Naples and Atalanta no differences were made in the first leg of the semifinals of the Italy Cup. The “Blues” and the “Goddess” tied 0-0 in the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium and everything will be defined in the return.
It was a very tactical game, unspectacular and marked by physical shocks, with Atalanta who had the best opportunities and who ran into a good performance from the Colombian goal. David ospina, protagonist with some good interventions.
Brgamo’s team, in which the Colombians started Duvn Zapata and Luis Muriel, completely annulled the 3-4-3 aligned by Naples with its high pressure, which always left the three forwards outnumbered, Matteo Politano, Lorenzo Insigne and the Mexican Hirving Lozano.
The best chance was for Atalanta, in the first half, when Brazilian defender Rafael Toloi was able to shoot freely inside the area. However, he paid for his lack of habit in the offensive zone and shot wide, sparing Ospina.
The Colombian goalkeeper was also on the lookout for a shot from Swiss Remo Freuler in the first half and a header from Duvn at the restart.
The Neapolitan team faces this Italian Cup as current champions, after defeating Juventus last year in the final penalty shootout, while Atalanta was a finalist in the 2019 edition, losing against Lazio.
There was no time for great emotions and Naples and Atalanta will play the ticket to the final at Gewiss Stadium in a week. It is worth mentioning that the winner of this series will face the winner of the key between the Inter de Milan by Alexis Sánchez and Arturo Vidal, and Juventus.