Atalanta hosts Cagliari to get back on track

Atalanta and Cagliari meet at the New Balance Arena on matchday 15 in Serie A. The Nerazzurri are still trying to steady themselves following the departure of Juric and can no longer afford to drop points after last week’s defeat to Verona. Cagliari, meanwhile, arrive full of confidence after their win over Roma – their first in Sardinia since mid-September – which helped them pull away from the relegation zone.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

There have been 42 official meetings between the two sides in Bergamo, with Atalanta winning 28 (the most recent a 2–0 victory in Serie A 2023/24), 7 draws (the latest a 0–0 in Serie A 2024/25) and 7 Cagliari wins (the last a 2–1 success in Serie A 2021/22).

DID YOU KNOW?

Atalanta are the team that score the most goals in the final 15 minutes of the first half, including stoppage time: 6 of their 17 overall goals (along with Bologna). Cagliari are one of three teams in Serie A 2025/26 to have used all 70 substitutions available after 14 matchdays, along with Bologna and Torino.

COACHES and PLAYERS

Mario Pasalic has scored 4 goals for Atalanta against Cagliari, the current Serie A side he has scored the most goals against, together with Udinese.

DISCIPLINE

Suspended: none Cautioned: none

REFEREE

DI MARCO (MONDIN – MINIUTTI) IV: MUCERA, VAR: MARINI, AVAR: FABBRI

UPCOMING MATCHES

Genoa-Atalanta (Sunday, December 21, 20.45 CET) Cagliari-Pisa (Sunday, December 21, 12.30 CET) (Photo Getty Images)