Napoli 3-1 Atalanta: Neres and Lang lift Conte’s spirits | OneFootball

Serie A returns after the third international break of the season. Antonio Conte’s Napoli faces Atalanta, who are trying to begin a new era with Raffaele Palladino on the bench, replacing the dismissed Ivan Juric. It’s a very tough challenge for the Partenopei, who last year at the Maradona suffered a heavy defeat against the Bergamaschi, thanks to a super Lookman, who is also on the pitch tonight. The Azzurri will need to send a strong message this evening, after a disappointing period that led to a confrontation between Conte and the management.

The first goals from Neres and Lang give Conte a hugely important victory

OFFICIAL LINEUPS

Napoli (3-4-3): Milinkovic-Savic; Beukema, Rrahmani, Buongiorno; Di Lorenzo, Lobotka, McTominay, Gutierrez; Lang, Neres; Hojlund. Coach: Conte.

Atalanta (3-5-2): Carnesecchi; Djmsiti, Hien, Ahanor; Bellanova, De Roon, Ederson, Pasalic, Zappacosta; De Ketelaere, Lookman. Coach: Palladino.

First half

1′ We’re underway!!

3′ First corner for Napoli, won by Alessandro Buongiorno

8′ Early phase of the match, characterized by many technical errors, especially from the Bergamaschi players

10′ Corner for Atalanta, their first, won by Ademola Lookman

14′ Free kick for Napoli near the edge of the penalty area, close to the byline

16′ Cross from Lang on the left looking for Hojlund in the box. Easy ball for Carnesecchi

17′ GOOOOOOOOOOL! THE NET BULGES! THE NET BULGES! DAVID NERES! Excellent play by the Azzurri, in the Di Lorenzo-Hojlund-Neres triangle. The Brazilian breaks into open space, burns past Ahanor and beats Carnesecchi

22′ Excellent long ball from Djimsiti for De Ketelaere, who sneaks behind the Napoli defense. Good job by Milinkovic to come out and intercept the Belgian

29′ MCTOMINAY! Carnesecchi messes up the clearance; Gutierrez recovers and serves the Azzurri’s number 8. The Scot tries a long-range shot, but misses the target

32′ De Ketelaere receives the ball from the back. The Belgian, with his back to goal, turns and shoots first time, sending the ball sky-high

36′ Good team play from Atalanta, with Lookman skipping past a defender and serving Pasalic: but the Croatian can’t keep the ball down, and again, it ends up far from Milinkovic’s goal

38′ GOOOOOOOOOL! THE NET BULGES! THE NET BULGES! NERES DOUBLE! High pressing from Napoli, they win the ball back, it falls to the former Ajax man who beats Carnesecchi with a diagonal shot

44′ Hojlund gives the ball away to Atalanta. Zappacosta tries from distance to surprise Milinkovic, but misses the target

45′ GOOOOOOOOOOOL! THE NET BULGES! THE NET BULGES! NOA LANG! After Neres, the Dutchman also gets on the scoresheet. Once again, great play by the Azzurri. Excellent work by Di Lorenzo on the right, who delivers a perfect cross for the former PSV man to head home

There will be one minute of added time

Halftime whistle!! NAPOLI and ATALANTA go into the break with the score at 3-0!

Second half

Double substitution for Atalanta: Kossounou and Scamacca on, Pasalic and Ahanor off

46′ We’re back underway!!

47′ Free kick from the edge for Napoli!

48′ McTominay shoots hard and low, good save by Carnesecchi diving to his left

52′ GOAL ATALANTA! SCAMACCA! The striker for La Dea makes an immediate impact, taking just 5 minutes to score on his return to the pitch. Beautiful volleyed goal from Bellanova’s assist

57′ Napoli corner won by Gutierrez

59′ Yellow card for De Roon for a late foul on McTominay

62′ Zappacosta also booked, late after losing the ball

62′ Atalanta substitution: Zappacosta off, Zalewski on

63′ Napoli substitution: Rrahmani has a problem, Juan Jesus comes on

65′ DE KETELAERE! Great shot from the Belgian; his effort goes centimeters over the bar

66′ Scamacca dangerous again, Milinkovic-Savic forced to put it out for a corner

68′ Free kick for Atalanta, foul by Juan Jesus on De Ketelaere

69′ Triple substitution for Napoli: Gutierrez, Lang, and Neres off, Mazzocchi, Politano, and Elmas on

74′ Last change for Napoli: Hojlund off, Lucca on

75′ Yellow card for Juan Jesus for a foul on Bellanova

76′ Good play by Lookman in the box, but only wins a corner

77′ Atalanta substitution: De Ketelaere off, Samardzic on

81′ Lookman tries from distance: powerful shot but straight at Milinkovic, who saves

82′ Atalanta substitution: Maldini on, Lookman off

87′ SCAMACCA! Inches away from a brace, the former West Ham man’s header could have reopened the match late on

88′ Napoli corner

89′ From the corner, Di Lorenzo gets there first, but Carnesecchi does well to save with his foot

There will be 5 minutes of added time

92′ Long ball from Milinkovic to Lucca: the former Udinese man controls and shoots, but Kossounou blocks for a corner

94′ Zalewski tries from distance, but misses the target

FINAL WHISTLE! After almost a month, Napoli returns to victory thanks to Neres and Lang

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