On March 11, one of the 26th round matches of the Italian Championship was held. Napoli (Napoli) and Atalanta (Bergamo) met.
Championship of Italy, Week 26
Napoli (Napoli) - Atalanta (Bergamo) - 2:0 (0:0)
Goals: К. Kvaratskhelia (60), Amir Rahmani (77)
Warnings: Matteo Ruggeri (15), Osimchen (18), Giorgio Scalvini (30)
Napoli was able to defeat Atalanta 2-0 in a tense match at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium. The game began with both teams attempting to gain control of the midfield, but neither team was able to create any clear chances in the first half. The first notable event of the match occurred in the 15th minute when Atalanta's M. Ruggeri was yellow carded for a foul. Napoli's V. Osimhen was also given a yellow card in the 18th minute. The game was physical from the start, with players from both teams involved in clashes and fouls. In the 30th minute, Atalanta's G. Scalvini was yellow-carded and the game remained 0-0 until the break. Atalanta made a substitution in the 44th minute when B. Gimcity came on instead of M. Demiral. After the break, Napoli came on the pitch with more attacking actions and managed to break the deadlock in the 60th minute when K. Kvaratskhelia scored a beautiful goal.
In response, Atalanta quickly made two substitutions: R. Heulund replaced L. Muriel and M. Pasalic replaced J. Boga. In the 66th minute Napoli responded with two substitutions: M. Politano came on as E. Elmas and P. Zielinski was replaced by T. Ndombele. Atalanta kept pushing forward, but could not create any clear-cut chances until the 89th minute when the last substitute came on. Toloi was replaced by A. Lukman. Napoli increased their lead in the 77th minute when A. Rrahmani scored to make it 2-0. Atalanta kept pushing forward, but Napoli's defense held firm. Napoli made three more substitutions in the dying minutes: Juan Jesus was replaced by Kim Min-Jae, W. Osimhen was replaced by G. Simeone and K. Kvaratskhelia gave way to A. Zerbin. Overall, the game was tightly fought, with both teams playing physically and intensely. Napoli managed to create more clear-cut chances and converted well, scoring a well-deserved win.
The next round features Torino vs Napoli and Atalanta vs Empoli.
| Napoli | Atalanta | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Goals on goal | 3 |
| 17 | Strokes | 6 |
| 5 | Blocked kicks | 0 |
| 13 | Kicks from the penalty box | 4 |
| 4 | Kicks from behind the penalty box | 2 |
| 12 | Violations | 11 |
| 10 | Corner | 4 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 60% | Ball possession | 40% |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 3 | Saves by goalkeeper | 4 |
| 568 | Total assists | 369 |
| 509 | Accurate passes | 297 |
| 90% | Accuracy of transmissions | 80% |