Napoli’s thud against Maradona. Atalanta wins 3-0 and is -3 from the top

Atalanta wins by a landslide at Napoli and while waiting for Inter, they finish in second place. Double from Lookman and goal from Retegui in the 3-0 of Maradona, the Nerazzurri snatched their fifth consecutive victory. Second defeat for Napoli who remain at the top of the table, in the next round there will be the big match against Inter. The Bergamo players, however, will face Udinese before the break.

Ready to go, the guests immediately found the opening goal in the 10th minute: De Roon opened the game, De Ketelaere’s pass was decisive to free Lookman, the Nigerian striker volleyed left-footed past Meret. The reaction from the hosts was furious, a minute later McTominay hit the post with a great shot from distance. The Neapolitans struggled a lot to find the opportunity, in the 31st minute it was Lookman again who scored the 2-0 goal, a full-footed shot that came after a suggestion from De Ketelaere. Atalanta’s second goal put the Azzurri in difficulty, Pasalic headed home to make it 3-0 in full injury time.

In the second half the Nerazzurri came close to making it 3-0 with Kolasinac, but the Bosnian’s goal was disallowed due to an irregular position. Conte tried to send Raspadori and Ngonge onto the field to try to increase the offensive weight, in the 20th minute Carnesecchi overcame Buongiorno’s header. Napoli tried to increase the pace again in the final, Atalanta defended themselves by conceding little or nothing: just before going off Lookman, launched by Kossounou, devoured the opportunity to make it 3-0. Five minutes from time Ngonge tried to surprise the Goddess with a header, but the former Verona player couldn’t find the target. The Bergamo players’ hat trick came with Retegui in full recovery, now with 11 goals in 11 games played. (AGI)R

The scoreboard

NAPOLI (4-3-3): Meret 5.5; Di Lorenzo 5, Rrahmani 5, Buongiorno 5.5, Olivera 5 (31’st Spinazzola 6); Anguissa 5, Gilmour 5 (16’st Raspadori 6), McTominay 6; Politano 5.5 (16’st Ngonge 6), Lukaku 5 (31’st Simeone 6), Kvaratskhelia 5 (26’st Neres 6). On the bench: Caprile, Contini, Juan Jesus, Marin, Zerbin, Mazzocchi. Coach: Conte 5.5

ATALANTA (3-4-1-2): Carnesecchi 7; Djimsiti 7, Hien 7.5, Kolasinac 7 (25’st Kossounou 6.5); Zappacosta 7 (37’st Bellanova sv), De Roon 6.5, Ederson 7.5, Ruggeri 7; Pasalic 7 (37’st Brescianini sv); De Ketelaere 7 (31’st Retegui 6), Lookman 7.5 (31’st Samardzic 6). On the bench: Rui Patricio, Rossi, Toloi, Godfrey, Sulemana, Cuadrado, Zaniolo, Palestra. Coach: Gasperini 7.5

REFEREE: Duties of Rome 6.5

RARELY: 10’pt, 31’pt Lookman, 47’st Retegui

NOTE: playing field in good condition. Booked: Kolasinac, Retegui, Djimsiti, Mazzocchi. Expelled: -. Corners: 4-3. Recovery time: 1′.