1) Who scored the equaliser and made it 1-1 in the home fixture?

Pašalić

It was a stunning game between Atalanta and Spezia at the Gewiss Stadium: the Nerazzurri fell behind to Nzola’s goal but equalised soon afterwards through Pašalić, who got a goal assisted by Zappacosta. Then Atalanta took the lead thanks to Zapata‘s spot-kick and rounded it off with another Pašalić’s precise strike on Zapata’s assist that made it 3-1. In the second half, Muriel and Malinovskyi extended the lead to five goals before Nzola’s brace made it the final 5-2.

2) We’ve never won in La Spezia.

False

Atalanta have never won in La Spezia in Serie A, as the only encounter between the two sides took place last season ending in a goalless tie. But, the Nerazzurri claimed a 1-2 win once in the 1936/37 Serie B season which makes it 1 win, 5 draws and only 1 loss in total in the fixtures that were held in La Spezia.

3) Spezia are Pašalić’s favourite victim.

False

Pašalić has scored 4 times in 3 matches against Spezia thanks to two braces bagged in the two previous fixtures at the Gewiss Stadium. But there’s another team against which the Croatian player has scored even more: Pašalić has found the back of the net 5 times in only 2 matches against Brescia, a tally that makes them the Croatian’s favourite victim.

4) Muriel’s goal in the home match was his first one in the league.

False

Muriel‘s goal against Spezia was like a cry of relief for the Colombian, as he hadn’t been scoring for 3 months due to the injury he picked up in the match against Bologna. He had already scored once in the league, though, as he had found the back of the net in the opening fixture against Torino.

5) How many former Atalanta players are there at Spezia?

3 

Spezia have three Nerazzurri former players in the squad: Ebrima Colley, an Atalanta Academy graduate who can boast 5 appearances in the 2019/20 Serie A season; Arkadiusz Reca, who was brought to Italy by Atalanta and played three matches for the Nerazzurri in the 2018/19 season; finally, Viktor Kovalenko who made his Serie A debut in the 2020/21 in the Atalanta shirt.