Soccer-Napoli fight back to earn 2-1 win at Atalanta in top-of-the-table clash

Soccer Football - Serie A - Atalanta v Napoli - Stadio Atleti Azzurri, Bergamo, Italy - November 5, 2022 Napoli players celebrate after the match REUTERS/Alberto Lingria

(Reuters) -Napoli extended their Serie A winning streak to nine games when first-half goals from Victor Osimhen and Eljif Elmas secured a 2-1 comeback victory at second-placed Atalanta on Saturday that saw them stretch their lead at the top to eight points.

Luciano Spalletti's men played without their exciting young winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, who was out due to acute lower back pain that he felt in training on Friday.