Serie A (Week 17) : Napoli beats Atalanta 3-1
ITALY, Dec. 20, 2015 (AMP) — Serie A / Match day 17: After their 0-0 draw against AS Roma on December 13, the Partenopei bounced back with a 3-1 victory over Atalanta this Sunday.
Gonzalo Higuaín scored dual goals
Atalanta made Napoli doubt themselves for forty-five minutes. 0-0 at half time. Everything was decided in the second period with goals by Hamsik ('52 on penalty) and Higuaín ('62, '85).
Napoli remains in third place with 35 points from 17 games, tie on points with ACF Fiorentina.
View : Full Serie A table (as of December 20, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inter Milan | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 36 |
| 2 | Fiorentina | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 33 | 15 | 18 | 35 |
| 3 | Napoli | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 13 | 18 | 35 |
| 4 | Juventus | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 33 |
| 5 | AS Roma | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 32 | 18 | 14 | 32 |
| 6 | Sassuolo | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 27 |
| 7 | Empoli | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 27 |
| 8 | AC Milan | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 25 |
| 9 | Atalanta | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 24 |
| 10 | Chievo | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 22 |
| 11 | Torino | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 22 |
| 12 | Lazio | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 25 | -7 | 20 |
| 13 | Bologna | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 24 | -5 | 19 |
| 14 | Palermo | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 24 | -7 | 18 |
| 15 | Udinese | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 24 | -10 | 18 |
| 16 | Sampdoria | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 26 | -4 | 17 |
| 17 | Genoa | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 23 | -8 | 16 |
| 18 | Frosinone | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 30 | -15 | 14 |
| 19 | Carpi | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 33 | -18 | 10 |
| 20 | Hellas Verona | 17 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 27 | -15 | 8 |
Fixtures and Results : Serie A 2015-2016
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Overview
Atalanta BC
- Position: 9 -1
- Best performance of the season:Atalanta 3-0 Palermo (6 Dec.)
- Previous game:Chievo 1-0 Atalanta (13 Dec.)
- Next game:Udinese - Atalanta (6 Jan.)
Napoli
- Position: 3
- Best performance of the season:Napoli 5-0 Lazio (20 Sep.)
- Previous game:Napoli 0-0 AS Roma (13 Dec.)
- Next game:Napoli - Torino (6 Jan.)
Atalanta
1:3
Napoli
1:3 (0:0)
- 20 December 2015
- 15:00
- Bergamo
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Inter Milan | 36 |
| 2 |  Fiorentina | 35 |
| 3 | Napoli | 35 |
| 4 |  Juventus | 33 |
| 5 |  AS Roma | 32 |
Week 17 Results
| Saturday 19 December 2015 | ||||
 | Bologna | 2-3 | Empoli |  |
| Sunday 20 December 2015 | ||||
 | Carpi | 2-3 | Juventus | |
| Atalanta | 1-3 | Napoli | |
 | Hellas Verona | 1-1 | Sassuolo |  |
| Fiorentina | 2-0 | Chievo |  |
| AS Roma | 2-0 | Genoa |  |
 | Frosinone | 18:00 | AC Milan |  |
 | Sampdoria | 18:00 | Palermo |  |
 | Torino | 18:00 | Udinese |  |
| Inter Milan | 20:45 | Lazio |  |