Where Antonio Conte is, the championship race is guaranteed, so after an unforgettable 2023, Naples is burning again and dreaming of the Scudetto.
Napoli also overcame one of the toughest away games in Serie A, in the first match since the departure of Hvičo Kvarachelija - in a derby for enjoyment, the team from southern Italy defeated Atalanta in Bergamo (3:2) with five beautiful goals.
There may have been a lot of goals this time, but this was another victory Conte's way - the man who was a champion with Juventus, Chelsea and Inter was waiting for his chance, and it arrived in the 78th minute when he scored against the previously invisible Romelu Lukaku.
It was Napoli's sixth consecutive win, which remains the Serie A leader with six points and two games ahead of champions Inter, while Atalanta are now at minus seven.
Fireworks in northern Italy opened Mateo Retegi with a phenomenal goal in the 16th minute - it was the 14th goal of the Serie A top scorer for the home team's lead (1:0).
In a similar way on the other side, Meteo Politano responded, and the turnaround of the team from the south completed a great See Mektomine 40th minute.
The series of great goals continued at the start of the second half, when Ademola Lukman tied the score at 2:2.
Frank Zambo Angisa played a great match, and in addition to the goal for McTominay, he also set up the one that brought Napoli the triumph - until that 78th minute, the invisible Romelu Lukaku showed his goal-scoring flair and scored with a header.
Napoli have suffered only three defeats this season, one of which came against Atalanta, who stormed through Naples (3:0). This time, Conte has taken revenge in the right way...
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