In which season both matches culminated in as many draws?
2016/17
During Gian Piero Gasperini’s first season at the helm of the team, both fixtures between Atalanta and Milan eventually resulted in as many ties: whereas the reverse fixture culminated in a goalless draw, the home match played in Bergamo in the second half of the campaign ended with 1-1 on the scoresheet as Deulofeu eventually levelled the match vanishing Atalanta’s lead (courtesy of Conti). As the outcome arithmetically secured a European spot for Atalanta after a 26-year wait, this match rehashes some fondest memory in our fans.
We hold our best record in terms of away wins in Serie A against Milan.
False
Lazio are actually the team against which we hold our personal best in terms of overall away wins in Serie A, on the grounds of the 15 wins at the Olimpico (against the 11 victories claimed to the detriment of Milan at the Meazza stadium).
Our latest success against the “devil” dates back to January 2021, when Romero, Iličić and Zapata “exorcised” San Siro with a 0-3 win.
Which team can flaunt the highest number of different Serie A scorers this season?
Atalanta
With no other team in Italy capable of flaunting a similar number this Serie A season as far as different goalscorers are concerned, Atalanta lead this peculiar standing on the grounds of their 17 different players having found their scoring ways; followed by Napoli (with 15 players) Milan and Empoli (tied for the third place with 14 each). The latest Atalanta player to have joined the club is Davide Zappacosta with the banger scored at the Olimpico against Lazio.
Which coach trained more players coming from the opposing team?
Pioli
During the course of his previous tenure on the bench of Fiorentina, Stefano Pioli coached both Marco Sportiello and Luis Muriel: namely, crossing paths with the former back in the 2017/18 season and managing the latter in 2019. On the other hand, Simon Kjær is the only player from the AC Milan roster to have been under Gian Piero Gasperini’s orders: most precisely, the Danish defender accrued 6 appearances for Atalanta, one of which during the Champions League match against Dinamo Zagreb.
Who scored the equaliser during the injury time of Milan 2-2 Atalanta played on 23/9/2018?
Rigoni
Despite Emiliano Rigoni’s tally of just three goals as a Black-and-blue, significance is the name of the game for all of them: after his blazing debut with a brace against Roma, the Argentinian attacking midfielder scored his third goal in the outing against Milan at the Meazza stadium during the fabled Zona Cesarini after a frenzied chance.
