After the solid home walkover against Salernitana, Atalanta will hit the road once again bound to Bologna. After knocking Inter out of the Coppa Italia in the mid-week road game and the away Serie A victory against Roma, the Rossoblù, currently holding the fourth place in the standings, are back at the Dall’Ara stadium.
Which is Freuler’s goal count against Bologna?
Undoubtedly the outstanding former player of the game, Swiss midfielder Remo Freuler has collected 260 Atalanta appearances, making him the 10th most capped player in the history of the Club. In addition to the consistency of his performances, Frueler can also flaunt 21 goals to his name, usually against illustrious opponents such as Juventus and Napoli, his favourite victims with 3 goals each. In a twist of fate, Bologna is the third team Remo has scored against the most: in addition to the goal scored for Atalanta’s momentary 2-0 lead in the Atalanta v Bologna match of April 2017; he also bagged the third in the Nerazzurri’s 5-0 home win in April 2021.
How long did it take Cisse to score in Atalanta’s 0-1 win in March 2022 against the Rossoblù?
If we had to give a title to the Bologna v Atalanta game of the 20th of March 2022, a contender for the shortlist would be “Moustapha Cisse’s Fairy Tale”. Signed by Atalanta Primavera in January 2022 from ASD Rinascita Refugees of Lecce, a team founded by a social cooperative aimed at the reception of migrants and refugees, the Guineian striker made his Serie A debut just three months later: subbed in on the 65th minute of Bologna v Atalanta for Muriel with the scoreboard still hanging in a 0-0 balance, Cisse left his mark on 82 minutes, 17 after his entry. After gathering a through ball from Pašalić, Moustapha loosened a sharp strike towards the far bottom corner scoring the winning goal.
Pictured down below, Cisse is carried in triumph by his teammates.
What was the result of our last Saturday match in Bologna?
Out of the 125 clashes between the two teams in all competitions, the MD17 fixture kicking off this weekend will be but the third-ever matchup to be played in Bologna on a Saturday. The latest encounter dates back to 10 seasons ago – namely, to the second half of the 2013/14 campaign- and with the two teams approaching the Dall’Ara match of then March 29 at the literal polar opposites: while the hosts were out for points to exit the relegation race, Atalanta were on the upswing and in contention for their sixth back-to-back win, which would have also meant a new historic Serie A record for the Nerazzurri. Despite Bologna’s best efforts in the opening minutes, a speculative Atalanta boded their time looking for an opening instead. Eventually, the opportunity presented itself around the mid first half: first, on 22 minutes, with “the mosquito” De Luca and then, just four minutes later, with “Chelo” Estigarribia’s scoring debut as an Orobic. With Atalanta imposing themselves 2-0 in Bologna, the Nerazzurri climbed up to the 7th place in the standings and entered the race for a European spot.
