Soccer-Atalanta's Samardzic grabs late goal to secure 2-1 win over Napoli


Soccer Football - Serie A - Atalanta v Napoli - New Balance Arena, Bergamo, Italy - February 22, 2026 Atalanta's Lazar Samardzic scores their second goal REUTERS/Ciro De Luca

BERGAMO, Italy, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Atalanta's ⁠Lazar Samardzic scored a late winner as they fought back to beat ⁠third-placed visitors Napoli 2-1 on Sunday, extending their unbeaten Serie A run ‌to nine games.

Napoli's first loss in their last five league games at Atalanta left them 14 points adrift of leaders Inter Milan, while their opponents are seventh and two points behind fourth-placed Roma, who host ​lowly Cremonese in the late game.

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