Serie A

Atalanta Hoping to Make a Comeback against Udinese

After last week’s defeat, Atalanta now host Udinese as the visitors search for their second consecutive win.

Atalanta’s nine-match unbeaten streak came to an end in their last game against Sassuolo, and now they will be looking to put that behind them and continue to fight for a spot in Europe. On the other hand, Udinese have ended a different kind of streak, their losing streak, in their match against Fiorentina, and will hope to extend this positive result to stay in the top ten.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

There have been 48 official meetings in Bergamo between the two sides: Atalanta have won 20 (most recently 2–0 in Serie A 2024/25), there have been 21 draws (most recently 0–0 in Serie A 2022/23) and Udinese have won seven (most recently 3–1 away in Serie A 2016/17).

Udinese have not won in Bergamo since 11 December 2016: a 3–1 Serie A victory, with goals from Zapata, Fofana and Théréau after Atalanta had briefly levelled through Kurtić. In the last eight meetings in Bergamo, Atalanta have recorded six wins and there have been two draws.

DID YOU KNOW?

Atalanta are the second-best team for points won in the second half of the season in Serie A 2025/26: 17 points from eight matches, behind only Inter (23).

In 2026, Atalanta have won seven of their eight home official matches: the only game without a win was on 21 January (Atalanta–Athletic Bilbao 2–3, Champions League). Atalanta have scored in every match in that run (20 goals in total).

Udinese are among the teams with the fewest goals scored by substitutes in Serie A 2025/26 (2, level with Verona).

Udinese are among the teams that have conceded the most goals between the 46th and 60th minute in Serie A 2025/26 (8, level with Sassuolo).

COACHES and PLAYERS

It will be the third official meeting between Raffaele Palladino and Kosta Runjaić: the two previous meetings (both in 2024/25) ended with one win each.

Yunus Musah became Atalanta’s 17th different goalscorer in Serie A 2025/26. Only Juventus (18) have more different scorers than Atalanta (17, level with Napoli).

Yunus Musah scored against Sassuolo: it was his first-ever Serie A goal, coming after 73 appearances. He had not scored in an official match since 22 January 2022 (Atlético Madrid–Valencia 3–2, LaLiga).

Christian Kabasele scored against Fiorentina: it was the Udinese defender’s third league goal of the season, setting a new personal best for goals in a single campaign. He had not scored in Serie A since 10 January 2026 (Udinese–Pisa 2–2).

Keinan Davis scored against Fiorentina: it was the English striker’s eighth league goal of the season, surpassing his previous best in a single league campaign, set in 2022/23 with Watford in the Championship (7 goals).

Adam Buksa scored against Fiorentina: it was the Polish striker’s second Serie A goal. He had not scored in the league since 25 October 2025 (Udinese–Lecce 3–2).

Only Evan Ndicka (195) and Marin Pongračić (183) have made more ball recoveries than Oumar Solet (181) in Serie A 2025/26.

DISCIPLINE

Suspended: none

Cautioned: Palladino (Atalanta); Karlstrom, Davis (Udinese)

REFEREE

RAPUANO (COSTANZO – MASTRODONATO) IV: FERRIERI CAPUTI, VAR: DI BELLO, AVAR: MERAVIGLIA

UPCOMING MATCHES

Inter-Atalanta (Saturday March 14th, 15.00 CET)

Udinese-Juventus (Saturday March 14th, 20.45 CET)

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