In a meeting that promised to be crucial for his aspirations, the Napoli was mired in a new 0-3 defeat against Atalanta at the Diego Armando Maradona stadium. The setback against a direct rival leaves the Neapolitan team even more distant from their European goals, while the Atalanta moves five points away in the table A league.
The current Champion showed a worrying lack of forcefulness, especially evident in the performance of the Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen. Furthermore, the Brazilian defender John Jesus expressed his discontent after his complaint over an alleged racist insult by Inter’s Francesco Acerbi received no attention.
From the first minutes of the match, Atalanta showed themselves superior, demonstrating their dominance with an early goal from Aleksei Miranchuk, taking advantage of a defensive error by Napoli. The situation worsened for the home team with a second goal before the break, with Gianluca Scamacca taking advantage of another error in the ball’s release.
Despite trying to react in the second half with changes to the lineup, including the entry of Piotr Zielinski and Gio Simeone, Napoli failed to reverse the score. Even with clear scoring opportunities, such as a double shot against the post by Osimhen and Zielinski, the Neapolitan team could not breach the rival defense.
The match culminated with a third goal for Atalanta, scored by Teun Koopmeiners, which sealed the overwhelming visitor victory and left Napoli in a more compromised position in their quest to reach a European place.
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