Three facts about Monza v Atalanta

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How many times have Atalanta and Monza faced off in all competitions?

25

Atalanta and Monza have faced off 25 times across all competitions, although they have never played each other in Serie A. There have been 8 wins and 10 draws for Atalanta, including the last meeting between the teams, which was a 3-1 win for Atalanta on 26 March 2000, with goals from Doni, Zenoni and Caccia.

How many former Atalantini play for Monza?

7

There are 7 former Atalanta players in Monza’s squad. Matteo Pessina, who arrived in Bergamo in the summer of 2017, boasts 96 appearances and 6 goals in the Atalanta shirt; Andrea Petagna, who played for the Bergamo side in the 2016/17 and 2017/18 seasons, contributing 11 goals and 16 assists; as for Marco D’Alessandro, he made 80 appearances between 2014 and 2017 (he also counts an appearance in the UEL qualifiers in 2018); Salvatore Molina made his A debut in the Atalanta shirt in 2014, while Andrea Colpani is a product of Atalanta’s Youth Academy. The other two players are Gabriel Paletta and Matteo Scozzarella.

How many teams from Lombardy have Atalanta faced in Serie A?

10

Monza will be Atalanta’s eleventh different opponent from Lombardy in Serie A: they were unbeaten in the first clash in the top-flight (3W, 4D) against seven of them, losing only to AC Milan, Como and Mantova. Brescia, Cremonese, Inter, Lecco, Legnano, Pro Patria and Varese complete the list.

  • 04/09/2022
  • Monza/Atalanta
  • Men's First Team
  • Serie A TIM