Serie A · Matchweek 26
Mario Pašalić 61'
Lazar Samardžić 81'
HT 0:1
Sam Beukema 18'
Sun, 22 Feb 2026, 14:00 (UK) · New Balance Arena, Bergamo
Atalanta 7th · 45 pts|Napoli 3rd · 50 pts

Napoli edged xG (0.9–1.08) but Atalanta took the win.

Player of the matchLazar Samardžić8.0Decisive moment81' Lazar Samardžić+1.5

Atalanta 2-1 Napoli

Key numbers

  • Possession 57% – 43%
  • Shots 10 (7 on target) – 10 (4)
  • Decisive moment: 81' Lazar Samardžić, FN xPts +1.5
Player of the match
Lazar Samardžić 8.0Dominant

Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.0 (Dominant)

Game state

0-11-12-1
Atalanta ahead 9 min · level 38 min · Napoli ahead 43 min
  • Lazar Samardžić — off the bench 45 min · 1G 0A
  • Lorenzo Bernasconi — off the bench 33 min · 0G 1A

FN xPts — what each moment was worth

How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist.

18' Sam Beukema Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Miguel Gutiérrez +0.2 +0.8
61' Mario Pašalić Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Nicola Zalewski +0.3 +0.9
81' Lazar Samardžić Goal · scorer +1.0 · assist Lorenzo Bernasconi +0.5 +1.5
Atalanta Expected (last two seasons) 1.3Own moments +2.4Opponent moments −0.7Time effect 0.0→ League points won 3
Napoli Expected (last two seasons) 1.4Own moments +0.8Opponent moments −2.2Time effect 0.0→ League points won 0

Expected points don't add up to a fixed total (a draw is 1 + 1), so an opponent's moment isn't simply the mirror of your loss. "Time effect" is the change as the clock runs down on a lead or a chase, and isn't credited to any player.

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Match stats

AtalantaNapoli
57%Possession43%
0.9Expected goals (xG)1.08
0.09xG per shot0.11
10Shots10
7Shots on target4
70%Shots on target %40%
8Shots in box6
521Passes405
83%Pass accuracy79%
6Corners1
3Saves5
10Fouls9
1Yellow cards1
1Offsides2

Compared with usual

Atalanta

36 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals21.4
Conceded10.92
xG0.91.5
xG against1.081.2
Shots1014.5
On target74.4
Shots faced1011.6
xG per shot0.090.1
Possession57%53.8%
Passes521480.6
Pass accuracy83%83.8%
Corners65.2
Fouls1011.3

Napoli

35 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals11.4
Conceded21.2
xG1.081.3
xG against0.91.1
Shots1012.6
On target44.4
Shots faced1011.1
xG per shot0.110.11
Possession43%56.1%
Passes405532.3
Pass accuracy79%86%
Corners15.4
Fouls912.5

Timeline

  • 18' Goal Sam Beukema league goal #2 assist Miguel Gutiérrez
  • 37' Yellow Juan Jesus
  • 43' VAR Rasmus Højlund
  • 46' Sub Kamaldeen Sulemana → Lazar Samardžić
  • 57' Sub Raoul Bellanova → Lorenzo Bernasconi
  • 57' Sub Nikola Krstović → Gianluca Scamacca
  • 61' Goal Mario Pašalić league goal #3 assist Nicola Zalewski
  • 62' Sub Miguel Gutiérrez → Matteo Politano
  • 63' Sub Pasquale Mazzocchi → Leonardo Spinazzola
  • 69' Sub Giorgio Scalvini → Berat Djimsiti
  • 70' Sub Juan Jesus → Mathías Olivera
  • 70' Sub Antonio Vergara → Giovane
  • 77' Yellow Nicola Zalewski
  • 81' Goal Lazar Samardžić league goal #2 assist Lorenzo Bernasconi
  • 84' Sub Sead Kolašinac → Honest Ahanor
  • 86' Sub Alisson Santos → Romelu Lukaku

Category leaders

  • Key passesNicola Zalewski2
  • Duels wonAlisson Santos13/19
  • DribblesAlisson Santos4/6
  • Defensive actionsAlisson Santos9
  • ShotsAlisson Santos3 (on target 2)
  • Fouls wonNicola Zalewski3

Past-season matches are summarised from match data (API-Football) without a written review. FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.