Napoli's Victor Osimhen made a triumphant return from a month-long injury hiatus, impacting the game decisively in a 2-1 victory against Atalanta. Osimhen, the previous season's Serie A top scorer, came off the bench and orchestrated the winning play in the 79th minute. Exploiting a lapse from Atalanta goalkeeper Marco Carnesecchi, Osimhen deftly nudged the ball to fellow substitute Eljif Elmas, who converted with a single touch. Osimhen had been sidelined since sustaining a right thigh injury while playing for Nigeria.
Walter Mazzarri, Napoli's new coach, secured a victorious debut, replacing the dismissed Rudi Garcia. Napoli maintained fourth place in the standings, as AC Milan secured third after a 1-0 win over Fiorentina, with 15-year-old Francesco Camarda becoming Serie A's youngest player. Atalanta sits in fifth position. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia scored Napoli's opener with a late first-half header, answered by Ademola Lookman's equalizing header for Atalanta in the second half.