Napoli took a big step towards the Scudetto with a thrilling 3-2 win over Atalanta, as Matteo Politano, Scott McTominay and Romelu Lukaku ended La Dea’s run.
It was a top-of-the-table showdown with four points separating them, as La Dea were unbeaten in 15, but had drawn their last three games in a row and were missing suspended Sead Kolasinac, injured Odilon Kossounou, Juan Cuadrado and Gianluca Scamacca. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia completed his move to PSG yesterday, but David Neres has already taken over the role with Juan Jesus once again replacing the injured Alessandro Buongiorno.
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When these teams met in November, Atalanta won 3-0 at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona and Retegui scored late.
The Capocannoniere returned to the starting XI after injury and also made an immediate impact, smashing a fierce left-footed finish into the nearest top corner from 10 yards after gathering with his back to goal.
Napoli equalized with their first real chance and a very similar strike, as David Neres saw his cross deflected into the path of Matteo Politano, who, in an unusually central role, took a first touch before smashing it into the top corner the farthest with his left foot. at a tight angle.
-It was wide open and after Ademola Lookman drilled wide, the Partenopei turned it over. David Neres helped win the ball back at the corner flag and his delicious back heel flick set Andre Frank Zambo Anguissa back, with Scott McTominay sweeping it first time into the roof of the net from 12 yards.
Retegui shot from a tricky angle on Lazar Samardzic’s through ball, but Lookman created the equalizer out of thin air by looping the ball around the slippery Giovanni Di Lorenzo, then taking on three players to thread his finish through a sea of legs.
Atalanta surged forward in the second half, Lookman’s slide rule pass freeing Samardzic to test Alex Meret at the near post, then the goalkeeper making a one-handed save from Charles De Ketelaere’s header.
Having weathered that storm, Napoli went back in front as Anguissa lofted a cross from the left for his second assist of the match, Lukaku’s header into the far corner shrugging Giorgio Scalvini.
Atalanta 2-3 Napoli
Retegui 16 (A), Politano 27 (N), McTominay 40 (N), Lookman 55 (A), Lukaku 78 (N)
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