Atalanta beats Napoli 3-1 at the Gewiss Stadium and flies to the final of the Italian Cup where they will face Juve. After an almost one-way first half thanks to the one-two by Zapata and Pessina, in the second half Napoli played better, shortening the distance with Lozano. At 79 ‘, Pessina took advantage of the space in the area granted by the defense and scored the third goal that cut off Napoli’s legs. Gattuso’s team must say goodbye to the Italian Cup.
22.36 – The second half ends!
91 ‘- Insigne warned who controls the ball with his arm.
90 ‘- The referee grants 3 minutes of recovery.
89 ‘- Pessina, author of the brace, comes out, Pasalic in his place.
89 ‘- Conclusion of Lozano from the middle distance. Ball that comes out weak, blocks Gollini without problems.
87 & # 39; – Atalanta now does not suffer in the slightest and contains Napoli. It is close to the finish line for the Goddess.
85 ‘- MARIO RUI! Left from twenty meters of the Portuguese: Gollini somehow deflects for a corner.
81 & # 39; – Napoli will now have to score two goals in the last ten minutes to qualify. It gets tough for the Azzurri.
79 ‘- Petagna enters in place of Osimhen.
78 ‘- GOAL OF PESSINA: Ilicic pits for Zapata, who with his back to the door creates the corridor for Pessina. The former Verona collects the ball, uses the space, wedges himself in the area and with a soft touch he beats Ospina!
75 ‘- Yellow card for Di Lorenzo.
74 ‘- OSIMHEN! Sensational opportunity occurred on the right of the Nigerian. Through ball for Demme on the right, low cross in the center for Osimhen who kicks first intention on Gollini. Good goalkeeper to divert.
71 & # 39; – Another change for Atalanta: Palomino comes out, cautioned, in Caldara instead.
69 ‘- PESSINA! Atalanta who is now pushing hard in search of the third goal. This time it is Pessina who kicks from the edge with the left-handed. Ospina grand parade.
68 ‘- ZAPATA! After a corner kick for the Goddess, the ball slips into the small area and reaches the Colombian who heads up from two steps away.
66 ‘- ILICIC! Gosens gains the bottom and puts in the center, low: the ball reaches Ilicic, who kicks but does not find the goal.
63 ‘- Double change for Napoli: inside Lobotka and Demme, Zielinski and Bakayoko come out.
61 ‘- Atalanta one step away from 3-1. Another mistake in possession by Napoli with Zielinski not controlling and letting Ilicic steal the ball. Filter for Zapata who shoots on goal. Left deflected for a corner.
59 ‘- Napoli keeps the pressure high in this phase of the match. It is undoubtedly the best moment for the Azzurri.
57 & # 39; – Zielinski warned who stretches Sutalo and gets a yellow card.
55 & # 39; – Gasperini runs for cover and inserts Ilicic. Outside Muriel.
53 ‘- GOOOOOL OF LOZANO! Napoli shortens the distance with Lozano. Bakayoko wedges himself in the area, a ball that reaches the Mexican who at first fails to kick on goal. After a beat and replies, on Gollini’s rebuff, he kicks again and finds the goal.
50 ‘- LOZANO! Bakayoko’s through ball to reward Lozano’s vertical shot. Ball a pinch too long that is taken by Gollini who anticipates the Mexican.
48 ‘- Toloi flies left towards Gosens. Cross for Muriel who seeks Zapata with the heel but finds the closure of the blue defense.
47 ‘- In this second half Napoli with a more offensive set-up: 4-2-3-1 with Zielinski climbing in the median, Insigne moved to the center, Politano on the right and Lozano on the other side compared to the first half.
Change at half-time for Gattuso: Politano enters in place of Elmas.
21.48 The second half begins
The first half of the Gewiss Stadium ends 2-0 for Atalanta. Napoli had started quite well, also building some potential opportunities with Insigne but the deadly one-two of the Nerazzurri, first with Zapata and then with Pessina, took away certainties from the Azzurri. From then on, a monologue from Bergamo. Teams now in the locker room, in the second half Gattuso’s team will have to do much more to attempt a comeback.
21.33 – END OF THE FIRST HALF!
The referee grants one minute of recovery.
45 ‘- Another opportunity for Atalanta with Zapata who after a scrum in the center kicks over the crossbar.
44 ‘- Nice action by Atalanta. Triangle continued between Freuler and Pessina, but in the end Rrahmani takes a position and accompanies the ball to the exit.
41 ‘- First change in the ranks of Napoli: Hysaj comes out for some physical problem, inside Mario Rui.
38 ‘- Muriel! Atalanta one step away from 3-0. Napoli’s defense fails to shorten and close. Ball that reaches Muriel who starts the right that goes off just to the side.
