The top spot in Serie A has changed hands, and the gap between the top four is only 1 point. Hoylen misfired: 0 goals in 5 games

The 12th round of Serie A ushered in a game, Naples faced Atalanta at home. Naples had a record of 7 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses in the first 11 league games. As the defending champion, Naples is still the favorite to win, but it is very difficult to defend the title. Naples has not won in the past three games. They first drew with Como in the league, then drew with Frankfurt in the Champions League, and then lost to Bologna in the league. It is extremely rare to go 3 consecutive games without scoring a goal. This time Naples faced Atalanta led by Palladino. As a result, Naples finally won, defeating Atalanta 3-1.

Naples has a 343 formation in this game. The offensive combination of Neres, Hoylen and Noah Long worked together. Di Lorenzo, Lobotka, McTominay and Gutierrez form a midfield 4. The three defenders of Bikma, Rahmani and Buongiorno started the game. Vanja Milinkovic-Savic serves as the starting goalkeeper. Naples' starting lineup is worth a total of 309 million euros. The total value of Atlanta's starting lineup is 244 million euros.

Naples scored the first goal. In the 17th minute, Hoylen sent an assist. Neres dribbled the ball into the penalty area, cut in and shot low into the far corner, and the ball went in! In the 38th minute, Neres scored again. He scored twice with a low shot from the left side of the penalty area. Seven minutes later, DiLorenzo passed the ball from the right, and Noah Long headed the ball in from behind. Naples played crazy and led by 3 goals at halftime.

Atlanta made substitution adjustments at the beginning of the second half. As a result, Scamacca, who had just been replaced, quickly scored a goal and narrowed the gap. However, Atlanta was unable to score again in the remaining time. In the end, Naples defeated Atalanta 3-1. With these 3 points, Naples temporarily ascends to the top of the list. Napoli's total points are 25 points, surpassing Inter Milan and Roma with 24 points. However, Naples has one more game than them. The difference between the top 4 is only 1 point at most, so the competition is very fierce.

In this game, Naples had a ball possession rate of 45%, 6 of 11 shots were on target, and 3 goals were scored. Atlanta had 14 shots, 3 more than Naples, but only scored 1 goal. Neres was undoubtedly the best player in the game. He scored 2 goals in 2 shots and was extremely efficient. Hoylen sent 1 assist, but he did not score. Hoylen has failed to score in 5 consecutive games.