In the 26th round of the Italian Serie A, the "Geviss - Atleti Azzurri d'Italia" stadium in Bergamo witnessed another brilliant clash. Atalanta hosted Napoli at their home ground and secured a hard-fought 2-1 victory. In short, this evening became an event that gave mood, points, and confidence to the "home folks."
In the first half of the meeting, the initiative was mostly in the hands of the guests. Napoli defender Sam Buckema capitalized on the opportunity in the 18th minute to open the scoring. This goal seemed to quiet down the atmosphere in Bergamo a bit: Atalanta needed to pull themselves together quickly and change the direction of the game.
And so it happened. After the break, Atalanta returned to the pitch in a completely different spirit: pressure, speed, aggressive moves - everything increased. The result didn't take long. In the 61st minute, Mario Pašalić scored the decisive goal, making the score 1:1. For the hosts, this goal was not just an equalizer, but also a signal that "we'll start now."
The match was decided in the 81st minute. Coming off the bench, Lazar Samardžić put his own kind of "final point": a precise shot and 2:1. It wouldn't be wrong to say that the Bergamo stands "exploded" at that moment - because such a victory gives any team the sweetest feeling of the tour.
Atalanta 2-1 Napoli
Goals: Pashalic 61, Samardžić 81 - Bökema 18
Atalanta: Carnezekki, Scalvini (Gimsiti, 69'), Khin, Kolašinac, Bellanova (Bernaskoni, 57'), De Roon, Pasalic, Zappacosta, Sulemana (Samarjic, 46'), Zalewski, Krstović (Skamakka, 57').
Napoli: Milinkovic-Savic, Buokema, Buondjarno, Jesus (Oliveira, 70), Mazzokki (Spinatola, 63), Lobotka, Elmas, Guterres (Politano, 63), Santos (Lukaku, 85), Vergara (Jovani, 70), Hojlund.
After this result, interesting changes were also observed in the tournament table. After 26 rounds, Napoli sits in 3rd place with 50 points, and Antonio Conte's men will have to make no mistakes in the following matches to keep up with the leaders. Atalanta, with 45 points, climbed to 7th place and became even more determined in the fight for top spots.
Most importantly, Atalanta showed character in this game: they lagged behind first, then equalized, and finally claimed the victory. Yes, it's football. Whoever maintains the "regime" until the end - gets it.
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