Atalanta vs Napoli, 2022-23 Italian Serie A, Regular Season
· Italian Serie ANapoli fight back to earn 2-1 win at Atalanta in top-of-the-table clash
Napoli secured a 2-1 comeback victory at second-placed Atalanta on Saturday to stretch their lead at the top of Serie A to eight points.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Attempt saved. Rasmus Højlund (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ademola Lookman.
- 4': Attempt blocked. Ademola Lookman (Atalanta) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Éderson.
- 5': Offside, Napoli. Eljif Elmas tries a through ball, but Victor Osimhen is caught offside.
- 7': Attempt blocked. Hans Hateboer (Atalanta) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 9': Hand ball by Éderson (Atalanta).
- 13': Attempt blocked. Rasmus Højlund (Atalanta) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Mario Pasalic.
- 13': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Juan Jesus.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Teun Koopmeiners (Atalanta) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joakim Maehle.
- 15': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Piotr Zielinski.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Rafael Tolói (Atalanta) header from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Teun Koopmeiners with a cross.
- 16': Penalty conceded by Victor Osimhen (Napoli) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 18': VAR Decision: Penalty Atalanta.
- 19': Goal! Atalanta 1, Napoli 0. Ademola Lookman (Atalanta) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
- 21': Foul by Giorgio Scalvini (Atalanta).
- 21': Hirving Lozano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Éderson (Atalanta).
- 21': Hirving Lozano (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 22': Foul by Joakim Maehle (Atalanta).
- 22': Hirving Lozano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 23': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Hans Hateboer.
- 23': Goal! Atalanta 1, Napoli 1. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski with a cross following a corner.
- 24': Hand ball by Teun Koopmeiners (Atalanta).
- 28': Foul by Teun Koopmeiners (Atalanta).
- 28': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 29': Attempt missed. André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Teun Koopmeiners (Atalanta) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Éderson.
- 34': Attempt missed. Ademola Lookman (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 35': Goal! Atalanta 1, Napoli 2. Eljif Elmas (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Victor Osimhen.
- 35': Merih Demiral (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card.
- 38': Attempt saved. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Victor Osimhen.
- 39': André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Éderson (Atalanta).
- 42': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Mathías Olivera.
- 45': Ademola Lookman (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
- 45'+2': Offside, Atalanta. Joakim Maehle tries a through ball, but Giorgio Scalvini is caught offside.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Atalanta 1, Napoli 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Atalanta 1, Napoli 2.
- 50': Foul by Éderson (Atalanta).
- 50': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 51': Attempt saved. André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Mathías Olivera.
- 55': Attempt saved. Joakim Maehle (Atalanta) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Ademola Lookman (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 55': Foul by Victor Osimhen (Napoli).
- 55': Merih Demiral (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by Kim Min-Jae (Napoli).
- 57': Mario Pasalic (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 57': Kim Min-Jae (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 58': Foul by Rasmus Højlund (Atalanta).
- 58': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Rasmus Højlund (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 59': Foul by Piotr Zielinski (Napoli).
- 59': Teun Koopmeiners (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Foul by Rasmus Højlund (Atalanta).
- 60': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Attempt missed. Rasmus Højlund (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ademola Lookman with a cross.
- 63': Substitution, Napoli. Matteo Politano replaces Hirving Lozano.
- 64': Substitution, Napoli. Tanguy Ndombélé replaces Piotr Zielinski.
- 64': Foul by André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli).
- 64': Éderson (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Juan Jesus.
- 70': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Eljif Elmas.
- 70': Substitution, Atalanta. Duván Zapata replaces Rasmus Højlund.
- 71': Substitution, Atalanta. Ruslan Malinovskyi replaces Mario Pasalic.
- 75': Substitution, Napoli. Giovanni Simeone replaces Victor Osimhen.
- 78': Attempt missed. Giovanni Simeone (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mathías Olivera.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Ruslan Malinovskyi (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Merih Demiral with a headed pass.
- 79': Attempt saved. Giovanni Simeone (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by André-Frank Zambo Anguissa.
- 80': Ademola Lookman (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 80': Foul by Mathías Olivera (Napoli).
- 81': Substitution, Atalanta. Jérémie Boga replaces Ademola Lookman.
- 81': Substitution, Atalanta. Marten de Roon replaces Teun Koopmeiners.
- 83': Attempt saved. Ruslan Malinovskyi (Atalanta) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joakim Maehle.
- 83': Attempt missed. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ruslan Malinovskyi.
- 84': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Merih Demiral.
- 86': Substitution, Atalanta. Brandon Soppy replaces Hans Hateboer.
- 89': Hand ball by Eljif Elmas (Napoli).
- 90'+1': Offside, Napoli. Matteo Politano tries a through ball, but André-Frank Zambo Anguissa is caught offside.
- 90'+2': Duván Zapata (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+2': Joakim Maehle (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+3': Substitution, Napoli. Gianluca Gaetano replaces André-Frank Zambo Anguissa.
- 90'+3': Rafael Tolói (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+3': Substitution, Napoli. Alessio Zerbin replaces Eljif Elmas.
- 90'+4': Duván Zapata (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Kim Min-Jae (Napoli).
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Joakim Maehle (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jérémie Boga.
- 90'+4': Offside, Atalanta. Joakim Maehle tries a through ball, but Giorgio Scalvini is caught offside.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Atalanta 1, Napoli 2.
- 0': Match ends, Atalanta 1, Napoli 2.
- 0': Match ends, Atalanta 1, Napoli 2.
Statistics
 NAP |
ATA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 10 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 5 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 3 | Saves | 3 |
| 53.4 | Possession | 46.6 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.7 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 443 | Accurate Passes | 362 |
| 539 | Passes | 457 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 9 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 59 | Long Balls | 62 |
| 27 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 8 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
| 12 | Tackles | 22 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 4 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 17 | Effective Clearances | 5 |
| 17 | Clearances | 5 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: New Balance Arena
Location: Bergamo, Italy
Attendance: 19,363
Venue: New Balance Arena
Location: Bergamo, Italy
Attendance: 19,363
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 29 | +42 | 68 |
| 2 | AC Milan | 29 | +23 | 60 |
| 3 | Napoli | 29 | +15 | 59 |
| 4 | Como | 29 | +26 | 54 |
Line-Ups
Atalanta (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Musso (GK) |
| 28 | Merih Demiral  |
| 42 | Giorgio Scalvini |
| 2 | Rafael Tolói |
| 13 | Éderson |
| 7 | Teun Koopmeiners |
| 88 | Mario Pasalic |
| 3 | Joakim Maehle |
| 33 | Hans Hateboer |
| 11 | Ademola Lookman |
| 17 | Rasmus Højlund |
Napoli (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Meret (GK) |
| 5 | Juan Jesus |
| 3 | Kim Min-Jae |
| 17 | Mathías Olivera |
| 22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
| 68 | Stanislav Lobotka |
| 20 | Piotr Zielinski |
| 99 | Frank Anguissa |
| 9 | Victor Osimhen |
| 7 | Eljif Elmas |
| 11 | Hirving Lozano |
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