Højlund scored his first-ever goal as a Nerazzurro against Monza.
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It was in the 57th minute of the Monza-Atalanta match played on Monday the 5th of September 2022: after Malinovskyi’s long pass for Soppy, the French wingback hit a through-pass for Lookman. Ademola dished out a pinpoint cross for Rasmus Højlund, who turned the ball in the back of the net past Di Gregorio, making it the first of the 9 seasonal goals scored by the Danish striker.
Out of Monza’s players sharing a black-and-blue past, which is the one with the most appearances for Atalanta?
Pessina
Matteo Pessina, who was signed from Milan back in 2017, racked up 96 appearances scoring 6 goals for Atalanta. The second place on the podium goes to Marco D’Alessandro with “only” 80 caps between 2014 and 2017. Andrea Petagna is the third player of this special ranking; on the grounds of his 75 appearances as a Nerazzurro between the 2016/17 and 2017/18 season – also flaunting an offensive contribution of 27 goals between the nets scored and the assists provided.
How many Serie A matches did Palladino play under Gasperini?
55
During his playing career, Raffaele Palladino played 55 Serie A matches under Gian Piero Gasperini. All the appearances made by Monza’s current trainer were made between the 2008 and 2010 seasons, while the coach native of Grugliasco was at the helm of Genoa.
