This Saturday, Walter Mazzarri officiated for the first time following his return to Napoli. The opportunity for the Partenopei to get off to a good start against Atalanta Bergamo. In the event of a victory against the Bergamasques who are direct opponents for European places, the reigning Italian champions had the opportunity to climb to 3rd place. And against the wait-and-see home side, it was Napoli who had the best first period. While Rrahmani’s goal was finally canceled shortly after the half-hour mark (34th), it was Khvicha Kvaratskhelia who came to reward his team’s excellent first period with a header (0-1, 44th).
General classification Serie A
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#
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Team
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Pts
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J
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DIF
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G
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NOT
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D
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BP
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B.C.
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1 |
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31 |
12 |
23 |
10 |
1 |
1 |
29 |
6 |
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2 |
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29 |
12 |
12 |
9 |
2 |
1 |
19 |
7 |
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3 |
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24 |
13 |
12 |
7 |
3 |
3 |
26 |
14 |
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4 |
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23 |
12 |
6 |
7 |
2 |
3 |
20 |
14 |
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5 |
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20 |
12 |
4 |
6 |
2 |
4 |
20 |
16 |
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Returning from the locker room, Gian Piero Gasperini’s players appeared reinvigorated and put pressure on their opponents. Thus, Ademola Lookman allowed the locals to quickly get back on track in the second half (1-1, 53rd). Maintaining the pressure on Naples, Atalanta Bergamo believed they were taking the advantage but Mario Pasalic finally saw his goal refused due to an offside position by Teun Koopmeiners (68th). Finally, a little against the flow of the second half, it was Eljif Elmas who allowed the Neapolitans to leave with the three points at the start of the last ten minutes of play (1-2, 79th). In difficulty, especially during the second act, Napoli climbed to third place and Walter Mazzarri thus marked his return with a victory difficult to acquire on paper.
