"Atalanta came from behind to beat the Scudetto holders, with Lazar Samardzic's 81st-minute winner extending their unbeaten run in the top-flight to nine matches (W7 D2). Sam Beukema's header had given Napoli the lead in the 18th minute, only for Mario Pasalic's 50th Serie A strike to haul Atalanta level just after the hour mark. Samardzic combined with fellow substitute Lorenzo Bernasconi for the winning goal, sealing a first home win over Napoli in the Italian top-flight since February 2021 (4-2)."
""I think the team has gained belief in its capabilities, as we faced Napoli three months ago and lost 3-1," Palladino told DAZN Italia. "But from there, we started this journey together with many positive performances and difficult moments. There is a great deal of self-confidence now. "We are very happy with this performance. We proved that we are up there, too, for the top four. We want to keep growing and climbing. "This game can also give us precious energy for the Champions League play-off.""
Atalanta overturned an early deficit to defeat Napoli 2-1 at the New Balance Arena, extending an unbeaten Serie A run to nine matches (W7 D2). Sam Beukema opened the scoring in the 18th minute, Mario Pasalic equalised with his 50th Serie A goal shortly after the hour, and Lazar Samardzic struck in the 81st minute after linking with substitute Lorenzo Bernasconi. The victory was Atalanta's first home league win over Napoli since February 2021 and lifted them to 45 points, narrowing the gap to the top four and providing momentum ahead of a Champions League play-off second leg against Borussia Dortmund. A VAR review disallowed a Miguel Gutierrez goal after Rasmus Hojlund was judged to have pulled back Isak Hien.
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