Napoli vs Atalanta, 2020-21 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie ALozano scores two as Napoli give Atalanta dose of their own medicine
Napoli blasted four goals in a devastating 20-minute first half spell as they thumped Atalanta 4-1 in Serie A on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Cristian Romero (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 1': Foul by Victor Osimhen (Napoli).
- 2': Duván Zapata (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by Kostas Manolas (Napoli).
- 4': Attempt saved. Alejandro Gómez (Atalanta) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marten de Roon.
- 4': Attempt missed. Hirving Lozano (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Matteo Politano.
- 5': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Cristian Romero.
- 6': Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Alejandro Gómez (Atalanta).
- 10': Attempt missed. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Tiemoué Bakayoko.
- 11': Attempt saved. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hirving Lozano.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Elseid Hysaj (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Victor Osimhen.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dries Mertens.
- 13': Fabio Depaoli (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Hirving Lozano (Napoli).
- 16': Attempt missed. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Alejandro Gómez.
- 17': Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Alejandro Gómez (Atalanta).
- 17': Attempt blocked. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 18': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Robin Gosens.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 22': Attempt missed. Alejandro Gómez (Atalanta) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Josip Ilicic.
- 23': Goal! Napoli 1, Atalanta 0. Hirving Lozano (Napoli) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
- 25': Attempt missed. Hirving Lozano (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Matteo Politano with a cross.
- 27': Goal! Napoli 2, Atalanta 0. Hirving Lozano (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dries Mertens.
- 29': Alejandro Gómez (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Fabián Ruiz (Napoli).
- 30': Goal! Napoli 3, Atalanta 0. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz.
- 32': Foul by Rafael Tolói (Atalanta).
- 32': Hirving Lozano (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 33': Attempt saved. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 33': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Marco Sportiello.
- 34': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Cristian Romero.
- 35': Attempt saved. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) header from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kalidou Koulibaly with a cross.
- 35': Foul by Rafael Tolói (Atalanta).
- 35': Tiemoué Bakayoko (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 36': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Dries Mertens.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Robin Gosens (Atalanta) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by José Luis Palomino.
- 38': Foul by Rafael Tolói (Atalanta).
- 38': Victor Osimhen (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 38': Rafael Tolói (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 38': Attempt saved. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Victor Osimhen.
- 39': Offside, Atalanta. Fabio Depaoli tries a through ball, but Josip Ilicic is caught offside.
- 40': Attempt saved. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 41': Attempt saved. Rafael Tolói (Atalanta) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fabio Depaoli.
- 42': Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Josip Ilicic (Atalanta).
- 43': Goal! Napoli 4, Atalanta 0. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by David Ospina.
- 45'+1': Hand ball by Tiemoué Bakayoko (Napoli).
- 45'+1': Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Robin Gosens (Atalanta).
- 45'+1': Robin Gosens (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Napoli 4, Atalanta 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Napoli 4, Atalanta 0.
- 45': Substitution, Atalanta. Berat Djimsiti replaces José Luis Palomino.
- 45': Substitution, Atalanta. Johan Mojica replaces Duván Zapata.
- 46': Attempt missed. Alejandro Gómez (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Marten de Roon.
- 47': Attempt saved. Alejandro Gómez (Atalanta) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 50': Foul by Cristian Romero (Atalanta).
- 50': Victor Osimhen (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Attempt missed. Marten de Roon (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Josip Ilicic.
- 52': Foul by Josip Ilicic (Atalanta).
- 52': Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Robin Gosens (Atalanta).
- 53': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Substitution, Atalanta. Sam Lammers replaces Alejandro Gómez.
- 59': Foul by Dries Mertens (Napoli).
- 59': Johan Mojica (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 60': Elseid Hysaj (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 60': Foul by Fabio Depaoli (Atalanta).
- 61': Substitution, Napoli. Faouzi Ghoulam replaces Matteo Politano.
- 61': Foul by Cristian Romero (Atalanta).
- 61': Victor Osimhen (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 62': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Berat Djimsiti.
- 62': Attempt saved. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tiemoué Bakayoko.
- 62': Attempt missed. Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
- 63': Substitution, Atalanta. Ruslan Malinovskiy replaces Josip Ilicic.
