Atalanta 2-3 Napoli player ratings as Romelu Lukaku’s winner helps the Azzurri to go six points clear in Serie A

Napoli defeated Atalanta on Saturday in the Serie A to go six points clear at the top of the table courtesy to Romelu Lukaku’s winner in the 78th minute. The Belgian striker found the net, scoring his eighth goal for Napoli from a perfectly placed cross by Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa. Along with Lukaku, Matteo Politano and Scott Mctominay were also on the score sheet for the team.

Atalanta suffered a major setback in their title bid, as this defeat was their first one in Italy’s top division since September. Gasperini’s team initially took the lead with Mateo Retegui finding the back of the net. Ademola Lookman’s equaliser just after halftime gave Atalanta optimism, but after drawing their past three games, they currently sit in third place, seven points outside the title fight.

Lets have a look at Atalanta vs Napoli player ratings.

Atalanta Player Ratings vs Napoli

Goalkeeper

Marco Carnesecchi: 4.7/10- The Italian goalkeeper did not have a great game conceding three goals and not making a single save.

Defenders

Isak Hien: 6.0/10- The Swedish defender was the most accurate passer in the whole game but did not add much to his team’s benefit. Was involved in 13 defensive actions and made three clearances for Atalanta.

Berat Djimsiti: 5.9/10- Did not have a great game in defence but maintained a good passing accuracy. He was involved in seven defensive actions and made four recoveries for his team.

Giorgio Scalvini: 5.8/10- He was substituted around the 83rd minute and did not put up a good display at the heart of the defence. He made six recoveries and lost four out of six duels during the game.

Midfielders

Matteo Ruggeri: 6.4/10- He was substituted around the 68th minute after an ordinary performance on the right side of the pitch. He maintained a passing accuracy of 89 percent and helped Atalanta create multiple attacking opportunities.

Marten de Roon: 7.3/10- Had a decent game at the heart of the midfield maintaining a passing percentage of 91 percent. He put around six passes into the final third and was involved in 12 defensive actions.

Ederson: 6.2/10- The Brazilian midfielder completed the most number of passes in the game and gave an average performance. One of his errors led to a goal for Napoli.

Raoul Bellanova: 7.5/10- The right wing back put a lot of pressure on the Napoli’s defence ensuring that he tracks back whenever there was a counter attack. He had a shot on goal and won eight duels in the game.

Attackers

Lazar Samardzic: 6.6/10- The Serbian attacker had two shots on target and was involved in multiple attacking runs for the team.

Ademola Lookman: 6.7/10- He nutmegged Di Lorenzo and took on three more Napoli players and threaded a stunning finish through a sea of legs into the bottom corner to score the second goal for Atalanta.

Mateo Retegui: 7.9/10- He gathered the ball with his back to goal from 10 yards, turns and superbly smashes a left-footed effort into the top corner to open the scoring for his team.

Substitutes

Charles De Ketelaere: 6.0/10- The attacker was subbed on to replace Mateo Retegui around the 68th minute.

Davide Zappacosta: 6.7/10- He was subbed on in place of Matteo Ruggeri.

Mario Pasalic: 6.3/10- He came on to replace Lazar Samardzic in attack around the 77th minute.

NicoloZaniolo: N/A.

Marco Brecianini: N/A.

Manager

Gian Gasperini: 6/10- Till the 60th minute it looked like anyone’s game but his men were not able to cope up after Lukaku scored the winner

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Napoli Player Ratings vs Atalanta

Goalkeeper

Alex Meret: 7.3/10- He had a good game between the sticks unlike the opposition goalkeeper making four saves and conceding two goals. His distribution was also good during the whole game.

Defenders

Mathías Olivera: 6.6/10- The Uruguayan defender contributed both in defence as well as attack. He had a shot in attack and was involved in five defensive actions.

Juan Jesus: 6.4/10- The Brazilian defender capped a strong defensive display with a passing accuracy of 94 percent. He was involved in seven defensive actions and made three clearances.

Amir Rrahmani: 7.3/10- Had a great defensive performance with the most number of tackles in the game. He maintained a passing accuracy of 86 percent and won eight duels in the game.

Giovanni Di Lorenzo: 6.8/10- The skipper had a decent game running up and down the pitch. He created multiple attacking opportunities and was involved in four defensive actions.

Midfielders

Scott McTominay: 8.1/10- The Scottish midfielder won the most number of duels in the game. Maintaining a passing accuracy of 84 percent he capped a good performance in the midfield. He scored the second goal for Napoli.

Stanislav Lobotka: 7.8/10- The midfielder orchestrated the game well maintaining a good passing accuracy. He made 10 recoveries and was involved in eight defensive actions.

Frank Anguissa: 8.7/10- He capped a great performance in the midfield assisting two of the three goals.

Attackers

David Neres: He was substitued around the 73rd minute and was always a threat on the left side of the pitch. He made several runs behind the defence but none of them were so fruitful.

Romelu Lukaku: 7.2/10- The Belgian striker scored a goal from two of his shots that he took during the game. He had 39 touches and made good passes into the final third.

Matteo Politano: 8.2/10- Taken off around the 82nd minute, Politano capped a good performance on the right wing for Napoli. He had two shots on goal and one of them ended up as a goal.

Substitutes

Leonardo Spinazzola: He came on to replace Neres in attack around the 73rd minute.

Pasquale Mazzocchi: N/A.

Giovanni Simeone: N/A.

Manager

Antonio Conte: 7/10- Would be happy with the way his team performed throughout the 90 minute but would hope to improve the defending.

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