Napoli vs Atalanta, 2021-22 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie ANapoli lose five-goal Atalanta thriller and slip from top Serie A spot
Napoli surrendered the lead to lose 3-2 at home to Atalanta on Saturday, dropping from first to third in the Serie A standings.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
- 1': Matteo Pessina (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Kevin Malcuit (Napoli).
- 3': Joakim Maehle (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Attempt blocked. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hirving Lozano.
- 5': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Rafael Tolói.
- 5': Attempt missed. Juan Jesus (Napoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski with a cross following a corner.
- 7': Goal! Napoli 0, Atalanta 1. Ruslan Malinovskyi (Atalanta) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Duván Zapata.
- 8': Dries Mertens (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Ruslan Malinovskyi (Atalanta).
- 9': Foul by Remo Freuler (Atalanta).
- 9': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Remo Freuler (Atalanta).
- 10': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 11': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Joakim Maehle.
- 14': Foul by Ruslan Malinovskyi (Atalanta).
- 14': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Joakim Maehle (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matteo Pessina.
- 16': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Amir Rrahmani.
- 17': Foul by Marten de Roon (Atalanta).
- 17': Kevin Malcuit (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Ruslan Malinovskyi (Atalanta).
- 17': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Ruslan Malinovskyi (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Rafael Tolói (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matteo Pessina.
- 18': Attempt missed. Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ruslan Malinovskyi.
- 19': Eljif Elmas (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Rafael Tolói (Atalanta).
- 19': Attempt saved. Matteo Pessina (Atalanta) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rafael Tolói with a headed pass.
- 20': Foul by Rafael Tolói (Atalanta).
- 20': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Amir Rrahmani (Napoli).
- 23': Ruslan Malinovskyi (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 23': Attempt missed. Matteo Pessina (Atalanta) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Duván Zapata following a set piece situation.
- 25': Foul by Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta).
- 25': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Attempt saved. Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Duván Zapata.
- 27': Attempt saved. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top right corner.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Ruslan Malinovskyi (Atalanta) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Duván Zapata.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Mário Rui (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dries Mertens.
- 30': Attempt saved. Hirving Lozano (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Stanislav Lobotka.
- 31': Foul by Rafael Tolói (Atalanta).
- 31': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Marten de Roon (Atalanta).
- 31': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
- 32': Remo Freuler (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 33': Attempt missed. Hirving Lozano (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mário Rui.
- 34': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Matteo Pessina.
- 36': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Juan Jesus.
- 39': Foul by Kevin Malcuit (Napoli).
- 39': Joakim Maehle (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 39': Attempt blocked. José Luis Palomino (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matteo Pessina with a headed pass.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dries Mertens.
- 40': Goal! Napoli 1, Atalanta 1. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Remo Freuler (Atalanta) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joakim Maehle.
- 43': Attempt missed. Mário Rui (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Eljif Elmas.
- 44': Attempt missed. Eljif Elmas (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Napoli 1, Atalanta 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Napoli 1, Atalanta 1.
- 45': Substitution, Atalanta. Hans Hateboer replaces Davide Zappacosta.
- 47': Goal! Napoli 2, Atalanta 1. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kevin Malcuit with a through ball.
- 48': Foul by Hirving Lozano (Napoli).
- 48': José Luis Palomino (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Piotr Zielinski (Napoli).
- 50': Marten de Roon (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 52': Duván Zapata (Atalanta) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Joakim Maehle with a cross.
- 52': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Mário Rui.
- 53': Attempt missed. Merih Demiral (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ruslan Malinovskyi with a cross following a corner.
- 54': Attempt missed. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 56': Substitution, Napoli. Diego Demme replaces Stanislav Lobotka.
- 56': Substitution, Atalanta. Josip Ilicic replaces Matteo Pessina.
- 57': Foul by Hirving Lozano (Napoli).
- 57': José Luis Palomino (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Duván Zapata (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 58': Foul by Amir Rrahmani (Napoli).
- 58': Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 59': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Josip Ilicic (Atalanta) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 59': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Mário Rui.
- 61': VAR Decision: No Penalty Atalanta.
