BERGAMO. Napoli overcomes Atalanta 3-1. Napoli got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from L. Insigne (14′) and M. Politano (37′). Atalanta tried to recover with a goal from M. De Roon (58′). Notwithstanding, the contest was closed by a goal (81′) scored by E. Elmas for Napoli. Atalanta lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Gewiss Stadium stadium in Bergamo on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Marco Di Bello with the assistance of Stefano Alassio and Stefano Del Giovane. The 4th official was Davide Massa. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 10.2 degrees Celsius or 50.29 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 50%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Atalanta was in firm control of the ball 56% while Napoli was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Atalanta was more aggressive with 87 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, Napoli found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Atalanta shot 20 times, 3 on target, 17 off target. On the opposite side, Napoli shot 6 times, 5 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Atalanta received 2 yellow cards (J. L. Palomino and M. De Roon). On the opposite side, Napoli received 3 yellow cards (J. Jesus, D. Ospina and A. Z. Anguissa).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Atalanta will stay with 51 points to remain in the 7th place. Talking about the opposition, Napoli will have 66 points like Milan to sit in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Atalanta will play away against Sassuolo on the 10th of April with a 15-2 head to head record in favor of Atalanta (5 draws).
Napoli will host Fiorentina on the 10th of April with a 17-7 head to head statistic in favor of Napoli (8 draws).
Atalanta – Formation
Atalanta
35'
63'
58'
Atalanta started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Gian Piero Gasperini decided to play with the following team: .
Atalanta could not rely on the presence of J. Maehle (injured).
Substitutions
Atalanta made 5 changes: R. Malinovsky for A. Miranchuk (46′), H. Hateboer for J. Boga (46′), B. Djimsiti for J. Maehle (63′), L. Muriel for M. Cisse (83′) and R. Freuler for M. Pasalic (83′).
Napoli – Formation
Napoli
Napoli started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Luciano Spalletti played with: .
Substitutions
Napoli made 4 changes: M. Politano for E. Elmas (59′), L. Insigne for H. Lozano (69′), P. Zielinski for F. Ruiz (70′) and D. Mertens for K. Malcuit (88′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
- Atalanta – Napoli – 1-3
- Fiorentina – Empoli – 1-0
- Juventus – Inter – 0-1
- Sampdoria – Roma – 0-1
- Udinese – Cagliari – 5-1
