Napoli’s show of strength, Atalanta beaten

Napoli’s show of strength, Atalanta beaten

At the Gewiss Stadium in Bergamo, Napoli beat Atalanta 3-2 in the big match of the twenty-first day of Serie A and now has six points on Inter in the standings pending the Nerazzurri’s home engagement tomorrow with Empoli, while the Bergamasks are seven points behind.

The first chance è for the Dea at 14’ with Ederson who tries the right from outside high not by much. È the prelude to the goal that arrives on 16’: prolonged action of the hosts, Retegui controls a rebound behind the goal, turns and guesses the winning left under the’cross.

In the 20th’ weak left by Bellanova who goes to the center from the right, easy for Meret. Two minutes later Scalvini tries as well, counterbalanced right hand clearly out. At 27’ comes suddenly the equalizer of the leading team: Politano also after a rebound and he too with the left shot under the crossbar.

At 29’ left running Olivera off target. At 32’ counter attack by Looman who sends his right footer wide. At 40’ Naples in the lead: Anguissa from the left side puts in the middle a bit’ backwards where McTominay with the right flat beats Carnesecchi.

Resume. At 55’ incredible equalizer by Lookman who with two spells jumps Di Lorenzo, gets free in the middle of three opponents and with a low left fulminates Meret. The Artenopean extreme defender three minutes later deflects an insidious shot by Samardzic into a corner.

The Azzurri goalkeeper performs a miracle in the 70’ deflecting a header by De Ketelaere, who entered in place of Retegui. Atalanta continued to make mistakes and Napoli then went ahead again at 78’: Angulssa’s cross from the left and Lukaku’s header beat Carnesecchi.

È the goal that decides the match. La Dea è no longer dangerous, Antonio Conteè s leader è to the sixth consecutive victory and canè really try the breakaway that could prove decisive, for Gasperini’s team yet another missed opportunity even if the scudetto è all but out of reach.