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📊 A half of firsts as Napoli hit cruise control against Atalanta
![](/<figure><img alt="�� A half of firsts as Napoli hit cruise control against Atalanta" src="https://media.zenfs.com/en/onefootball_articles_802/22e2eaf53addfe364d723cdca54b1888" data-uuid="56a05889-0b2e-39a3-b6c5-fea33b014a8e"><figcaption>📊 A half of firsts as Napoli hit cruise control against Atalanta</figcaption></figure><p>Scudetto-holders Napoli look to be well on their way to a three-point haul at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, owning a 3-0 half-time lead against visiting Atalanta.</p><div class="onefootball-match-scores-data"><br></div><p>La Dea, under the watchful eye of new boss Raffaele Palladino, have been second-best across the opening 45 minutes against a Partenopei outfit that looks to be hitting their stride again.</p><div></div><p>After a recent two-match winless run before the international break, it's been Napoli's wide men who have gotten the job done thus far, with a brace from Brazilian winger David Neres (17', 38') and a third from Noa Lang (45') that have put Antonio Conte's men out of sight.</p><p>It's been a night of firsts in Campania as well, with Neres' 17th-minute opener coming in as his first strike of the season, while Lang's back-post header just before the interval gifted the Dutchman his first-ever Napoli goal on his first start for the club.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">3-0 - Napoli have finished a 1st half with a leading situation of 3+ goals in Serie A for the first time since October 2022 v Sassuolo.<br><br>Atalanta have finished a 1st half with a 3+ goals losing deficit in Serie A for the first time since October 2020, also against Napoli. Margin.</p>— OptaPaolo (@OptaPaolo) <a href="https://twitter.com/OptaPaolo/status/1992333649984057807?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 22, 2025</a></blockquote><p>Moreover, it's the first time since October 2022 that Napoli have enjoyed a 3+ goal lead in Serie A at the break, while simultaneously being the first instance where Atalanta have entered their half-time team talk down by 3+ goals since October 2022.</p><p>Amid a night of changes to the XI for the champions, it looks like Conte will turn out vindicated come full-time.</p><hr><p>📸 Francesco Pecoraro - 2025 Getty Images</p>)
Dickens' breaks Southern Conference single-season passing TD record in Western Carolina's 48-6 win
LEXINGTON, Va. (AP) — Taron Dickens threw three touchdown passes in breaking the Southern Conference single-season passing TD record and leading Western Carolina to a 48-6 win over VMI in a regular-season finale on Saturday.
Dickens was 28-of-40 passing for 332 yards with his three TD passes giving him 38 this season for the Catamounts (7-5, 6-2), passing Samford quarterbacks Michael Hiers (2022) and Devlin Hodges (2016) who each had 36.
Dickens' record-breaking 37th touchdown pass came on a 16-yard score to Michael Rossin in the final minutes of the first half for a 24-3 lead.
Dickens also ran for a 3-yard touchdown for the Catamounts' final touchdown. Markel Townsend and Branson Adams also rushed for touchdowns and Brayden Blackmon and Malik Knight had TD catches.
Nana Utsey rushed for 137 yards and passed for 80 more for the Keydets (1-11, 0-8).
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