35 ‘- The rhythms in this phase of the match are not high. Napoli fails to become dangerous.
33 ‘- Verticalization for Osimhen, who first tries to send Lozano to the bottom, but misses the measure of the passage.
30 ‘- Napoli that in this half hour is making much more use of the right lane and a little the left one. Petagna and Politano warm up.
28 ‘- The Nerazzurri always arrive first on the second balls and do not give an inch to the Napoli strikers.
26 ‘- The referee softens Hysaj who stops Pessina launched on the counterattack.
25 ‘- INSIGNE! Zielinski runs away to de Roon on the right. Low cross, Palomino touches and serves Insigne, whose conclusion is slightly deflected to end to the side, not by much. Corner for Napoli.
23 & # 39; – Naples that had started well in this match, but the deadly one-two of Atalanta made the Azzurri lose some certainty who now miss a few too many passes.
21 ‘- Long throw for Osimhen, who ends up on the ground again in the melee with Palomino. For the referee everything is regular, the ball slips and arrives in Gollini’s arms.
18 ‘- Gattuso gives directions to the team and asks Chucky Lozano to point the man on the right wing.
16 ‘- DOUBLE OF THE ATALANTA: Central pocket of Gosens for Zapata in the center of the area. The Colombian acts as a buoy and sends Pessina into the goal who rushes in and only in front of Ospina beats the blue goalkeeper. 2-0 for the hosts.
14 ‘- Osimhen remains on the ground after a fairly decisive clash with De Roon. Nothing serious for the Nigerian who immediately gets up.
12 ‘- Attacks Atalanta again. Gosens goes to the cross, but the defense of Napoli is saved.
10 ‘- GOAL OF ATALANTA: Zapata receives the ball at the edge of the area. He is not pressed by the blue defense, the Colombian takes aim and kicks with his right. Ospina can’t do anything about it and Atalanta has the advantage.
8 ‘- INSIGNE! On the developments of Zielinski’s free kick, the Atalantine defense clears the area. Ball that reaches the limit for Insigne who kicks with his left. Shot that ends just outside.
6 ‘- Palomino is warned. Yellow for the defender from Bergamo who knocked Lozano forward.
4 & # 39; – Napoli’s ball round that starts the action from the pass involving Ospina too.
2 ‘- The first ring of the match is from Napoli with Lozano serving Insigne in the center of the penalty area. Choked shot of the blue 24 and the ball ends very wide.
20.46 PARTIES! The game begins
20.43 – Teams on the field!
20.30 – The teams return after the warm-up, all ready in Bergamo
20.00 – Napoli on its social channels has confirmed the 11 made official previously, but ordering it according to a 4-2-3-1
7.40pm – OFFICIAL TRAINING – Gattuso returns to 4-3-3 with Osimhen central point of the trident with Lozano and Insigne on the sides. In midfield, the trio is made up of Bakayoko, low top, with Elmas and Zielinski in the middle. In defense, the central couple is made up of Maksimovic, Rrahmani, with Di Lorenzo and Hysaj full backs; in goal confirmed Ospina.
ATALANTA (3-4-1-2): Gollini; Toloi, Palomino, Djmsiti; Gosens, De Roon, Freuler, Sutalo; Pessina; Muriel, Zapata. All .: Gasperini.
NAPLES (4-3-3): Ospina; Di Lorenzo, Maksimovic, Rrahmani, Hysaj; Elmas, Bakayoko, Zielinski; Lozano, Osimhen, Insigne. All. Gattuso
19.20 – In extremis, Gian Piero Gasperini also added Bosko Sutalo in the squad list for tonight’s match against Napoli. Initially excluded for an ankle problem, the Croatian defender was much better in this morning’s finish and will be available to the Nerazzurri coach for the return of the Coppa Italia semi-finals against Napoli.
19.10 – Atalanta coach arrived at the stadium in the crowd
19.00 – Napoli have left the retreat hotel and are reaching the stadium
18.40 – The gathering of Atalanta fans on the eve of the match against Napoli was sensational. Thousands of fans wearing scarves, flags and smoke bombs await the arrival of the teams before the match. An unacceptable gathering that puts the health of many people at risk
18.30 – Not only Hateboer: Atalanta also loses Joakim Maehle. The outside can’t make it. The new Nerazzurri signing was injured in Naples, with a deep cut in his foot, and after the last audition it was decided not to risk it. This was reported by the editorial staff of Sky Sport. On the right there could be Toloi, as in the second half with Udinese, or another player.
Friends of Tuttonapoli.net welcome to the direct text of Atalanta-Napoli, a match valid for the return of the semi-finals of the Italian Cup. It is played at the Gewiss Stadium, kick-off at 20.45, starting from 0-0 at Maradona.
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