Serie A

Atalanta face Genoa for a European spot

Atalanta host Genoa as they try to close the gap on sixth place, while the Rossoblù are targeting mathematical safety.

Following last week’s defeat to Cagliari, Atalanta look to bounce back as they welcome Genoa to the New Balance Arena. Their objective is to end a run of three matches without a win – just one point collected in that stretch – and move closer to sixth place. De Rossi’s Genoa are very close to securing survival and will be looking to achieve it mathematically as soon as possible.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

There have been 57 previous official matches between the two sides in Bergamo: Atalanta have won 25 (most recently 4-0, Coppa Italia 25/26), 17 draws (most recently 0-0, Serie A 2021/22) and Genoa have won 15 (most recently 0-2, Serie A 2015/16).

DID YOU KNOW?

Genoa have not won in Bergamo since 10 January 2016, a 0-2 defeat in Serie A, with goals from Dzemaili and Pavoletti.

Genoa can secure mathematical safety this weekend: the Rossoblù are 11 points clear of third-bottom Cremonese, and the gap must not be reduced to nine points (which is the total number of points still up for grabs after this weekend’s fixtures).

Only Inter (16) and Sassuolo (8) have scored more goals from corners than Atalanta (7, the same as Roma and Napoli) in the 2025/26 Serie A season.

Only Inter (74.3) and Juventus (63.2) generate more xG than Atalanta (62.2) in the 2025/26 Serie A season.

Genoa are the team in the 2025/26 Serie A season who have conceded the most goals from set-pieces (19).

Only Udinese (10) have conceded more goals in the first 15 minutes of the second half than Genoa (9, the same as Fiorentina, Cagliari, Como, Torino and Pisa) in the 2025/26 Serie A season.

COACHES and PLAYERS

Third official meeting between Daniele De Rossi and Raffaele Palladino: in the two previous encounters, one win apiece.

Raffaele Palladino, the match’s former player: played 82 official matches for Genoa, scoring 7 goals, from July 2008 to January 2011 and from January 2017 to January 2018.

Only Moise Kean (15) and Lautaro Martinez (13.5) have produced more xG than Nikola Krstovic (13) in the 2025/26 Serie A season.

Lorenzo Colombo is the Serie A 2025/26 player substituted most often during a match (26).

Only Mateo Pelegrino (5) has scored more headed goals than Leo Østigård (4, the same as Lautaro Martinez and Marcus Thuram) in Serie A 2025/26.

Gianluca Scamacca scores against Cagliari: his 10th goal of the season. The Atalanta striker had not scored since 7 March 2026 (Atalanta 2-2 Udinese).

DISCIPLINE

Suspended: none

Cautioned: Djimsiti, De Keteleare, Hien, Palladino (Atalanta); Marcandalli, Vitinha (Genoa)

REFEREE

PEZZUTO (COLAROSSI – YOSHIKAWA) IV: TURINI, VAR: GIUA, AVAR: PRONTERA

UPCOMING MATCHES

Milan-Atalanta (Sunday May 10th, 20.45 CEST)

Fiorentina-Genoa (Sunday May 10th, 15.00 CEST)

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