Before the match Cagliari-Atalanta, we launched a quiz in our Instagram stories that was made of five questions on the previous encounters between the teams. You can find the right answers in this news.
Now here are some facts about Saturday’s fourth early kick-off of Serie A TIM Matchday 12.
– Gian Piero Gasperini won his 200th match in Serie A. You can read the news about it by clicking here.
– Atalanta have won five out of the first six Serie A away matches of the season for the first time in their history: the Nerazzurri won away over Torino, Salernitana, Empoli, Sampdoria and Cagliari. The only away match that Atalanta didn’t win was the one against Inter at San Siro, which ended in a tie.
– Atalanta have equalled the record for points after the first 12 games in the league, having scored 22.
– In 2021, considering the calendar year, only Bayern Monaco managed to score more goals (100) than Atalanta (who scored 84 goals and are level with Inter) in the top five European leagues.
– The Nerazzurri forward Duván Zapata is one of the three Serie A players who scored at least 10 goals away in 2021 (the others are Vlahovic with 12 and Simy with 11 goals).
– Since October, no other midfielder took part in as many goals as Mario Pašalic in Serie A: 5 in total (two goals and three assists).
Credits: Stats Perform-Opta facts