Yet another home match at the Gewiss Stadium this weekend: for their third consecutive clash in their home fief, Atalanta welcome Lazio at the Gewiss Stadium. The Biancocelesti are currently lagging 2 points behind in the standings.
Is it the first Atalanta v Lazio match-up to be played on MD23?
The Sunday home game against Lazio won’t be the first matchup against the Biancocelesti to be played on MD23. The two teams already traded blows twice on Round 23, namely in the 2006/07 e 1997/98 seasons: both matches culminated in a 0-0 draw. Having occured 13 times before, the “specs” it’s a rather common outcome, with the 1-1 draw holding the record with 19 appearances.
In which minute did de Roon score back in the 2021/22 clash?
Quite a tricky afternoon for Atalanta at the Gewiss Stadium, as the Nerazzurri hosted Lazio at the Gewiss Stadium on November 30 2021: despite Lazio taking the lead through Pedro in the stoppage minute of the first half, Zapata equalized with an absolute banger after a relentless run. Lazio broke the tie on 74 minutes with Immobile. Atalanta’s pushing got vindicated in the end: after a Malinovskyi cross from the right flank, Demiral nodded it down finding de Roon, who fired a first-time drill: as the scoreboard marked 2-2 in the 94th minute, the crowd went wild at the Gewiss Stadium.
Who were the other scorers in Atalanta’s 2-1 win of 28/10/2015 besides Gomez?
In the rainy night of 28/10/2015, the mid-week Serie A TIM MD10 fixture saw Atalanta take on Stefano Pioli’s Lazio in Bergamo in contention for a spot in the top-flight. After taking the lead on 17 minutes through a Biglia free-kick, the hosts kept up the pressure. As the half-time subs brought on by coach Reja gave Atalanta a new lease of life in the second half, the Nerazzurri stepped up their game creating more and more chances by the minute. On 69 minutes, Gomez’s tricky cross wound up into the net after a clumsy clearance from Basta. Atalanta put up a stifling pressing and took the lead in the 86th minute: after gathering from D’Alessandro in the heart of the box, Raimondi dummied to let Gomez through. After controlling the ball, El Papu slammed a ferocious drive into the top corner to seal the Nerazzurri’s 2-1 win.
