Naples (3rd) still dropped precious points in its Diego Maradona stadium in view of the scudetto, beaten by Fiorentina (3-2), which overtakes Atalanta (8th) in the standings beaten in Sassuolo (2-1), Sunday during the 32nd day of Serie A. As in the Italian Cup in January (5-2 ap), Fiorentina brought Napoli into line in their lair thanks to their Argentine striker Nicolas Gonzalez (29th), on the first goal in Serie A by Frenchman Jonathan Ikoné, who had just entered the game (66th), and his Brazilian center forward Arthur Cabral, in power (72nd).
Too rough offensively, Napoli had started to believe it again thanks to the equalizer signed Dries Mertens (58th), also a few moments after entering.
But the second goal signed Victor Osimhen, once is not custom regularly beaten in the physical duel,
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With this fifth defeat at home (for only one on the road), Naples is doing a very bad job in the battle for the title.
Joined on Saturday by Inter Milan, victorious over Hellas Verona (2-0), the Neapolitans can see AC Milan take a four-point lead in the event of success in the evening on the Torino field.
Bad day also for Atalanta Bergamo who, three days after their draw in Leipzig (1-1) in the quarter-finals of the Europa League, was overtaken by Sassuolo (2-1).
The "Dea" gave in on two quick counterattacks from Neroverdi concluded by the same player, Hamed Junior Traoré (24th, 61st), author of his sixth and seventh goals of the season in the league.
Gian Piero Gasperini's team could even have lost more,
Atalanta, despite Duvan Zapata's return as a starter, a first in 2022 since his muscle injury in December, saved the honor in added time thanks to Luis Muriel (90 + 3rd), but without succeeding in ending the his bad luck.
The “Dea” fell to eighth place, four points from 5th qualifying place for the Europa League (but with a late game).