It’s a screaming Atalanta: Conte scores, Lookman and Retegui score the 3-0 against Napoli

A victory as heavy as a boulder. And a defeat, if seen from the opposite side, which risks affecting the big match with Inter. Atalanta wins 3-0 against Napoli and flies into second position, waiting for Inter: a match dominated by the Bergamo players, with Lookman’s brace and Mateo Retegui’s goal being decisive, with 11 goals in 11 games played.

Lookman show
A rough race full of contrasts, but above all an infernal pace. The challenge of Maradona it started like this, with the two teams showing their muscles in every area of ​​the pitch: the guests had the merit of taking advantage of the first inattention of the Neapolitans in the 10th minute when Lookman, launched from De Ketelaere’s bank, passed with a left-footed shot Meret flight. The home team’s reaction was immediate, McTominay opened the ball but the shot hit the post to Carnesecchi’s left. In the 31st minute Lookman thought about it again: he played to evade De Ketelaere’s double mark, then the former Leicester and Leipzig player invented the full-neck shot to make it 2-0 for the Bergamo team. The hosts tried to break through centrally, Pasalic at the end of the first half devoured the goal to make it 3-0.

Fundamental victory
In the second half the home team struggled to build dangerous actions thanks also to an Atalanta team that was difficult to overcome. Buongiorro’s header neutralized by Carnesecchi was the most dangerous action by Conte’s team, unable to find the spark needed to turn the game around. La Dea also came close to making it 3-0 with Kolasinac, but the goal was disallowed due to an irregular position. In the second half it was more Atalanta who came close to making it 3-0 than Napoli who scored the goal of hope: Lookman, just before going out, kicked the ball wide which would have ended Maradona’s match earlier. In full recovery the signature of Mateo Retegui also arrived, a fundamental seal: 3-0 like last year, the Goddess flies higher and higher.

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