In the 26th week of the Italian First Football League (Serie A), Napoli defeated Atalanta 2-0.
Napoli, which is the strongest candidate for the championship in Serie A this season, hosted Atalanta, one of the ambitious teams of the league, at Diego Armando Maradona Stadium.
In the second half of the match, the first half of which ended goalless, the home team went ahead 1-0 with Georgian player Kvicha Kvaratskhelia in the 60th minute, while Kosovar Amir Rrahmani increased the difference to 2 in the 77th minute.
Merih Demiral, the national football player in the Atalanta squad, was substituted for Berat Djimsiti in the 44th minute, while undressing as a substitute in this match.
When there was no other goal in the match, Napoli beat Atalanta and got 3 points and increased its score to 68 and continued its leadership. Leader Napoli is 18 points ahead of Inter, which is their closest follower.
Atalanta, who is aiming to finish the league at a point where it can participate in the UEFA Champions League next season, was injured on the way. Atalanta, who could not win their last 4 games in Serie A, won only once in their last 6 games and lost 4 games. Atalanta, with 42 points, fell to 6th place.
In the other match played today in the league, Udinese defeated Empoli 1-0 away.