Napoli vs Atalanta, 2023-24 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie AChampions Napoli slump to 3-0 home defeat by Atalanta
Napoli were beaten 3-0 at home by Atalanta in Serie A on Saturday as the Italian champions lost further ground in the race for Champions League qualification.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Aleksey Miranchuk (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 1': Foul by Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli).
- 3': Aleksey Miranchuk (Atalanta) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Mario Pasalic following a fast break.
- 3': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Juan Jesus.
- 4': Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 4': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
- 5': Foul by Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta).
- 5': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 6': Foul by Hamed Traorè (Napoli).
- 6': Éderson (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Hans Hateboer (Atalanta).
- 8': Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Éderson.
- 17': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Isak Hien.
- 17': Attempt saved. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 19': Offside, Napoli. Victor Osimhen is caught offside.
- 20': Foul by Hans Hateboer (Atalanta).
- 20': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Attempt missed. Marten de Roon (Atalanta) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Aleksey Miranchuk.
- 26': Goal! Napoli 0, Atalanta 1. Aleksey Miranchuk (Atalanta) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mario Pasalic.
- 29': Attempt saved. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Frank Anguissa with a through ball.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Matteo Politano (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Victor Osimhen.
- 32': Attempt missed. Aleksey Miranchuk (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Sead Kolasinac.
- 33': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Amir Rrahmani.
- 38': (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38': Victor Osimhen (Napoli).
- 38': Victor Osimhen (Napoli) is shown the yellow card.
- 41': Offside, Napoli. Giovanni Di Lorenzo is caught offside.
- 42': Foul by Aleksey Miranchuk (Atalanta).
- 42': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Victor Osimhen (Napoli).
- 42': Isak Hien (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Goal! Napoli 0, Atalanta 2. Gianluca Scamacca (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aleksey Miranchuk.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Napoli 0, Atalanta 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Napoli 0, Atalanta 2.
- 45': Substitution, Napoli. Cyril Ngonge replaces Giacomo Raspadori.
- 45': Substitution, Napoli. Piotr Zielinski replaces Hamed Traorè.
- 46': Attempt saved. Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aleksey Miranchuk.
- 47': Foul by Hans Hateboer (Atalanta).
- 47': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Gianluca Scamacca (Atalanta).
- 48': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mário Rui.
- 49': Delay in match because of an injury Cyril Ngonge (Napoli).
- 51': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Éderson (Atalanta) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mario Pasalic.
- 53': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 54': Foul by Sead Kolasinac (Atalanta).
- 54': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 54': Sead Kolasinac (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Cyril Ngonge (Napoli) header from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Matteo Politano with a cross.
- 54': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the left side of the box.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 55': Attempt saved. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Stanislav Lobotka.
- 55': Cyril Ngonge (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 55': Foul by Giorgio Scalvini (Atalanta).
- 56': Attempt missed. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mário Rui.
- 59': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Mário Rui.
- 60': Delay in match because of an injury Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta).
- 60': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 60': Substitution, Atalanta. Matteo Ruggeri replaces Davide Zappacosta because of an injury.
- 61': Substitution, Atalanta. Ademola Lookman replaces Gianluca Scamacca.
- 61': Substitution, Atalanta. Teun Koopmeiners replaces Mario Pasalic.
- 62': Attempt missed. Cyril Ngonge (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Amir Rrahmani.
- 66': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Mário Rui.
- 67': Offside, Atalanta. Isak Hien is caught offside.
- 67': Substitution, Napoli. Jesper Lindstrøm replaces Matteo Politano.
- 67': Substitution, Atalanta. Berat Djimsiti replaces Sead Kolasinac.
- 69': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Isak Hien.
- 70': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Giorgio Scalvini.
- 71': Delay in match because of an injury Giorgio Scalvini (Atalanta).
- 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 71': Substitution, Atalanta. Rafael Tolói replaces Giorgio Scalvini because of an injury.
- 73': Offside, Napoli. Victor Osimhen is caught offside.
- 74': Attempt saved. Aleksey Miranchuk (Atalanta) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ademola Lookman.
- 75': Attempt blocked. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
- 75': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Berat Djimsiti.
- 75': Substitution, Napoli. Giovanni Simeone replaces Frank Anguissa.
- 75': Attempt missed. Juan Jesus (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski with a cross following a corner.
- 78': Attempt saved. Ademola Lookman (Atalanta) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 79': Attempt saved. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Giovanni Simeone with a through ball.
- 79': Attempt missed. Jesper Lindstrøm (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 80': Attempt missed. Marten de Roon (Atalanta) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Teun Koopmeiners.
- 81': Attempt saved. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mário Rui with a through ball.
- 82': Foul by Teun Koopmeiners (Atalanta).
- 82': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 82': Teun Koopmeiners (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Attempt missed. Giovanni Simeone (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Amir Rrahmani with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 84': Aleksey Miranchuk (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
- 84': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 85': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Berat Djimsiti.
- 85': Attempt blocked. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
- 85': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Teun Koopmeiners.
- 86': Foul by Éderson (Atalanta).
- 86': Victor Osimhen (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 88': Goal! Napoli 0, Atalanta 3. Teun Koopmeiners (Atalanta) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Matteo Ruggeri.
- 89': Cyril Ngonge (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Matteo Ruggeri (Atalanta).
- 90': Attempt missed. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Giovanni Simeone.
- 90'+1': Hand ball by Teun Koopmeiners (Atalanta).
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jesper Lindstrøm.
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Éderson (Atalanta) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ademola Lookman.
- 90'+3': Offside, Atalanta. Ademola Lookman is caught offside.
- 90'+3': Foul by Rafael Tolói (Atalanta).
- 90'+3': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Napoli 0, Atalanta 3.
- 0': Match ends, Napoli 0, Atalanta 3.
Statistics
 ATA |
NAP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 6 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 3 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 5 | Saves | 3 |
| 38.7 | Possession | 61.3 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 20 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 314 | Accurate Passes | 519 |
| 382 | Passes | 602 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 9 | Crosses | 22 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 50 | Long Balls | 57 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 31 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 17 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 27 | Effective Clearances | 8 |
| 27 | Clearances | 8 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 49,500
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 49,500
Serie A Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Udinese | 4 | +3 | 10 |
| 2 | Napoli | 4 | +5 | 9 |
| 3 | Internazionale | 4 | +6 | 8 |
| 4 | Juventus | 4 | +6 | 8 |
Line-Ups
Napoli (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Meret (GK) |
| 5 | Juan Jesus |
| 13 | Amir Rrahmani |
| 6 | Mário Rui |
| 22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo  |
| 68 | Stanislav Lobotka |
| 8 | Hamed Traoré |
| 99 | André-Frank Zambo Anguissa |
| 9 | Victor Osimhen |
| 81 | Giacomo Raspadori |
| 21 | Matteo Politano |
Atalanta (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 29 | Marco Carnesecchi (GK) |
| 4 | Isak Hien |
| 23 | Sead Kolasinac |
| 42 | Giorgio Scalvini |
| 13 | Éderson |
| 15 | Marten de Roon |
| 8 | Mario Pasalic |
| 77 | Davide Zappacosta |
| 33 | Hans Hateboer |
| 90 | Gianluca Scamacca |
| 59 | Aleksei Miranchuk |
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