At 21:00 Beijing time on April 3, the 31st round of Serie A focused battle, Mertens hit a penalty in the first half, and Politano expanded his advantage. In the second half, De Jong pulled back a city and Elmas sealed the victory. In the end, Napoli beat Atalanta 3-1, ushering in three consecutive Serie A wins and once again reaching the top of the Serie A table.
Prior to this campaign, Napoli were three points behind AC Milan and could temporarily top the table with a win over Atalanta. So this 3-1 game allowed Napoli to return to the position of Serie A leader as they wished, and they could stay at the top of the table for at least 48 hours.
Napoli's climb to the top means Inter are already six points behind at the top of the table. Although they have the advantage of one game less, it is not enough to equalize the point difference. According to big data forecasts, ac Milan has a 42% chance of winning the title, Napoli rose to second place with 29%, and Inter milan rose to 28%, and the prospect of defending the title is not optimistic.
In the first leg of the match, Napoli lost 2-3, this time in response to a wave of 3-1, Spalletti led the team to complete the revenge. After losing the game, Atalanta suffered a major blow and they have slipped to 6th in the table. And Atalanta was thrown away by Juve by 8 points, and the Champions League dream is getting farther and farther away.
Atalanta currently shares the same points as Roma and will move from 7th in the table to 5th if Jose Mourinho wins this round. So the loss of Atalanta is also good for Mourinho.
OPTA stats say Napoli have scored eight penalties this season, a record they have since returned to Serie A in the 07/08 season. Defender Koulibaly said Napoli had a 90 per cent chance of winning the remaining seven rounds.
Napoli have won the Proud One twice, but the last time was in 1989/90, 32 years ago. If Napoli wins this season, it will be the first league title in the post-Maradona era.
Contest Review ——
In the 14th minute, Mertens was brought down in the penalty area by the opposing goalkeeper and Napoli won a penalty. Mertens hit a 1-0 lead.
In the 36th minute, Insigne sent a quick free-kick and Politano scored with his left foot from close range, 2-0!
In the 56th minute, Milan Chuk neche crossed, De Jong's header went into the dead corner and Atalanta pulled back a city, 1-2!
In the 81st minute, Napoli counter-attacked quickly, Lozano crossed obliquely to Elmas, who calmly pushed a right-footed shot to seal the win, 3-1!