Atalanta, aiming to break their Napoli hoodoo with a win: the details | OneFootball

In the hours leading up to the evening match against Napoli, a hint of superstition is also circulating in Zingonia. Atalanta, in fact, has decided to show up at the Maradona Stadium wearing the third orange kit, a choice that inevitably brings to mind a less than brilliant track record. In recent months, orange has not brought much luck: the last three times the Nerazzurri took to the field in this kit, they managed two hard-fought draws and suffered the heavy defeat in Udine, considered one of the worst performances of the season.

Atalanta, anti-Napoli superstition: the third orange kit returns

Corriere di Bergamo points out that this color, more than just an aesthetic detail, has become a bit of a symbolic issue. The newspaper emphasizes that another disappointing performance could definitively sideline the third kit, almost as a way to ward off football superstitions that, in certain circles, still manage to exert some influence. The paper even comments that it would be a shame to retire such a unique kit already in November, but at the same time urges not to underestimate the negative streak that accompanies it.

The Bergamo team, for its part, knows that the aesthetic issue is just a backdrop. Raffaele Palladino, facing his first major test with Atalanta, does not intend to be influenced by coincidences or superstitious signs: what really matters is the response on the pitch. Against a Napoli side full of uncertainties and injuries, but still competitive, order, intensity, and clarity in both phases will be needed.

Andrea Alati

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇮🇹 here.