Napoli vs Atalanta 2021-22 Italian Serie A

Napoli

40': Piotr Zielinski
47': Dries Mertens

FT
2 - 3

Atalanta

7': Ruslan Malinovskyi
66': Merih Demiral
71': Remo Freuler

Napoli 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 Commentary

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.
17': Ruslan Malinovskyi (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
40': Goal! Napoli 1, Atalanta 1. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
45': Substitution, Atalanta. Hans Hateboer replaces Davide Zappacosta.
45': Second Half begins Napoli 1, Atalanta 1.
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.
56': Substitution, Napoli. Diego Demme replaces Stanislav Lobotka.
56': Substitution, Atalanta. Josip Ilicic replaces Matteo Pessina.
58': Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
64': Kevin Malcuit (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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.
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.
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.
85': Substitution, Napoli. Matteo Politano replaces Kevin Malcuit.
87': Berat Djimsiti (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 30,000

Italian Serie A Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+38	Internazionale	29	64	3
+22	Napoli	29	61	4
+35	Atalanta	29	58	5
+15	Bologna	29	53	4

Full Table

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

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

Substitutes:

Davide Marfella, Balla Moussa Manè, Adam Ounas, Andrea Petagna, Alex Meret, Diego Demme, Faouzi Ghoulam, Matteo Politano.

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

Substitutes:

Marco Sportiello, Giuseppe Pezzella, Berat Djimsiti, Teun Koopmeiners, Hans Hateboer, Alexey Miranchuk, Francesco Rossi, Josip Ilicic, Luis Muriel, Roberto Piccoli, Giorgio Scalvini, Mario Pasalic.