- 63': Hand ball by Johan Mojica (Atalanta).
- 64': Foul by Dries Mertens (Napoli).
- 64': Marten de Roon (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
- 65': Robin Gosens (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 66': Foul by Marten de Roon (Atalanta).
- 66': Tiemoué Bakayoko (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Attempt missed. Mario Pasalic (Atalanta) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ruslan Malinovskiy.
- 69': Goal! Napoli 4, Atalanta 1. Sam Lammers (Atalanta) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cristian Romero.
- 70': Attempt missed. Ruslan Malinovskiy (Atalanta) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sam Lammers.
- 70': Foul by Sam Lammers (Atalanta).
- 70': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Foul by Rafael Tolói (Atalanta).
- 71': Tiemoué Bakayoko (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Foul by Faouzi Ghoulam (Napoli).
- 72': Marten de Roon (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Substitution, Napoli. Stanislav Lobotka replaces Dries Mertens.
- 75': Substitution, Napoli. Kevin Malcuit replaces Tiemoué Bakayoko.
- 76': Foul by Rafael Tolói (Atalanta).
- 76': Victor Osimhen (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Attempt missed. Robin Gosens (Atalanta) header from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Rafael Tolói.
- 78': Foul by Cristian Romero (Atalanta).
- 78': Hirving Lozano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Cristian Romero (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Hirving Lozano (Napoli).
- 79': Hirving Lozano (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Attempt missed. Robin Gosens (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Johan Mojica with a cross.
- 81': Substitution, Atalanta. Luis Muriel replaces Robin Gosens.
- 81': Foul by Berat Djimsiti (Atalanta).
- 81': Victor Osimhen (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Berat Djimsiti (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Substitution, Napoli. Andrea Petagna replaces Victor Osimhen.
- 83': Substitution, Napoli. Diego Demme replaces Fabián Ruiz.
- 83': Offside, Napoli. Elseid Hysaj tries a through ball, but Hirving Lozano is caught offside.
- 84': Foul by Diego Demme (Napoli).
- 84': Luis Muriel (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 85': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Kevin Malcuit.
- 86': Diego Demme (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Luis Muriel (Atalanta).
- 87': Andrea Petagna (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Foul by Cristian Romero (Atalanta).
- 89': Attempt saved. Hirving Lozano (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andrea Petagna.
- 89': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Marco Sportiello.
- 90': Andrea Petagna (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90': Foul by Mario Pasalic (Atalanta).
- 90'+1': Hand ball by Diego Demme (Napoli).
- 90'+2': Andrea Petagna (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Cristian Romero (Atalanta).
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Napoli 4, Atalanta 1.
- 0': Match ends, Napoli 4, Atalanta 1.
- 0': Match ends, Napoli 4, Atalanta 1.
Statistics
 ATA |
NAP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23 | Fouls | 12 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 7 | Saves | 3 |
| 50.8 | Possession | 49.2 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 19 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 11 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 429 | Accurate Passes | 396 |
| 495 | Passes | 481 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 10 | Crosses | 18 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 38 | Long Balls | 67 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 40 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 13 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 17 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 10 | Effective Clearances | 7 |
| 10 | Clearances | 7 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 33 | +49 | 78 |
| 2 | AC Milan | 33 | +21 | 66 |
| 3 | Napoli | 33 | +15 | 66 |
| 4 | Juventus | 33 | +28 | 63 |
Line-Ups
Napoli (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | David Ospina (GK) |
| 26 | Kalidou Koulibaly |
| 44 | Kostas Manolas |
| 23 | Elseid Hysaj |
| 22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
| 14 | Dries Mertens |
| 5 | Tiemoué Bakayoko |
| 8 | Fabián Ruiz |
| 9 | Victor Osimhen |
| 11 | Hirving Lozano |
| 21 | Matteo Politano |
Atalanta (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 57 | Marco Sportiello (GK) |
| 17 | Cristian Romero |
| 6 | José Palomino |
| 2 | Rafael Tolói  |
| 88 | Mario Pasalic |
| 15 | Marten de Roon |
| 8 | Robin Gosens |
| 27 | Fabio Depaoli |
| 91 | Duván Zapata |
| 10 | Alejandro Gómez |
| 72 | Josip Ilicic |
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