The Serie A has taken a turn for the worse, with a top-ranked side meeting their Waterloo at home on Sunday night (3), losing 0-3 to Atalanta. The loss not only ended the team's winning momentum for six consecutive games, but also was the second time in coach Gandhi's coaching career that the Serie A home game netted a 3-goal loss. Currently, Napoli has been closely pursued by second-place Inter Milan, with only one step left in the points gap, the competition situation is extremely fierce.
Looking back at the season, Napoli were in a great position under Dryland. However, in this matchup, the team's performance was not up to par. Atlanta's striker Lucas Lukavin scored the first goal after only 10 minutes of the match. Despite Napoli's attempts to equalize, McTommie's shot hit the post and missed, and Lukavan added a second in the 31st minute to increase the lead to 2-0.
In the second leg, substitute Ledigu also contributed a goal to help Atlanta seal a 3-0 win. After this match, Atlanta has won five consecutive matches in the league and is well prepared for the UEFA Cup match against Stuttgart in the early hours of Thursday morning (7).
After the match, Dryland expressed his helplessness over the loss, believing that Atlanta, as the last European Champion and this year's European Union team, has shown strength that should not be underestimated. The loss is the second time in his coaching career that Dryland has suffered a three-goal home loss in Serie A. The last time this happened was back in November 2009, when the team lost to Atalanta. The last time it happened was back in November 2009 when he coached Atalanta to a 2-5 defeat against Juventus.
Meanwhile, last season's Serie A champions Inter Milan narrowed the points gap with Napoli to 1 with a 1-0 win over Venice at home thanks to a goal from Nadalu Martinez. The two teams will meet in the next round of the league, which may become one of the most decisive matchups this season.
