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by Claudio Presutti 02 July 2020Gasperini's Atalanta march continues that in Bergamo, with a great second half, beats Napoli 2-0 thus consolidating fourth place and extinguishing the Champions dream of the Neapolitan Gattuso who now sink to 15 points of detachment.

At the 'Azzurri d'Italia' stadium the first of the two postponements of the 29th day is staged. In Atalanta, Gasperini throws Pasalic and still keeps Ilicic and Muriel out, with Zapata attacking alongside the 'papu' Gomez. On the right is Chestnuts, Hateboer rests. In Naples, Gattuso defends Di Lorenzo and confirms Maksimovic, Koulibaly and Mario Rui. After the stop shift, the new father Demme also returns to midfield, while Politano plays in attack instead of Callejon, alongside Mertens and Insigne. Nerazzurri with the 3-4-2-1: Gollini; Toloi, Caldara, Djimsiti; Chestnuts, De Roon, Freuler, Gosens; Pasalic, Gomez; Zapata. Partenopei with 4-3-3: Ospina; Di Lorenzo, Maksimovic, Koulibaly, Mario Rui; Fabian Ruiz, Demme, Zielinski; Politano, Mertens, Insigne. Good start for Napoli who with a good fluidity of maneuver often plays in the half of the Bergamo area.

Atalanta is shown forward only in the 11th minute with a corner kick from Gomez, rejected by the Neapolitan defense. At 15 'good chance for Koulibaly who on Fabian Ruiz's cross doesn't find the head mirror from a good position (15'). Then a sudden right-footed shot from the 'papu' Gomez from outside the area, with Ospina extending for a corner (17 '). Dangerous Atalanta with a free kick from the left corner of the area of ​​the usual Gomez that engages Ospina in diving (25 '). The Colombian goalkeeper, hit in the face, is forced to go out on a stretcher, in his place Meret (30 '). Double attempt from the distance of Insigne but Gollini first deflects for a corner (34 '), then blocks the strong but central shot of the Neapolitan striker (37'). The first half ends with a nice action from Campania started by Politano for Insigne who stops in the area for the cross by Mario Rui, but Politano himself does not manage to impact well (48 ').

The recovery opens practically with the advantage of Atalanta: Fabian Ruiz loses the ball, from Gosens to Gomez who finds the free Pasalic in the area, for the header that goes beyond Meret (48 '). On the right wing, nice and persistent action from Bergamo on the Castagne-Toloi axis, with the Brazilian arriving in the area and serving Gosens, all alone: ​​for the German side it's easy to still overcome Meret for the doubling with his ninth goal of the season (55 ' ).

After the terrible one-two, Gattuso runs for cover and inserts Lozano and Milik for Mertens and Insigne (58 '). And the Mexican striker immediately goes with a good percussion, but Gollini is good at exiting to close the mirror and reject (60 '). Napoli is not lucky with Fabian Ruiz who, freed from Zielinski's heel, manages to find the space for his left-footed shot, which however ends up on the side of very little (69 '). Lozano also tries with a serpentine on the bottom line but Gollini manages to intervene (71 '). At 72 'first change for Gasperini with Palomino inserted in place of Caldara, Gattuso replies that completes his 5 changes by replacing Politano and Demme for Callejon and Lobotka (73'). Maksimovic crosses from the right wing for the imperious detachment of Koulibaly who, however, sends his head over the post (76 '). At 80 ° canceled the goal of Napoli for offside of Milik, after a bad rejection of Gollini on Mario Rui's shot. Decision confirmed by the Var. In Atalanta in Djimsiti for Hateboer (81 '), then in the final also Muriel (for Gomez), Tameze (for Pasalic) and Sutalo (for Toloi) at minute 89'. It ends with the success of the Goddess: 2-0.