Atalanta beat Napoli 2-0 in Serie on Thursday to keep up the pressure on Inter Milan in the fight for third place.
Mario Pašalić and Robin Gosens scored in the second half to extend Atalanta's club record tally to 82 league goals this season, in 29 matches.
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Atalanta beat Napoli 2-0 in Serie on Thursday to keep up the pressure on Inter Milan in the fight for third place.
It halted a run of five straight league wins for Napoli, which also won the Italian Cup last month.
Napoli goalkeeper David Ospina was forced off with an injury after clattering into his own teammate. He was replaced by Alex Meret.
Arkadiusz Milik had a goal ruled out for Atalanta for offside late on.
Atalanta's players celebrate after Robin Gosens scored his side's 2nd goal during a Serie A soccer match between Atalanta and Napoli, at Bergamo's Stadium, northern Italy, Thursday, July 2, 2020. (Giuseppe ZanardelliLaPresse via AP)
It was Atalanta’s seventh successive Serie A win and saw Gian Piero Gasperini’s team move back to within four points of Inter, which beat Brescia 6-0 on Wednesday.
Atalanta coach Gian Piero Gasperini gives indications during a Serie A soccer match between Atalanta and Napoli, at Bergamo's Stadium, northern Italy, Thursday, July 2, 2020. (Giuseppe ZanardelliLaPresse via AP)
It halted a run of five straight league wins for Napoli, which also won the Italian Cup last month.
Napoli remained sixth, three points below Roma which was playing relegation-threatened Udinese later.
Despite it being a meeting between two of the in-form teams in Serie A, chances were few and far between in the first half.
Atalanta's Mario Pasalic, left, scores his side's opening goal during a Serie A soccer match between Atalanta and Napoli, at Bergamo's Stadium, northern Italy, Thursday, July 2, 2020. (Giuseppe ZanardelliLaPresse via AP)
Napoli goalkeeper David Ospina was forced off with an injury after clattering into his own teammate. He was replaced by Alex Meret.
Meret was let down by his defense three minutes into the second half when they left Pašalić unmarked to head in a cross from Alejandro “Papu” Gómez.
Atalanta doubled its lead eight minutes later as it counterattacked rapidly before spreading the ball from right to left in the penalty area for Gosens to finish off with a diagonal shot into the bottom right corner.
Atalanta's Alejandro Gomez fires a shot during a Serie A soccer match between Atalanta and Napoli, at Bergamo's Stadium, northern Italy, Thursday, July 2, 2020. (Giuseppe ZanardelliLaPresse via AP)
Arkadiusz Milik had a goal ruled out for Atalanta for offside late on.
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Atalanta's Mario Pasalic celebrates after scoring his side's opening goal during a Serie A soccer match between Atalanta and Napoli, at Bergamo's Stadium, northern Italy, Thursday, July 2, 2020. (Giuseppe ZanardelliLaPresse via AP)
Atalanta's players celebrate after Robin Gosens scored his side's 2nd goal during a Serie A soccer match between Atalanta and Napoli, at Bergamo's Stadium, northern Italy, Thursday, July 2, 2020. (Giuseppe ZanardelliLaPresse via AP)