Neres brace fires Napoli past Atalanta and sends them top of Serie A

Napoli claimed a confident 3–1 victory over Atalanta as David Neres delivered a brilliant brace and Noa Lang added another in a dominant first half at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona. Antonio Conte’s side looked sharp and ruthless from the opening whistle: Neres broke the deadlock, doubled the lead soon after, and Lang made it 3–0 before the interval — effectively settling the match by half-time.
The second half, however, brought fresh tension. Gianluca Scamacca pulled one back for Atalanta, sparking a spell of pressure from the visitors. They carved out several promising attacks, but Napoli held firm, with Conte’s defensive structure absorbing everything that came its way. The victory gives Napoli three important points and pushes them into provisional first place in the Serie A standings.
2025-26, Italy - Serie A
Napoli - Atalanta 3:1 (3:0)
Goals: Neres, 17 (1:0); Neres, 38 (2:0); Lang N., 45 (3:0); Scamacca, 52 (3:1)
Napoli: Milinkovic-Savic V.; Gutiérrez M. (Mazzocchi, 69); Buongiorno; Rrahmani Am. (Juan Jesus, 64); Di Lorenzo; Beukema; McTominay; Lobotka; Lang N. (Elmas, 69); Neres (Politano, 69); Höjlund R. (Lucca L., 74)
Substitution: Juan Jesus (from 64); Mazzocchi (from 69); Politano (from 69); Elmas (from 69); Lucca L. (from 74)
Bench: Contini N.; Ferrante; Olivera M.; Marianucci; Vergara A.; Ambrosino
Yellow Cards: Juan Jesus 75
Atalanta: Carnesecchi; Hien; Bellanova; Djimsiti; Ahanor (Kossounou, 46); Zappacosta (Zalewski, 62); Éderson J.; Pasalic Mario (Scamacca, 46); de Roon; De Ketelaere (Samardzic L., 77); Lookman (Maldini D., 82)
Substitution: Kossounou (from 46); Scamacca (from 46); Zalewski (from 62); Samardzic L. (from 77); Maldini D. (from 82)
Bench: Rossi F.; Sportiello; Kolasinac; Musah Y.; Brescianini; Bernasconi; Sulemana К.; Krstovic
Yellow Cards: de Roon 59; Zappacosta 62
