1) How many times have Atalanta faced Sampdoria on Serie A matchday 1?

4

It will be the fifth encounter between Atalanta and Sampdoria to be played in the 1st round of Serie A fixtures. The two sides met on matchday 1 in the 1957/58, 1959/60, 1962/63 and 1986/87 seasons, with two victories for the Blucerchiati and two draws.

2) In which minute did Iličić score in last season’s match?

90’+5′

Atalanta got off to a bad start as they immediately found themselves trailing by one goal, which was scored by Caputo. Atalanta’s equalizer was an Askildsen own goal and then the team completed the comeback through Duván Zapata. Josip Iličić added a third at the Ferraris with a marvellous solo play at the death, precisely in the 95th minute.

3) How many times have Atalanta and Sampdoria faced each other in Serie A?

100

Atalanta and Sampdoria have faced each other one hundred times in the top division of Italian football. Atalanta have racked up 30 victories and 31 draws. The top scorer in the history of this match is Adriano Bassetto, a former player of both teams, who scored 8 goals, five of them in the Atalanta shirt.

4) This is the first time Atalanta have taken on Sampdoria in August.

False

It has happened once, precisely in Gameweek 2 of the 2016/17 season: Atalanta lost 1-2 to Sampdoria despite taking an early lead through Kessié. Giampaolo and Gasperini were on the benches of the Blucerchiati and the Nerazzurri on that occasion, too.

5) Who was the last Atalanta player to score at the Ferraris against Sampdoria?

Éderson

Atalanta’s new signing scored his first Serie A goal at the Ferraris, during the Sampdoria v Salernitana match that took place on the 16th of April.