AC Milan vs. Atalanta: a chance to climb higher

San Siro is set for the Lombardy derby between AC Milan and Atalanta on Matchday 7 of Serie A. The Rossoneri remain unbeaten but have collected only six points from their last four matches, drawing three of them, including their most recent game against Sassuolo. They need to step up a gear if they are to challenge at the top. Atalanta also have ground to make up: after defeats to Roma, Cagliari and Juventus, they beat Venezia last weekend, and Sarri will want his side to continue in that vein.

HEAD TO HEAD

There have been 74 official meetings between the two teams in Milan: 37 Rossoneri wins (most recent 2-0, Serie A 2022/23), 23 draws (most recent 1-1, Serie A 2023/24) and 14 Nerazzurri wins (most recent 3-2, Serie A 2025/26).

Atalanta have won 3 of their last 4 matches away against Milan. Milan’s last victory came on 26 February 2023 (2-0, Serie A).

On 15 October 1972, Milan-Atalanta ended in a 9-3 win for the Rossoneri at San Siro. It remains the highest-scoring match in the history of Serie A played in a single round-robin format.

DID YOU KNOW?

Milan have collected 12 points after 6 matches: considering the last 5 seasons, only in 2024/25 had the Rossoneri earned fewer points (11) at this stage of the league campaign.


Only Como (61.7%) and Inter (61.3%) have a higher possession percentage than Milan (59.7%).

Milan are the team that have scored the most goals between the 61st and 75th minutes (9).

No team have scored fewer first-half goals than Milan (1, level with Parma).

Milan are the team that have scored the most goals through substitute players (5, level with Juventus and Sassuolo).

Milan have scored in 9 consecutive Serie A matches: their last match without a goal came on 3 May 2026 (Sassuolo-Milan 2-0).

COACHES and PLAYERS

This will be the first official meeting between Ruben Amorim and Maurizio Sarri.

Adrien Rabiot scored against Sassuolo: the French midfielder’s 3rd league goal. It is the first time he has scored more than 1 goal in the first 6 matchdays of Serie A.

Nikola Krstović scored against Venezia: the Montenegrin striker’s 3rd goal of this league campaign. He is only the 5th player to reach double figures in the 2026 calendar year, alongside Malen (20), Lautaro Martinez, A. Douvikas and M. Thuram (12 each).

Franck Kessie, a former player of the day: the Ivorian midfielder scored in Serie A against Venezia, ending a 4-year-and-5-month drought (Sassuolo-Milan 0-3, 22 May 2022).

Only against Genoa (5) has Giacomo Raspadori scored more goals than against Milan (4).

DISCIPLINE 

Suspended: Elmas (Atalanta)

Cautioned: none 

REFEREE

CHIFFI (MONDIN – YOSHIKAWA) IV: SOZZA, VAR: CAMPLONE, AVAR: PRONTERA

UPCOMING MATCHES

Udinese-Milan (25/10, 20.45)

Atalanta-Frosinone (25/10, 15.00)

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