Is this the first Serie A match between Atalanta and Empoli to be played on a Friday?

True

Out of all 21 previous encounters, never before in Serie A had Atalanta played Empoli on a Friday. Nonetheless, Atalanta had previously crossed swords with Empoli on every other single day of the week: namely, two Saturday matches, 14 Sunday clashes, only one late fixture on a Monday, as much on a Tuesday and on a Thursday and twice on a Wednesday.

The highlights of the reverse fixture are available down below:

How many players out of Empoli’s current roster have also played for Atalanta in the past?

Four

In addition to Nicolas Haas, who made 9 Serie A appearances in Bergamo in Serie A back in the 2017/18 season, three further players currently in the ranks of our Tuscanian opponents share a common background: Alberto Grassi (the player born in ’95 has collected 34 Serie A caps and scored one goal) together with the two strikers Roberto Piccoli (with 15 matches played in Serie A and 1 goal) and Nicolò Cambiaghi, who, unlike his other teammates has never debuted for the Orobic first squad

Which counts as the most recurring outcome between Atalanta and Empoli?

0-0

Out of all 21 previous Serie A fixtures between Atalanta and Empoli, the 0-0 turned out to be the most recurring outcome, with 6 iterations so far. Moreover, out of the 21 aforementioned contentions, one of the two teams failed to find their scoring ways on 15 different occasions – with the latest happening in the reverse fixture culminating in a 0-2 win.

Which Atalanta player dons the title of all-time top scorer for this Serie A match?

Doni

On the grounds of the 3 goals scored in 4 Serie A matches played for Atalanta against Empoli, Cristiano Doni leads as the current titleholder of this special chart; preceding the likes of Simone Padoin and Josip Iličić, tied on the grounds of the two braces each scored, coincidentally, in two distinct 4-1 wins (respectively, dating back to the 2008/09 season and to the outing played last in Empoli last season). As for the latter, the highlights are available down below.

How many appearances had Zanetti made for Atalanta?

Two

Empoli’s current coach had disputed 2 matches for Atalanta back in the 2009/10 season: after joining the club in the winter transfer window from Torino, he accrued an accumulated playing time of only 100 minutes during the course of the two outings, both disputed in Genoa, against Genoa and Sampdoria.