{"id":6732,"date":"2025-01-18T22:13:14","date_gmt":"2025-01-18T22:13:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/betwealthsuretips.com\/blog\/lukaku-and-politano-napoli-prove-strength-not-easy-to-react-in-3-2-victory\/"},"modified":"2025-01-18T22:13:14","modified_gmt":"2025-01-18T22:13:14","slug":"lukaku-and-politano-napoli-prove-strength-not-easy-to-react-in-3-2-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/betwealthsuretips.com\/blog\/lukaku-and-politano-napoli-prove-strength-not-easy-to-react-in-3-2-victory\/","title":{"rendered":"Lukaku and Politano: ‘Napoli prove strength, not easy to react’ in 3-2 victory"},"content":{"rendered":"
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epa11834999 Napoli\u0092s Romelu Lukaku shakes hands with his coach Antonio Conte during the Italian Serie A soccer match between Atalanta BC and SSC Napoli in Bergamo, Italy, 18 January 2025. EPA-EFE\/MICHELE MARAVIGLIA<\/p>\n

Romelu Lukaku and Matteo Politano feel Napoli \u2018proved we are a strong side\u2019 with their exciting 3-2 win away to Atalanta. \u2018It was not easy to react after their equaliser.\u2019<\/p>\n

The Partenopei lost 3-0 at home when these sides met back in November, but after a thrilling encounter in Bergamo, they took revenge by emerging 3-2 winners this evening.<\/p>\n

Politano and Scott McTominay had responded to the Mateo Retegui opener, then Ademola Lookman equalised with a stunning solo effort taking on the entire Napoli defence.<\/p>\n

However, Lukaku decided it with a glancing header on the Andre Frank Zambo Anguissa cross, the midfielder\u2019s second assist of the game.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a great performance against a very, very strong team. The 3-0 they won against us stayed in our heads, but we have made a big step up since then and now we need to keep going,\u201d Lukaku told Sky Sport Italia.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to prove that we are a strong side, there is another difficult match coming up next week.\u201d<\/p>\n

That is a huge fixture, as Napoli are going to host their old rivals Juventus at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is another test to see where we are right now, because it\u2019s easy to relax after a victory like this, whereas we need to keep focused and try even harder,\u201d concluded Lukaku.<\/p>\n

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epa11834866 Napoli\u0092s Matteo Politano scores the 1-1 goal during the Italian Serie A soccer match between Atalanta BC and SSC Napoli in Bergamo, Italy, 18 January 2025. EPA-EFE\/MICHELE MARAVIGLIA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This was a particularly remarkable result considering Atalanta had been unbeaten in 15 Serie A rounds, though their last three had been stalemates to see them slip down to third place.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe proved once again that we have improved so much and we had a great reaction, because it was not easy to turn it around and show the strength to react again after their equaliser,\u201d Politano told Sky Sport Italia.<\/p>\n

Napoli are now seven points clear of Atalanta and 16 points better off than at this stage last season. Are they Scudetto favourites or as Antonio Conte says just trying to \u2018cause trouble\u2019 for the other clubs?<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll try to do as the coach says and cause trouble until the final round. We know our strength and our opponents are starting to fear us, so we\u2019re pleased about that.\u201d<\/p>\n