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76′ – Double substitution by Gasperini, who inserts Retegui and Samardzic for Lookman and De Ketelaere.
75′ – Atalanta restarts at full speed: Kossonou keeps hold of Olivera and puts Lookman face to face with Meret. The Nigerian misses the knockout goal
71′ – It’s David Neres’ time: he comes in for Kvaratskhelia.
70′ – Gasperini’s first substitution: Kossonou comes on, the yellow carded Kolasinac comes out.
68′ – De Keteleaere pushes Buongiorno with both hands and he falls and the ball ends up on the bottom. Doveri doesn’t whistle for the foul and concedes the corner to Atalanta.
66′ – GOOD MORNING! On Raspadori’s free kick, Buongiorno jumps with his head but finds the response from Carnesecchi who denies him the goal.
65′ – Rrahmani launches Ngonge who dribbles past Kolasinac: rough slide from the Bosnian defender who gets the yellow card.
63′ – Di Lorenzo exchanges with Lukaku, then loses the rebound which gives the ball back to Atalanta.
61′ – Conte’s first moves: Raspadori and Ngonge enter in place of Gilmour and Politano.
60′ – RRAHMANI! Following the corner developments, Politano catches the Kosovar at the far post, who heads the ball from a few steps away but puts it out.
58′ – Kolasinac scores with a header following a corner, but the goal is disallowed due to the Bosnian being offside.
56′ – Anguissa loses a bloody ball, Pasalic aims for the goal then opens for Zappacosta who crosses with his right foot. The ball goes out but there was a deflection from Olivera.
55′ – Napoli always tries to attack Lukaku but Hien never allows the Belgian to turn.
52′ – De Ketelaere looks for Lookman at the far post: Politano is good at coming back and also getting a goal kick.
50′ – Olivera finds Politano in the area who heads it but weakly. However, the blue number 21 was reported to be offside at the start.
48′ – Pasalic launches Lookman, Meret mistimes the exit and is overtaken by the Nigerian’s lob. Rrahmani saves but there was still an offside position.
47′ – Kvara tries a shot from distance: too central to worry Carnesecchi.
46′ – No changes during the break: the same eleven on the pitch as in the second half of the game.
1.33pm – The second half begins.
1.17pm – The first half ends here.
46′ – De Ketelaere catches Pasalic with a brushstroke who heads it from two steps away.
45′ – There will be one minute of added time.
43′ – McTominay-Kvara combination, the Georgian is pushed by Ederson but the referee lets it continue.
42′ – Another excellent move by Napoli turning from left to right: Di Lorenzo’s low cross for Politano is intercepted by Kolasinac.
40′ – De Roon returns towards Kvara, the ball reaches Lukaku who tries to beat Carnesecchi but once again Hien opposes with his body.
38′ – Lukaku-Hien duel, the Belgian falls to the ground on the edge of the area but referee Doveri lets it continue.
37′ – Buongiorno puts the ball behind Hien and Lukaku takes the lead, but Carnesecchi anticipates him on the way out.
35′ – Napoli tries to break through centrally but Atalanta shields themselves in front of their own area
31′ – Great goal from Lookman from outside the area, who cuts in from the left and curls it into the corner. Atalanta doubles their lead on a counterattack.
30′ – Napoli trace once again on the right side: Politano wins a corner.
27′ – De Roon passes through in search of De Ketelaere, the pass goes out wide.
25′ – Kvaratskhelia tries Lukaku first with a long ball: tip too long. Napoli in difficulty with this type of play
24′ – Flash from Lookman who misses two and hits for Pasalic, who with his left foot kicks well wide from an excellent position.
21′ – Zappacosta stops a counterattack with a voluntary hand touch, the referee lets it go and does not warn the Orobic winger.
19′ – Di Lorenzo slots in for the insertion of Anguissa at the right time: Carnesecchi closes the mirror on his exit.
17′ – McTominay shoots to the stars from the center of the area, but the ball was already released from Olivera’s cross.
16′ – Olivera catches Kvara in the finishing area, the Georgian aims for the goal but is stopped for a foul by Pasalic.
15′ – Atalanta tries to come out from below but Napoli presses very high.
14′ – Napoli insists: Politano crosses and wins a corner.
