0-3! The defending Serie A champions fell, collapsed on both fronts, went winless in 4 games, and were thrown away by Inter by 31 points
The 30th round of Serie A has a match, with defending champions Napoli hosting Atalanta. In the first half, Miranchuk hit the post, Osimhen's header was confiscated, Miranchuk opened the scoring and Scamacca doubled the lead with a long-range shot. In the second half, Osimhen shot into the middle of the woodwork, Miranchuk had a shot saved, and Koopmeiners scored to seal the win. In the end, Napoli lost 0-3 to Atalanta.
Napoli lined up 433 formations. The attacking trident duo of Politano, Osimhen and Raspadori combined to attack. Anguiza, Lobotka and Hamid Traore make up a midfield three. Di Lorenzo, Amir Rahmani, Juan Jesus and Mario Rui started the game in the back four. Meret was the starting goalkeeper. Atalanta fielded an attacking combination of Scamacca, Miranchuk and Pasalic.
Soon after the start of the game, Atalanta threatened. Miranchuk burst to the edge of the box and fired a low shot into the near corner, which bounced off the post. Naples escaped. The rest of the game was dull and the two sides failed to create decent chances. It was 15 minutes before good chances appeared. Osimhen's header didn't hit the top of the net and the goalkeeper confiscated the ball. In the 26th minute, Napoli conceded a goal, and Pasalic played the ball to Miranchuk. Miranchuk scored the ball. Atalanta took the lead. In the 31st minute, Pasalic had a one-on-one chance, but it was defused by the onrushing goalkeeper. Seven minutes later, Osimhen was unhappy with the decision and received the only yellow card of the half.
In the 45th minute, Atalanta scored again. Milanchuk passes the ball straight to Scamacca. Scamacca volleyed from the edge of the box and the ball bounced off the ground and into the bottom left corner of the net. The angle of the long-range shot was tricky, and the goalkeeper couldn't save the ball even when he pulled his body to the limit. At half-time, Napoli was 2-0 down. Napoli had 55% possession in the first half and had three shots on goal with three on target, however, failed to score. Atalanta had 5 shots on goal in the first half and scored 2 goals.
In the second half, Napoli made substitutions. Ngonggo and Zielinski came off the bench. Raspadori and Hamid Traore were replaced. In the 54th minute, Napoli almost scored. But, alas, the shot was denied by the post. Napoli were also unlucky. In the 60th minute, Atalanta made a substitution. The likes of Ruggiery, Lookman and Koopmeiners all came off the bench. In the 73rd minute, Miranchuk's long-range shot was saved. In the 88th minute, Koopmeiners scored, and Napoli completely collapsed. In the end, Napoli lost 0-3 to Atalanta. Napoli collapsed on both fronts, exited the Champions League, and the league was also sluggish, suffering a four-game winless run! Napoli was left 31 points away by Inter Milan, who were at the top of the table.