Saturday’s 3-0 victory over Monza saw newcomer Emil Holm make his Atalanta debut only two days after signing for the Nerazzurri. The Sweden wingback came on for Davide Zappacosta with a quarter-hour remaining and nearly got his name on the scoresheet in the final minutes.

Meanwhile, Gianluca Scamacca scored two goals, his first ones for Atalanta. The striker thus graced his first Nerazzurri start with a splendid brace, his fifth career goal in Italy’s top flight. The last time Scamacca had found the back of the net in Serie A, ahead of his move to England to join West Ham, he had also bagged a brace (in Sassuolo’s 3-1 win over Bologna in the penultimate fixture of the 2012/22 season).

Delving deeper into the stats of the match provided by the Lega Serie A: the Nerazzurri are on a 52-game unbeaten streak in Serie A when leading at half-time (43 wins and 9 draws); their last defeat from a half-time lead dates back to 20 January 2020 against Spal (1-2 loss). Atalanta were the team that created the most goal-scoring chances (18) and the one with the most key passes (15, like Napoli) on matchday 3. Scamacca was one of the four players to shoot the most (6 times, with three on-target shots), while Teun Koopmeiners was second in goal-scoring chances created (4) and crosses (4).