Atalanta vs Napoli, 2021-22 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie ANapoli move level with leaders Milan after hard-earned win at Atalanta
Napoli moved level on points with Serie A leaders AC Milan after a hard-earned 3-1 win at Atalanta on Sunday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Marten de Roon (Atalanta).
- 1': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli).
- 2': Ruslan Malinovskyi (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 3': Attempt blocked. Luis Muriel (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 5': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Kalidou Koulibaly.
- 5': Attempt missed. Luis Muriel (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Hans Hateboer.
- 8': Attempt saved. Ruslan Malinovskyi (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Davide Zappacosta with a cross.
- 8': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by David Ospina.
- 8': Attempt missed. José Luis Palomino (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Luis Muriel with a cross following a corner.
- 9': Attempt missed. Marten de Roon (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Remo Freuler.
- 11': Penalty Napoli. Dries Mertens draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 11': Penalty conceded by Juan Musso (Atalanta) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 13': VAR Decision: Penalty Napoli.
- 14': Goal! Atalanta 0, Napoli 1. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Ruslan Malinovskyi (Atalanta) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Muriel.
- 15': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Kalidou Koulibaly.
- 17': Offside, Napoli. Lorenzo Insigne tries a through ball, but Dries Mertens is caught offside.
- 20': Attempt missed. Remo Freuler (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 22': Foul by Teun Koopmeiners (Atalanta).
- 22': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Dries Mertens (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 22': Foul by José Luis Palomino (Atalanta).
- 24': Foul by Dries Mertens (Napoli).
- 24': Ruslan Malinovskyi (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Kalidou Koulibaly.
- 27': Foul by Piotr Zielinski (Napoli).
- 27': Ruslan Malinovskyi (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 27': Attempt missed. Ruslan Malinovskyi (Atalanta) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 32': Foul by Dries Mertens (Napoli).
- 32': Giorgio Scalvini (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 32': Foul by Ruslan Malinovskyi (Atalanta).
- 32': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Attempt saved. Mário Rui (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by André-Frank Zambo Anguissa.
- 34': Foul by Dries Mertens (Napoli).
- 34': Remo Freuler (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by José Luis Palomino (Atalanta).
- 35': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 35': José Luis Palomino (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 37': Goal! Atalanta 0, Napoli 2. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne following a set piece situation.
- 40': Offside, Napoli. Mário Rui tries a through ball, but Dries Mertens is caught offside.
- 40': Dries Mertens (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Ruslan Malinovskyi (Atalanta).
- 42': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Mário Rui.
- 43': Attempt missed. Giorgio Scalvini (Atalanta) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Ruslan Malinovskyi with a cross following a corner.
- 43': Foul by Ruslan Malinovskyi (Atalanta).
- 43': Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Offside, Napoli. Mário Rui tries a through ball, but Matteo Politano is caught offside.
- 44': Foul by Teun Koopmeiners (Atalanta).
- 44': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Muriel.
- 45'+2': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Alessandro Zanoli.
- 45'+3': Attempt missed. Giorgio Scalvini (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ruslan Malinovskyi with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Atalanta 0, Napoli 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Atalanta 0, Napoli 2.
- 45': Substitution, Atalanta. Aleksey Miranchuk replaces Ruslan Malinovskyi.
- 45': Substitution, Atalanta. Jérémie Boga replaces Hans Hateboer.
- 48': Foul by Alessandro Zanoli (Napoli).
- 48': Luis Muriel (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 49': Attempt missed. Jérémie Boga (Atalanta) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Berat Djimsiti with a cross.
- 51': Attempt missed. Jérémie Boga (Atalanta) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Remo Freuler.
- 55': André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by Luis Muriel (Atalanta).
- 58': Goal! Atalanta 1, Napoli 2. Marten de Roon (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Aleksey Miranchuk with a cross.
- 59': Substitution, Napoli. Eljif Elmas replaces Matteo Politano.
- 61': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Teun Koopmeiners.
- 63': Substitution, Atalanta. Joakim Maehle replaces Berat Djimsiti because of an injury.
- 64': Foul by Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli).
- 64': Luis Muriel (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 65': Eljif Elmas (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta).
- 67': Foul by Juan Jesus (Napoli).
- 67': Giorgio Scalvini (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 67': Juan Jesus (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 69': Foul by Mário Rui (Napoli).
- 69': Joakim Maehle (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Substitution, Napoli. Hirving Lozano replaces Lorenzo Insigne.
- 69': Substitution, Napoli. Fabián Ruiz replaces Piotr Zielinski.
- 73': Foul by Teun Koopmeiners (Atalanta).
- 73': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Attempt missed. Marten de Roon (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Aleksey Miranchuk.
- 75': Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 75': Foul by Hirving Lozano (Napoli).
- 76': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Mário Rui.
- 76': Attempt saved. Jérémie Boga (Atalanta) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 76': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by David Ospina.
- 76': David Ospina (Napoli) is shown the yellow card.
- 81': Goal! Atalanta 1, Napoli 3. Eljif Elmas (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hirving Lozano following a fast break.
- 83': Substitution, Atalanta. Moustapha Cissé replaces Luis Muriel.
- 83': Substitution, Atalanta. Mario Pasalic replaces Remo Freuler.
- 84': Foul by André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli).
- 84': Marten de Roon (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 84': André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 85': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Stanislav Lobotka.
- 85': Attempt blocked. Moustapha Cissé (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joakim Maehle.
- 85': Attempt blocked. Jérémie Boga (Atalanta) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 86': Foul by Marten de Roon (Atalanta).
- 86': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 86': Marten de Roon (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Eljif Elmas (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Giorgio Scalvini (Atalanta).
- 88': Substitution, Napoli. Kevin Malcuit replaces Dries Mertens.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Hirving Lozano (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mário Rui.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Moustapha Cissé (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 90'+3': Foul by Joakim Maehle (Atalanta).
- 90'+3': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Atalanta 1, Napoli 3.
- 0': Match ends, Atalanta 1, Napoli 3.
Statistics
 NAP |
ATA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 15 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 0 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 44.4 | Possession | 55.6 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 19 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.8 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 347 | Accurate Passes | 458 |
| 444 | Passes | 540 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 4 | Crosses | 20 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 50 | Long Balls | 42 |
| 21 | Accurate Long Balls | 13 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 19 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 27 | Effective Clearances | 8 |
| 27 | Clearances | 8 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Gewiss Stadium
Location: Bergamo, Italy
Attendance: 17,709
Venue: Gewiss Stadium
Location: Bergamo, Italy
Attendance: 17,709
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 26 | +35 | 57 |
| 2 | Napoli | 26 | +21 | 56 |
| 3 | Atalanta | 26 | +33 | 54 |
| 4 | Juventus | 26 | +22 | 49 |
Line-Ups
Atalanta (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Musso (GK) |
| 6 | José Palomino  |
| 19 | Berat Djimsiti |
| 42 | Giorgio Scalvini |
| 11 | Remo Freuler |
| 15 | Marten de Roon |
| 7 | Teun Koopmeiners |
| 77 | Davide Zappacosta |
| 33 | Hans Hateboer |
| 9 | Luis Muriel |
| 18 | Ruslan Malinovskyi |
Napoli (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | David Ospina (GK) |
| 5 | Juan Jesus |
| 26 | Kalidou Koulibaly |
| 6 | Mário Rui |
| 59 | Alessandro Zanoli |
| 20 | Piotr Zielinski |
| 68 | Stanislav Lobotka |
| 99 | André-Frank Zambo Anguissa |
| 14 | Dries Mertens |
| 24 | Lorenzo Insigne |
| 21 | Matteo Politano |
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