Serie A: Atalanta conquers Napoli after recovering from a 2-1 deficit
NAPOLI. Atalanta was able to turn the table against Napoli.
NAPOLI. Atalanta was able to turn the table against Napoli.
The match was played at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona (Napoli) stadium in Napoli on Saturday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Maurizio Mariani who was helped by Salvatore Longo and Antonio Vono. The 4th official was Francesco Fourneau. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 11 degrees Celsius or 51.85 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 90%.
Match Statistics
Napoli was in firm control of the ball 55% while Atalanta was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Atalanta was more aggressive with 30 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 7 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Atalanta won the contest.
Napoli shot 13 times, 5 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Atalanta shot 19 times, 7 on target, 12 off target.
Cards
Napoli received 2 yellow cards (A. Rrahmani and K. Malcuit). On the other side, Atalanta received 3 yellow cards (R. Malinovsky, M. Pasalic and B. Djimsiti).
After playing this encounter, Napoli will stay with 36 points to move up in the 3rd place. On the other side, Atalanta will have 31 points to stay in the 4th place.
Match Events
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7'7'
R. Malinovsky
D. Zapata
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18'18'
R. Malinovsky
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40'40'
P. Zielinski
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46'46'
H. Hateboer
D. Zappacosta
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47'47'
D. Mertens
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56'56'
D. Demme
S. Lobotka
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56'56'
J. Ilicic
M. Pessina
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59'59'
A. Rrahmani
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64'64'
K. Malcuit
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66'66'
M. Demiral
R. Toloi
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67'67'
A. Ounas
D. Mertens
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67'67'
A. Petagna
H. Lozano
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71'71'
R. Freuler
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74'74'
M. Pasalic
R. Malinovsky
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82'82'
M. Pasalic
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82'82'
L. Muriel
D. Zapata
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83'83'
B. Djimsiti
J. Maehle
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85'85'
M. Politano
K. Malcuit
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87'87'
B. Djimsiti
Next match
In the upcoming Serie A match, Napoli will host Empoli on the 12th of December with a 5-3 head to head statistic in favor of Napoli (3 draws).
Atalanta will play away with Hellas Verona on the 12th of December with a 5-4 head to head stats in favor of Hellas Verona (3 draws).
Napoli: Formation and Lineups
Napoli adopted the extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Luciano Spalletti chose to play with the following team: David Ospina , Giovanni Di Lorenzo , Amir Rrahmani , Juan Jesus , Kévin Malcuit , Piotr Zieliński , Stanislav Lobotka , Mário Rui , Hirving Lozano , Dries Mertens and Eljif Elmas .
Substitutes
Napoli made 4 changes: S. Lobotka for D. Demme (56′), D. Mertens for A. Ounas (67′), H. Lozano for A. Petagna (67′) and K. Malcuit for M. Politano (85′).
Top player: Dries Mertens
The player who no doubt impressed Napoli the most was Dries Mertens.
His rating is with 1 goal, 27 passes (70% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 3.
Atalanta: Formation and Lineups
Also Atalanta adopted the extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
On the opposite side, Gian Piero Gasperini played with: Juan Musso , Rafael Tolói , Merih Demiral , José Luis Palomino , Davide Zappacosta , Marten de Roon , Remo Freuler , Joakim Mæhle , Ruslan Malinovskyi , Duván Zapata and Matteo Pessina .
Substitutes
Atalanta made 5 changes: D. Zappacosta for H. Hateboer (46′), M. Pessina for J. Ilicic (56′), R. Malinovsky for M. Pasalic (74′), D. Zapata for L. Muriel (82′) and J. Maehle for B. Djimsiti (83′).
Top player: Ruslan Malinovskyi
Probably the most impressive player in Atalanta was Ruslan Malinovskyi.
His rating is with 1 goal, 34 passes (76% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 12. He performed 8 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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