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Italian Soccer Serie A
55% Ball Possession NAPOLI and 45% Ball Possession ATALANTA
Napoli 2 – 3 Atalanta
40′ Piotr Zielinski 7′ Ruslan Malinovskyi
47′ Dries Mertens 66′ Merih Demiral
. 71′ Remo Freuler
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Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Napoli, 1st position with 36 points and a positive goal difference of +23
Atalanta, 4th position with 31 points and a positive goal difference of +15
Napoli failing to win the Serie A Week 16 game against Atalanta and losing the sole leadership on Saturday 4 December 2021 at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium in Napoli, Italy. Napoli stepping down from the 1st to the 3rd position remaining with 36 points while Atalanta reaching 34 points remain in the 4th position. Atalanta being -2 points below Napoli.
Atalanta opening the score in the 7th minute. It is Ruslan Malinovskyi to defeat Napoli goalkeeper David Ospina with a left footed shot to the top left corner. The assist is by Duván Zapata.
👉Napoli 0 – 1 Atalanta, 7th minute, ⚽️ goal by Ruslan Malinovskyi for @Atalanta_BC with a left footed shot to the top left corner. The assist is by Duván Zapata.
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— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) December 4, 2021
Napoli equalizing for the 1-1 in the 40th minute. It is Piotr Zielinski to level the score with a left footed shot to the center.
👉Napoli 1 – 1 Atalanta, 40th minute, ⚽️ goal by Piotr Zielinski equalizing for @en_sscnapoli with a left footed shot to the center. Malcuit goes off on the right to Freuler. The Pole’s first shot is rejected by Palomino….
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— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) December 4, 2021
Napoli taking the lead in the 47th minute. Forward Dries Mertens delivering a right footed shot to the bottom right corner. The assist is by Kevin Malcuit.
👉Napoli 2 – 1 Atalanta, 47th minute, ⚽️ goal by Dries Mertens giving the lead to Napoli with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner. The assist is by Kevin Malcuit.
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— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) December 4, 2021
Atalanta equalizing for the 2-2 in the 66th minute. It is Merih Demiral to level with a right footed shot to the high center. The assist is by Rafael Tolói.
👉Napoli 2 – 2 Atalanta, 66th minute, ⚽️ goal by Merih Demiral equalizing for @Atalanta_BC with a right footed shot to the high center. The assist is by Rafael Tolói.
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— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) December 4, 2021
Atalanta taking back the lead in the 71st minute. It is Remo Freuler to continue the dream with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Josip Ilicic.
👉Napoli 2 – 3 Atalanta, 71st minute, ⚽️ goal by Remo Freuler giving the lead back to @Atalanta_BC with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Josip Ilicic.
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— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) December 4, 2021
✅ Stats before the game. Atalanta have won 3 of the last 5 Serie A matches against Napoli (1D, 1L), as many successes as in the previous 12 – the Bergamo players could obtain two successes in a row against the Neapolitans in the competition for the first time since the 2016 season / 17. Napoli have not lost a Serie A match in the first round against Atalanta since 2016 (0-1 with the goal of the current Neapolitan striker Andrea Petagna) – since then three Italian victories and a draw. Napoli have conceded goals in all their last seven Serie A home games against Atalanta (10 goals to the passive), after having kept a clean sheet in 18 of the previous 26. Atalanta have won eight of their last nine Serie A away matches (1D), including all four of the most recent – just once in their history, the Bergamo side have achieved five consecutive away wins in the competition (in July 2020).
👉Lineup Napoli (3-5-2): Ospina; Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Jesus; Malcuit, Elmas, Lobotka, Zielinski, Mario Rui; Lozano, Mertens.
👉Lineup Atalanta (3-4-2-1): Musso; Toloi, Palomino, Demiral; Maehle, de Roon, Freuler, Zappacosta; Pessina, Malinovskyi; Zapata
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📺 Click the video to watch Napoli 2 – 3 Atalanta highlights on Saturday 4 December 2021
Referee Maurizio Mariani from the section of Aprilia will be assisted by Salvatore Longo from the section of Paola and Antonio Vono from the section of Soverato. The Fourth Official will be Francesco Fourneau from the section of Rome 1. The VAR will be Luca Banti from the section of Livorno and the AVAR will be Matteo Passeri from the section of Gubbio.
📍🏟 Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, Napoli
🔜 #NapoliAtalanta #GoAtalantaGo ⚫️🔵 pic.twitter.com/NzxqBqIXLr
— Atalanta B.C. (@Atalanta_BC) December 4, 2021
Photo via twitter.com/en_sscnapoli
👥 Gli 𝟏𝟏 scelti da Mister Gasperini per #NapoliAtalanta!
⚡️ Nerazzurri 𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦 here!Presented by @Plus500#SerieATIM #GoAtalantaGo ⚫️🔵 pic.twitter.com/H3Til1dg1U
— Atalanta B.C. (@Atalanta_BC) December 4, 2021
👉Napoli vs Atalanta, Match Officials
🗓️Saturday 4 December 2021
🏟️Diego Armando Maradona Stadium
⏲️20:45🙍♂️Referee: MARIANI
🚩Assistants: LONGO – VONO
4⃣ Fourth Official: FOURNEAU
VAR: BANTI
AVAR: PASSERIhttps://t.co/xWTX2M3ctM@SerieA_EN @FarFromVesuvius @Domii_Torello pic.twitter.com/dMreW7TfrU— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) December 4, 2021
👉First Half is Over. Napoli 1 – 1 Atalanta
⚽️ Goals: 7′ Ruslan Malinovskyi (A), 40′ Piotr Zielinski (N)
🟨Yellow: 17′ Malinovskyi (A)
✍️ Ball Possession: 56% @en_sscnapoli and 44% @Atalanta_BC
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— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) December 4, 2021
👉Result Napoli 2-3 Atalanta
⚽️Goals: 7′ Ruslan Malinovskyi (A), 40’Piotr Zielinski (N), 47′ D. Mertens (N), 66′ Merih Demiral (A), 71′ R. Freuler (A)
✍️Ball Possession: 55% @en_sscnapoli and 45% @Atalanta_BC
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— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) December 4, 2021
Photo via twitter.com/Atalanta_BC
2021 – 2022 Italian Serie A Week 16
Napoli 2 – 3 Atalanta
Saturday 4 December 2021
Diego Armando Maradona Stadium
Napoli, Italy
20:45
Referee: MARIANI
Assistants: LONGO – VONO
Fourth Official: FOURNEAU
VAR: BANTI
AVAR: PASSERI
Goals: 7′ Ruslan Malinovskyi (A), 40’Piotr Zielinski (N), 47′ Dries Mertens (N), 66′ Merih Demiral (A), 71′ Remo Freuler (A)
Official lineups – formations – tabellino: (A)
👉Lineup Napoli (3-5-2): Ospina, Malcuit (85′ Politano), Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Juan Jesus, Mario Rui, Zielinski, Lobotka (56′ Demme), Elmas, Lozano (67′ Ounas), Mertens (67′ Petagna).
Subs: Meret, Marfella, Ghoulam, Mane.
Coach: Luciano Spalletti (on the bench Marco Domenichini).
👉Lineup Atalanta (3-4-2-1): Musso, Toloi, Demiral, Palomino, Zappacosta (46′ Hateboer), de Roon, Freuler, Mæhle (83′ Djimsiti), Pessina (56′ Iličić), Malinovskyi (74′ Pašalić), Zapata (83′ Muriel).
Subs: Rossi, Sportiello, Koopmeiners, Pezzella, Scalvini, Miranchuk, Piccoli.
Coach: Gian Piero Gasperini