12′ – POLE FULL OF MCTOMINAY! The Scotsman receives it on the edge of the area and shoots very powerfully with his right foot, hitting the woodwork to Carnesecchi’s left.
10′ – Atalanta ahead. Olivera is blocked from Ruggeri’s cross, De Roon heads the ball back into the middle, De Ketelaere shoots past and Lookman volleys past Meret with his left foot.
8′ – Maneuvered action by Napoli, Di Lorenzo crosses from the left top of the area for Lukaku’s shot. Weak header, blocks Carnesecchi.
6′ – Kvara appears wide on the left again, this time from one on one he gets the throw-in.
4′ – GREAT OPPORTUNITY! Kvara starts on the counterattack and puts it softly into the middle with his left foot: Lukaku almost finds the deflection on goal.
2′ – First contrast between Lukaku and Hien, it is a duel that will recur throughout the match.
1′ – Break by Zappacosta who suddenly comes to the center from the right: Olivera contains him.
12.31 – GAMES! The match begins
12.26 – The teams enter the pitch.
11.40 – OFFICIAL LINEUPS
Antonio Conte fully confirms the anti-Milan eleven, including Olivera (preferred to Spinazzola) and Gilmour, in light of Lobotka’s absence. Politano and Kvaratskhelia confirmed in front together with Lukaku. On the other side, Gian Piero Gasperini launches his Atalanta with the usual 3-4-2-1, but inserts an extra midfielder: Pasalic for Retegui, thus sensationally excluding the league’s top scorer. So there is room in front of De Ketelaere with Lookman, supported by the Croatian. Here are the choices of the two coaches.
NAPOLI (4-3-3): Meret; Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Buongiorno, Olivera; Anguissa, Gilmour, McTominay; Politano, Lukaku, Kvaratskhelia. Available: Contini, Caprile, Juan Jesus, Neres, Marin, Simeone, Zerbin, Ngonge, Mazzocchi, Spinazzola, Raspadori. Coach: Conte
ATALANTA (3-4-1-2): Carnesecchi; Djimsiti, Hien, Kolasinac; Zappacosta, De Roon, Ederson, Ruggeri; Pasalic; De Ketelaere, Lookman. Available: Rui Patricio, Rossi, Toloi, Kossounou, Godfrey, Sulemana, Cuadrado, Zaniolo, Bellanova, Samardzic, Palestra, Retegui, Brescianini. Coach: Gasperini
The latest on Atalanta
Mister Gasperini has Brescianini back among the squad, while Scalvini and the long-term patient Scamacca are still in the pits. Carnesecchi will be in goal, Hien in front of him with Djimsiti and Kolasinac on the sides. No doubt about De Roon-Ederson in midfield, on the flanks Bellanova and Ruggeri compete for a shirt: if the first player plays, Zappacosta moves to the left, otherwise to the right. In the surprise attack, De Ketelaere could remain on the bench: Pasalic is a candidate for a starting spot behind Lookman and Retegui.
The latest on Napoli
Antonio Conte will still rely on his starting players for this match, excluding Lobotka who is not at his best and will not be in the match. So Meret between the posts, Rrahmani in defense and Buongiorno in the middle with captain Di Lorenzo and Olivera on the sides. Confirmation for Gilmour in the control room, assisted by Anguissa and McTominay. The Politano-Lukaku-Kvaratskhelia trident cannot be touched in front.
Statistics – Napoli have the chance to find their sixth consecutive victory in Serie A: it hasn’t happened since the 2022/23 season (11 successes in a row in that case). This season the Azzurri have won all the matches played at the Maradona, with a score of 16 goals scored and only 2 conceded. The best defense in the championship, Napoli with 5 goals conceded, and the best attack in the championship, Atalanta with 26 goals scored, face each other. Of the last eight away matches against Napoli, Gasperini’s team has lost only twice (4 wins and 2 draws).
Il Napoli Of Antonio Conte face it at homeAtalanta Of Gasperini: another great test, after the victory at San Siro over Milan which began the cycle of direct clashes. The Azzurri will have the chance to maintain their good points advantage over Juventus and Inter and to break away from a direct competitor for the Champions League. In front of them the Neapolitans will find the Dea in a moment of great form, fresh from four successes in a row in the championship, and who will want to take advantage of the opportunity to put herself at -3 and enter the title race through the main door.
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