maehle (Atalanta) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
- 45': Foul by Rafael Tolói (Atalanta).
- 45': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+1': Foul by Remo Freuler (Atalanta).
- 45'+1': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Atalanta 0, Napoli 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Atalanta 0, Napoli 0.
- 46': Foul by Robin Gosens (Atalanta).
- 46': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Marten de Roon (Atalanta).
- 48': Tiemoué Bakayoko (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Dangerous play by Marten de Roon (Atalanta).
- 49': Tiemoué Bakayoko (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
- 50': Luis Muriel (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Goal! Atalanta 1, Napoli 0. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luis Muriel with a cross.
- 52': Substitution, Napoli. Lorenzo Insigne replaces Eljif Elmas.
- 53': Foul by Berat Djimsiti (Atalanta).
- 53': Tiemoué Bakayoko (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 55': Foul by Berat Djimsiti (Atalanta).
- 55': Victor Osimhen (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Berat Djimsiti (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 58': Goal! Atalanta 1, Napoli 1. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matteo Politano with a through ball.
- 60': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
- 60': Matteo Pessina (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Cristian Romero (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Foul by Victor Osimhen (Napoli).
- 62': Attempt blocked. Matteo Pessina (Atalanta) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Robin Gosens.
- 62': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Nikola Maksimovic.
- 63': Foul by Victor Osimhen (Napoli).
- 63': Marten de Roon (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by Matteo Politano (Napoli).
- 64': Remo Freuler (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Goal! Atalanta 2, Napoli 1. Robin Gosens (Atalanta) left footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Duván Zapata.
- 66': Foul by Mário Rui (Napoli).
- 66': Joakim Maehle (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Attempt blocked. Remo Freuler (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Muriel.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz.
- 70': Attempt missed. Luis Muriel (Atalanta) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Matteo Pessina.
- 71': Goal! Atalanta 3, Napoli 1. Luis Muriel (Atalanta) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner.
- 72': Foul by Rafael Tolói (Atalanta).
- 72': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 75': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Robin Gosens.
- 75': Own Goal by Robin Gosens, Atalanta. Atalanta 3, Napoli 2.
- 77': Attempt saved. Robin Gosens (Atalanta) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luis Muriel.
- 77': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Alex Meret.
- 78': Substitution, Napoli. Kalidou Koulibaly replaces Nikola Maksimovic.
- 78': Substitution, Napoli. Faouzi Ghoulam replaces Mário Rui.
- 78': Substitution, Atalanta. Mario Pasalic replaces Remo Freuler.
- 79': Attempt missed. Berat Djimsiti (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Luis Muriel with a cross following a corner.
- 79': Goal! Atalanta 4, Napoli 2. Cristian Romero (Atalanta) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Berat Djimsiti following a corner.
- 81': Attempt missed. Luis Muriel (Atalanta) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Matteo Pessina following a fast break.
- 83': Duván Zapata (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 83': Foul by Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli).
- 84': Substitution, Atalanta. Aleksey Miranchuk replaces Luis Muriel.
- 84': Substitution, Atalanta. José Luis Palomino replaces Matteo Pessina.
- 84': Substitution, Napoli. Stanislav Lobotka replaces Piotr Zielinski.
- 84': Foul by Cristian Romero (Atalanta).
- 84': Victor Osimhen (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 85': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Faouzi Ghoulam following a set piece situation.
- 86': Foul by Robin Gosens (Atalanta).
- 86': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Robin Gosens (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card.
- 90': Substitution, Atalanta. Bosko Sutalo replaces Joakim Maehle.
- 90': Substitution, Atalanta. Ruslan Malinovskiy replaces Duván Zapata.
- 90'+4': Foul by Aleksey Miranchuk (Atalanta).
- 90'+4': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Faouzi Ghoulam (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Bosko Sutalo (Atalanta).
- 90'+5': Foul by Cristian Romero (Atalanta).
- 90'+5': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+6': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Pierluigi Gollini.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Atalanta 4, Napoli 2.
- 0': Match ends, Atalanta 4, Napoli 2.
Statistics
NAP |
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|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 19 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 1 | Saves | 1 |
| 52.7 | Possession | 47.3 |
| 4 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 460 | Accurate Passes | 408 |
| 551 | Passes | 491 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 13 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 62 | Long Balls | 52 |
| 30 | Accurate Long Balls | 30 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 16 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 14 | Interceptions | 19 |
| 15 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 15 | Clearances | 15 |
Game Information
Venue: New Balance Arena
Location: Bergamo, Italy
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 30 | +42 | 69 |
| 2 | AC Milan | 30 | +24 | 63 |
| 3 | Napoli | 30 | +16 | 62 |
| 4 | Como | 30 | +31 | 57 |
Line-Ups
Atalanta (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 95 | Pierluigi Gollini (GK) |
| 17 | Cristian Romero |
| 19 | Berat Djimsiti |
| 2 | Rafael Tolói |
| 11 | Remo Freuler |
| 15 | Marten de Roon |
| 32 | Matteo Pessina |
| 8 | Robin Gosens |
| 3 | Joakim Maehle |
| 9 | Luis Muriel |
| 91 | Duván Zapata |
Napoli (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Meret (GK) |
| 19 | Nikola Maksimovic |
| 33 | Amir Rrahmani |
| 6 | Mário Rui |
| 22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
| 20 | Piotr Zielinski |
| 5 | Tiemoué Bakayoko |
| 8 | Fabián Ruiz |
| 9 | Victor Osimhen |
| 7 | Eljif Elmas |
| 21 | Matteo Politano |
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