Atalanta aim to continue their fantastic start to the new season when they travel south to face Napoli on Saturday afternoon (kick-off 15:00).
Atalanta are unbeaten in three Serie A games against Napoli (W2 D1), while the last time they went four unbeaten against the Partenopei was in December 2007 (seven).
In the last seven Serie A games played in Campania between Napoli and Atalanta the same result has never been repeated twice in a row: three wins for the Partenopei, two for the Nerazzurri and two draws.
Napoli are unbeaten in eight Serie A home games in a row, thanks to seven wins and one draw, after having collected only five points in the previous eight (W1 D2 L5).
Atalanta have won their first three Serie A league games of the season for the first time in their history – their best points total after four matches is 10 points (in 2000/01 and 2011/12).
Alejandro Gómez has scored in each of his last three league games for Atalanta.
Napoli XI vs Atalanta:
(4-2-3-1): D. Ospina, G. Di Lorenzo, K. Manolas, K. Koulibaly, E. Hysaj, F. Ruiz, T. Bakayoko, M. Politano, D., Mertens, H. Lozano, V. Osimhen
Atalanta XI vs Napoli:
(3-4-2-1): D. Zapata, A. Gómez, J. Iličič, R. Gosens, M. Pašalić, M. de Roon, F. Depaoli, J. Palomino, C., Romero, R. Tolói, M. Sportiello
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Kickoff time is 2.00pm.
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