Napoli have recovered from their loss to Lazio last weekend and have continued to dominate the Serie A title race by defeating Atalanta.
In the first half, Luciano Spalletti’s team struggled to find their footing against Atalanta’s defensive tactics. However, they managed to secure their 22nd league win of the season in the second half, with Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Amir Rrahmani scoring the winning goals.
Napoli is now 18 points ahead of the rest of the pack with only 12 league games remaining. Atalanta is currently in sixth place.
Victor Osimhen, who is the Serie A’s top scorer with 19 goals, nearly opened the scoring twice in the second half, but his attempts were saved and went wide.
Osimhen played a pivotal role in the breakthrough, stealing the ball from the visitors and threading it through to Kvaratskhelia, who skillfully weaved through the defence before blasting the ball into the net.
Defender Rrahmani scored Napoli’s second goal by heading home Eljif Elmas’ corner, effectively sealing their victory.
Atalanta is currently winless in their last four games and has lost four of their last six.