On Sat Mar 11th, in week 26, Napoli hosts Atalanta in a clash of these two closely matched Serie A teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, 1st placed Napoli, recorded a 0-1 loss against Lazio. Matías Vecino struck first for Lazio in the 67th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Napoli couldn’t manage to score, and Lazio took the shutout win. Napoli looks to continue their winning ways, having won 8 of their last 10, while atalanta sits at 6th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Udinese. Atalanta had 17 on net, and Udinese had 5, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. Atalanta is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches.
On Sat Nov 5th, Atalanta hosted Napoli in their last match together. Napoli was victorious by a score of 2 to 1 in front of a crowd of just over 19000 spectators. Ademola Lookman struck first for Atalanta in the 19th minute on a penalty shot, but Victor Osimhen got the equalizer for Napoli in the 23rd minute on a penalty shot But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 35th minute on a goal by Eljif Elmas.
Atalanta’s most prolific scorer has been Rasmus Højlund. He has netted 2 goals over the last five matches. Napoli is glad to have Victor Osimhen in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored 4 goals.