Atalanta host Torino as they continue improving

Atalanta and Torino face off at the New Balance Arena on the first matchday of the second half of the season. The Nerazzurri have recorded three defeats and five wins since Palladino took over, including back-to-back victories against Roma and Bologna, and now aim for a third consecutive win to keep climbing the table. Torino, five points behind, continue to struggle in front of their home fans with two consecutive losses, but have won their last two away matches and are now looking for another three points on the road.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

There have been 65 official meetings in Bergamo between the two sides: Atalanta have won 22 (most recently 3–0 in Serie A 2023/24), there have been 24 draws (most recently 1–1 in Serie A 2024/25) and Torino have won 19 (most recently 3–2 away in Serie A 2019/20).

DID YOU KNOW?

Torino are among the teams that have conceded the most goals in Serie A 2025/26 (30), level with Fiorentina, Udinese and Verona.

Torino have kept four clean sheets in their last five away matches: the only goals they conceded in that run came against Lecce on 30 November (2–1 at the Via del Mare).

Torino are the only team to have made all five substitutions in every match: 95 out of 95 for the Granata across 19 games.

COACHES and PLAYERS

Against Bologna, Nikola Krstović recorded his second brace of the season: he now has four goals for Atalanta, all scored away from home (his first brace came against Torino on 21 September).

No player in Serie A has scored more penalty goals than Nikola Vlašić (3). He is level with De Bruyne, Orsolini and Gudmundsson.

DISCIPLINE 

Suspended: Casadei (Torino)

Cautioned: De Roon (Atalanta);

REFEREE

FOURNEAU (BAHRI – CEOLIN) IV: GALIPO’, VAR: DI PAOLO, AVAR: MARIANI

UPCOMING MATCHES

Pisa-Atalanta (Friday January 16, 20.45 CET)

Torino-Roma (Sunday January 18, 18.00 CET)

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