Italian Serie A

Atalanta vs Napoli 2022-23 Italian Serie A, 2022-23 Italian Serie A

  • 19': Ademola Lookman (P)
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  • 23': Victor Osimhen
  • 35': Eljif Elmas

Napoli 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 Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 19': Goal! Atalanta 1, Napoli 0. Ademola Lookman (Atalanta) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 57': Kim Min-Jae (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 58': Rasmus Højlund (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 63': Substitution, Napoli. Matteo Politano replaces Hirving Lozano.
  • 64': Substitution, Napoli. Tanguy Ndombélé replaces Piotr Zielinski.
  • 70': Substitution, Atalanta. Duván Zapata replaces Rasmus Højlund.
  • 71': Substitution, Atalanta. Ruslan Malinovskyi replaces Mario Pasalic.
  • 75': Substitution, Napoli. Giovanni Simeone replaces Victor Osimhen.
  • 81': Substitution, Atalanta. Jérémie Boga replaces Ademola Lookman.
  • 81': Substitution, Atalanta. Marten de Roon replaces Teun Koopmeiners.
  • 86': Substitution, Atalanta. Brandon Soppy replaces Hans Hateboer.
  • 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.

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Gewiss Stadium
Location: Bergamo, Italy
Attendance: 19,363

Italian Serie A Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
Full Table

Statistics

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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

Line-Ups

ATA Atalanta (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
1 Juan Musso (GK)
28 Merih Demiral Yellow Card
42 Giorgio Scalvini
2 Rafael Tolói Yellow Card
13 Éderson
7 Teun Koopmeiners
88 Mario Pasalic
3 Joakim Maehle Yellow Card
33 Hans Hateboer
11 Ademola Lookman
17 Rasmus Højlund Yellow Card

NAP Napoli (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Alex Meret (GK)
5 Juan Jesus
3 Kim Min-Jae Yellow Card
17 Mathías Olivera
22 Giovanni Di Lorenzo
68 Stanislav Lobotka
20 Piotr Zielinski
99 André-Frank Zambo Anguissa
9 Victor Osimhen
7 Eljif Elmas
11 Hirving Lozano

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