- 63': Foul by Duván Zapata (Atalanta).
- 63': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by Kevin Malcuit (Napoli).
- 64': Ruslan Malinovskyi (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 64': Kevin Malcuit (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 65': Attempt saved. Merih Demiral (Atalanta) with an attempt from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ruslan Malinovskyi with a cross.
- 65': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by David Ospina.
- 66': Goal! Napoli 2, Atalanta 2. Merih Demiral (Atalanta) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Rafael Tolói with a through ball.
- 67': Substitution, Napoli. Andrea Petagna replaces Hirving Lozano.
- 67': Substitution, Napoli. Adam Ounas replaces Dries Mertens.
- 68': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Remo Freuler.
- 69': (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Mário Rui (Napoli).
- 69': Adam Ounas (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Foul by José Luis Palomino (Atalanta).
- 70': Foul by Adam Ounas (Napoli).
- 70': José Luis Palomino (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Foul by Diego Demme (Napoli).
- 71': Josip Ilicic (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Goal! Napoli 2, Atalanta 3. Remo Freuler (Atalanta) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Josip Ilicic.
- 73': Substitution, Atalanta. Mario Pasalic replaces Ruslan Malinovskyi.
- 74': Adam Ounas (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 74': Foul by Marten de Roon (Atalanta).
- 76': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Juan Musso.
- 77': Attempt missed. Kevin Malcuit (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 78': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Juan Jesus.
- 79': Attempt missed. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Josip Ilicic with a cross following a corner.
- 79': Eljif Elmas (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Rafael Tolói (Atalanta).
- 80': Foul by Kevin Malcuit (Napoli).
- 80': Joakim Maehle (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Eljif Elmas (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 82': Foul by Mario Pasalic (Atalanta).
- 82': Mario Pasalic (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Substitution, Atalanta. Luis Muriel replaces Duván Zapata.
- 83': Substitution, Atalanta. Berat Djimsiti replaces Joakim Maehle.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Luis Muriel (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rafael Tolói.
- 84': Attempt missed. Hans Hateboer (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Josip Ilicic.
- 84': Andrea Petagna (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Merih Demiral (Atalanta).
- 85': Substitution, Napoli. Matteo Politano replaces Kevin Malcuit.
- 86': Foul by Berat Djimsiti (Atalanta).
- 86': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 87': Berat Djimsiti (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Attempt saved. Mário Rui (Napoli) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 87': Foul by Eljif Elmas (Napoli).
- 87': Mario Pasalic (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Rafael Tolói.
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Luis Muriel (Atalanta) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mario Pasalic.
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Mário Rui (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matteo Politano.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Andrea Petagna (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 90'+4': Foul by Mário Rui (Napoli).
- 90'+4': Josip Ilicic (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Napoli 2, Atalanta 3.
- 0': Match ends, Napoli 2, Atalanta 3.
Statistics
 ATA |
NAP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Fouls | 16 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 2 | Saves | 4 |
| 45.3 | Possession | 54.7 |
| 21 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 360 | Accurate Passes | 450 |
| 432 | Passes | 531 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 17 | Crosses | 10 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 61 | Long Balls | 39 |
| 30 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 8 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 4 |
| 17 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 10 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 10 | Clearances | 14 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 30,000
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 30,000
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
Napoli (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | David Ospina (GK) |
| 13 | Amir Rrahmani  |
| 5 | Juan Jesus |
| 22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
| 68 | Stanislav Lobotka |
| 20 | Piotr Zielinski |
| 6 | Mário Rui |
| 2 | Kévin Malcuit |
| 14 | Dries Mertens |
| 7 | Eljif Elmas |
| 11 | Hirving Lozano |
Atalanta (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Musso (GK) |
| 28 | Merih Demiral |
| 6 | José Palomino |
| 2 | Rafael Tolói |
| 11 | Remo Freuler |
| 15 | Marten de Roon |
| 3 | Joakim Maehle |
| 77 | Davide Zappacosta |
| 91 | Duván Zapata |
| 32 | Matteo Pessina |
| 18 | Ruslan Malinovskyi |
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