Atalanta overwhelms Napoli 4-2 and rises to 43 points

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February 21, 2021 In Bergamo, Atalanta beats a decimated Napoli 4-2 and overtakes him, climbing to 43 points in the middle of the Champions League.

After the double confrontation of the Italian Cup, Atalanta and Napoli meet again in the league.

Gattuso starts with the Elmas-Osimhen-Politano trident, with Insigne on the bench.

Gasperini lines up Pessina behind Muriel and Zapata.

Naples, however decimated: Petagna and Demme were added to Mertens, Ospina, Lozano, Manolas and Hysaj.

Gasperini keeps Ilicic on the bench.

Hosts arrembanti in the early stages.

At 5 'Muriel tries, shot deflected for a corner.

At 17 'Pessina falls into the area and claims a penalty for an alleged foul by Mario Rui, triggering the protests of Gasperini who was then sent off on 24'.

At 35 'Naples opportunity with Gollini who deflects a header from Osimhen for a corner.

Atalanta maintains the thread of the game.

At 43 'Pessina serves Zapata in an excellent position: the Colombian is unable to control the ball and wastes a golden opportunity.

The first half ends in substantial balance with few opportunities on both sides.

The game is released in the 52nd minute when Muriel reaches the back and with the left serves Zapata who stands out in the area and heads Meret.

At 53 'Gattuso plays the Insigne card in place of Elmas.

Atalanta tries to press in search of the double, but in the 58th minute Politano starts from the left, sees the insertion of Zielinski who with a right-footed cold Gollini for the equal goal.

Long teams and in the 64th minute Muriel again serves on the right Zapata who catches Gosens from the opposite side, the Dutchman makes no mistake and Atalanta is again ahead.

On the wings of enthusiasm the Orobics continue to press and at 71 'Muriel takes advantage of a Bakayoko error, darting to the limit and strikes Meret under the intersection for the 3-1.

Game anything but tactical.

At 75 'cross on the development of a corner and Gosens puts it in his own goal, Napoli reopens the match, but it doesn't last long.

At 79 'Djimsiti on a corner extends the ball for Romero who heads the ball.

An increasingly black evening for the Neapolitans: at 91 'fear for Osimhen, who beats his head after falling to the ground and is immediately taken away for medical checks.