5 Trivia questions about Atalanta-Verona

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Which player did not make his debut as an Atalanta player against Verona?

Koopmeiners

After skipping the first 2 matchdays of the seasons against Sampdoria and Milan due to injury, Éderson, Atalanta’s first signing from this summer transfer window, made his debut on the 28th of August 2022 at the Bentegodi stadium against Hellas Verona, subbed in at the stroke of the 2nd half for Brandon Soppy, the second player to have joined Atalanta this summer and to have also made his debut for the Club in the match above. Teun Koopmeiners, who debuted instead on the 11th of September 2021, scored the match winner of the aforementioned fixture.

Who is Atalanta’s all-time top scorer of the encounters in Serie A?

Iličić

No other player has ever scored more Serie A goals against Hellas Verona than Josip Iličić, who netted four: to be precise, a hattrick at the Bentegodi stadium in Atalanta’s 0-5 walkover back on the 18th of March 2018 and the goal scored on the 25th of October 2017 on the occasion of Atalanta’s 3-0 home win. Sergio Clerici, Cristiano Doni and Aldo Cantarutti all follow suit, tied with three goals each.

To relive Iličić’s stunning hattrick, click the highlights down below:

How many matches ago did the last draw occur?

5

None of the latest 5 consecutive Serie A matches culminated in a draw: the balance stands with three victories for Atalanta against two wins on Hellas’ tab. The very last draw dates back to the match played at the Bentegodi stadium in the summer of 2020 and culminated with a 1-1 tie (courtesy of respectively Zapata and Pessina featuring the scoresheet for the two teams). Being the latest draw to have occurred in the last 10 matches, the balance is tipped in Atalanta’s favour with 6 black-and-blue victories against 3 wins from the Mastiffs.

How many appearances did Depaoli make for Atalanta?

7

After joining Atalanta in the summer transfer window of 2020, Fabio Depaoli collected a total tally of 7 appearances, split as follows: 5 in the Serie A, 1 Coppa Italia cap and another one stint in the Champions League match against Liverpool.

Which is Gasperini’s success rate against Hellas?

50%

Out of the 22 encounters disputed by Gasperini against Verona during his coaching career, the coach from Grugliasco has clinched 11 victories, with a 50% success rate.
If we solely stick to Serie A statistics, Gian Piero Gasperini’s hit rate rises up to a whopping 60% (with 9 wins in 15 matches). Out of the teams faced at least 15 times, only against the likes of Parma (69%) and Sassuolo (65%) can Gasp flaunt a higher average.

  • 19/05/2023
  • Atalanta-Verona
  • Serie A
  • Serie A TIM