Five trivia about Empoli-Atalanta

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Who scored his first goal donning Atalanta’s shirt against Empoli?

Toloi

Our captain is the player who had his first feeling with a goal as an Atalantino against the Tuscan team, making it the first of his 9 goals scored in the Serie A, on the 24th of September 2015. Hans Hateboer also scored a goal in Serie A against Empoli in the away match played at the Stadio Castellani stadium on the 25th of November in 2018.

Koopmeiners’ first start for Atalanta was against Empoli.

False

Teun Koopmeiners’ first appearance in the starting XI as a Nerazzurro did not happen against Empoli, but rather in the home match against Sassuolo (matchday 5). Teun played his very first 5 minutes for Atalanta, making it his absolute debut wearing the black-and-blue shirt, during a home match at the Gewiss Stadium, more specifically, the one played against Fiorentina.

Which team has scored the most goals from outside the box this season?

Ex aequo

Atalanta and Empoli are currently on top of the special chart for most goals scored from outside the box in the Serie A thus far this season, both flaunting 4 goals each. Namely, the scorers for Atalanta are: Malinovskyi (against AC Milan), Koopmeiners (with his goals against Verona and Torino) and Scalvini (against Roma).

Ilicić scored his last goal for Atalanta against Empoli.

False

In the away match against Empoli at the Castellani stadium last season, Iličić scored his last brace donning Atalanta’s shirt but not his absolute last goal. Actually, Josip scored the other two goals (before partying ways with Atalanta) against Sampdoria and Manchester United respectively. The match against Empoli last season, matchday 38, also meant his last appearance for Atalanta.

How many appearances did Lammers make for Atalanta in Serie A?

17

Sam Lammers made his first 17  appearances in Serie A wearing Atalanta’s shirt between 2020 and 2021. He played 19 matches in total. The video down below sums up a snapshot of his best moments during his stint at Atalanta: his debut in the 2-4 match against Torino on 26/9/2020, his first goal just a few days later and his masterpiece against Cagliari on that 4th of October

  • 29/10/2022
  • Empoli/Atalanta
  • Serie A TIM
  • Men's First Team