Napoli vs Atalanta 2022-23 Italian Serie A, 2022-23 Italian Serie A
Napoli return to winning ways with 2-0 victory over Atalanta
Goals by winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and defender Amir Rrahmani steered Napoli to a 2-0 home win over Atalanta in Serie A on Saturday.
Match Commentary
- 15': Matteo Ruggeri (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 18': Victor Osimhen (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 30': Giorgio Scalvini (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 44': Substitution, Atalanta. Merih Demiral replaces Berat Djimsiti because of an injury.
- 45': Substitution, Atalanta. Luis Muriel replaces Rasmus Højlund.
- 45': Second Half begins Napoli 0, Atalanta 0.
- 60': Goal! Napoli 1, Atalanta 0. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Victor Osimhen following a fast break.
- 66': Substitution, Napoli. Eljif Elmas replaces Matteo Politano.
- 66': Substitution, Napoli. Tanguy Ndombélé replaces Piotr Zielinski.
- 68': Substitution, Atalanta. Jérémie Boga replaces Mario Pasalic.
- 69': Substitution, Atalanta. Davide Zappacosta replaces Joakim Maehle.
- 76': Substitution, Napoli. Juan Jesus replaces Kim Min-Jae because of an injury.
- 77': Goal! Napoli 2, Atalanta 0. Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Eljif Elmas with a cross following a corner.
- 85': Substitution, Napoli. Giovanni Simeone replaces Victor Osimhen.
- 85': Substitution, Napoli. Alessio Zerbin replaces Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
- 89': Substitution, Atalanta. Ademola Lookman replaces Rafael Tolói.
Game Information
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 50,601
Statistics
 ATA |
NAP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 12 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 4 | Saves | 3 |
| 40 | Possession | 60 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 306 | Accurate Passes | 515 |
| 381 | Passes | 576 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 16 | Crosses | 22 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 38 | Long Balls | 39 |
| 13 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 15 |
| 18 | Tackles | 24 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 20 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 20 | Clearances | 16 |
Napoli (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 95 | Pierluigi Gollini (GK) |
| 3 | Kim Min-Jae |
| 13 | Amir Rrahmani |
| 17 | Mathías Olivera |
| 22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
| 68 | Stanislav Lobotka |
| 20 | Piotr Zielinski |
| 99 | André-Frank Zambo Anguissa |
| 9 | Victor Osimhen  |
| 77 | Khvicha Kvaratskhelia |
| 21 | Matteo Politano |
Atalanta (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Musso (GK) |
| 19 | Berat Djimsiti |
| 42 | Giorgio Scalvini |
| 2 | Rafael Tolói |
| 13 | Éderson |
| 15 | Marten de Roon |
| 88 | Mario Pasalic |
| 22 | Matteo Ruggeri |
| 3 | Joakim Maehle |
| 91 | Duván Zapata |
| 17 | Rasmus Højlund |
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