Napoli made a huge step towards Champion when they beat Atalanta in 3-2
- FlashFootball 2025/01/19 03:16
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Napoli made a huge step towards the Scudetto with a thrilling 3-2 victory away to Atalanta, as Matteo Politano, Scott McTominay and Romelu Lukaku ended La Dea's run.
It was a top of the table showdown, with four points separating them. La Dea had been unbeaten in 15, but had drawn their last three in a row. They were missing suspended Sead Kolasinac, injured Odilon Kossounou, Juan Cuadrado and Gianluca Scamacca. Napoli's Khvicha Kvaratskhelia completed his transfer to PSG yesterday, but David Neres has already taken over the role with Juan Jesus again filling in for injured Alessandro Buongiorno.
When these two teams met in November, Atalanta won 3-0 at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, with Retegui scoring late on.
The Capocannoniere made his return to the starting XI after his injury and made an immediate impact, smashing a fierce left-footed finish into the near top corner from 10 yards after gathering with his back to goal.
Napoli drew level with their first real opportunity and a very similar strike, because David Neres saw his cross deflected into the path of Matteo Politano, who, in an unusually central role, took a first touch before smashing it into the near top corner with his left foot.