1) How many goals did we score in the first half of the season?

38

The Nerazzurri found the net 38 times in the first half of the season. Atalanta are the fourth-best attack in the league. The average of goals scored per match is two, also thanks to the series of goals hammered against Spezia (5-2), Venezia (4-0) and Empoli (1-4).

2) Who was the top scorer of the first half of the season?

Zapata

Zapata scored 9 goals in 16 matches. This makes him the league’s fifth-best scorer. He has been the Nerazzurri’s real driving force in the first half of the season: the Colombian scored the winner against Juventus in Turin, securing a long-awaited away victory over the Bianconeri that had been missing for 32 years.

3) Who was the best assist provider in the first half of the season?

Pašalić

The Croatian assisted his teammates five times, which is one more assist than those provided by Muriel. Pašalić has also been the vice-top scorer of the Nerazzurri, finding the net 7 times: a hat-trick against Venezia was the icing on the cake of his fantastic first half of the season!

4) Who won the most tackles?

Palomino

El Jefe recorded 97 tackles! He is followed by Demiral (82) and Malinovskyi in third place (77).

5) Who suffered the most fouls in the first half of the season?

Iličić

The Slovenian’s dribble is his best weapon. That’s why the opponent’s defence often has to stop him in the worst possible way. So, Iličić suffered 38 fouls in this first half of the season, 15 fouls more than those suffered by Malinovskyi, who sit second in this special ranking. Josip Iličić’s picture postcard of the first half of this season couldn’t be but his double at Castellani.

6) Who got the highest number of successful dribbles in the first half of the season?

Malinovskyi

The Ukrainian is at the top of this special ranking, having performed 30 successful dribbles, three dribbles more than those performed by Iličić. Malinovskyi was a key player of this half of the season, producing high-level displays: his goal against Inter at San Siro (2-2) was definitely the pearl of the season.

7) In what place are we in the ranking for average ball possession in the opposition half?

1st

Even though Atalanta are sixth in ball possession, the Nerazzurri are the best team in ball possession in the opposition half, 14’54” on average.

8) How many shots did we have in the first half of the season?

299

The Nerazzurri had 299 shots, the fourth-best result in Serie A. 92 out of these 299 shots were on target. The average is 15,7 shots per match. The most were made in the away fixture against Inter at San Siro (23) which was tied 2-2.

9) Which player made the most appearances?

Pašalić

Mario Pašalić made 19 appearances, taking to the pitch in every single match of Serie A this season. The Croatian player is followed by Josip Iličić separated by only one appearance, while defenders Palomino and Zappacosta and goalkeeper Juan Musso are on 17 appearances.

10) How many points did we score away?

26

We scored 26 points away from home, which is the result of 8 wins and 2 draws. The most prestigious of those fantastic wins are the one against Juventus in Turin and the one against Napoli at Maradona.