Serie A | Napoli 3-1 Atalanta: Neres and Lang ruin Palladino debut

Γνώμη/Editorial • Από: PROBET Editorial • Δημοσιεύτηκε: 22/11/2025 21:40

Napoli got back on track with a David Neres brace and Noa Lang’s first goal to ruin Raffaele Palladino’s debut on the Atalanta bench.

The Partenopei went into the break for international duty in crisis with just two draws from their last three competitive games, plus Billy Gilmour, Andre Frank Zambo Anguissa, Kevin De Bruyne, Alex Meret and Romelu Lukaku injured. Noa Lang therefore got his second start of the season. La Dea sacked coach Ivan Juric after back-to-back Serie A defeats and a seven-round winless streak, so Palladino made his debut in his hometown. Giorgio Scalvini was the only notable absentee.

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NAPLES, ITALY – NOVEMBER 22: Raffaele Palladino Atalanta BC head coach greets Antonio Conte SSC Napoli head coach before the Serie A match between SSC Napoli and Atalanta BC at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on November 22, 2025 in Naples, Italy. (Photo by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Images)

David Neres had not scored a Serie A goal for 11 months, but broke that drought when he ran onto the smart Rasmus Hojlund flick, got away from Honest Ahanor and bent the precise finish into the far bottom corner.

Atalanta tried to respond, as Charles De Ketelaere and Mario Pasalic fired off target from promising positions.

However, Napoli doubled their advantage when a poor Marco Carnesecchi clearance was put back in by Scott McTominay for Neres to drill left-footed into the opposite corner.

NAPLES, ITALY – NOVEMBER 22: David Neres of SSC Napoli scores his side first goal during the Serie A match between SSC Napoli and Atalanta BC at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on November 22, 2025 in Naples, Italy. (Photo by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Images)

On the stroke of half-time, there was joy for Noa Lang too with his first goal for the club, getting in front of Raoul Bellanova to nod in at the back post on a Giovanni Di Lorenzo cross.

Palladino made a double substitution at half-time, but within 30 seconds Carnesecchi was forced into a tough save at the near post on McTominay’s powerful effort.

De Ketelaere’s snooker shot skimmed the far post after combining with Lookman and moments later Atalanta got on the scoresheet with a spectacular Gianluca Scamacca volley from 12 yards on Bellanova’s cross.

NAPLES, ITALY – NOVEMBER 22: Scott McTominay of SSC Napoli battles for possession with Charles De Ketelaere and Marten de Roon of Atalanta BC during the Serie A match between SSC Napoli and Atalanta BC at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on November 22, 2025 in Naples, Italy. (Photo by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Images)

La Dea woke up after a nightmare first half and De Ketelaere’s curler shaved a coat of paint off the crossbar with Vanja Milinkovic-Savic rooted to the spot, then the goalkeeper got down to fingertip a Scamacca strike round the base of the upright.

NAPLES, ITALY – NOVEMBER 22: Gianluca Scamacca of Atalanta BC celebrates after scoring his side first goal during the Serie A match between SSC Napoli and Atalanta BC at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on November 22, 2025 in Naples, Italy. (Photo by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Images)

It was suddenly all Atalanta, Scamacca nodding a Lazar Samardzic cross inches wide, while late on Carnesecchi used his foot to parry an Eljif Elmas corner.