Atalanta vs. Bologna brings Matchday 2 to a close

Matchday 2 of Serie A comes to a close at the New Balance Arena with Atalanta vs. Bologna. Maurizio Sarri kicked off with a win over Sassuolo and will be looking to repeat the feat, while Domenico Tedesco suffered defeat against Lazio and is searching for the first points of his Serie A Enilive adventure. Both sides are looking for a positive result, with Atalanta aiming to maintain their momentum and Bologna hoping to quickly recover the points they dropped.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

There have been 65 previous competitive meetings between the two sides in Bergamo: 34 wins for Atalanta (most recently 2-0 in Serie A 2024/25), 17 draws (most recently 0-0 in Serie A 2021/22) and 14 wins for Bologna (most recently 1-0 in Serie A 2025/26).

In Atalanta-Bologna 4-2 on 31 August 1997, on Matchday 1 of the 1997/98 Serie A season, Roberto Baggio made his debut for Bologna, scoring from the penalty spot in the 90th minute.

DID YOU KNOW?

Atalanta have won just 2 of their last 9 competitive home matches: on 22 March 2026 (Atalanta-Verona 1-0, Serie A) and on 23 August 2026 (Atalanta-Sassuolo 2-1, Serie A). The remaining record is 3 draws and 4 defeats.

Bologna have failed to score in 5 of their last 8 competitive matches across the end of 2025/26 and the start of the new season. In the other 3 matches, the Emilian side scored 7 goals: 3 against Napoli, 1 away to Atalanta in Bergamo and 3 against Inter.

Atalanta conceded more shots than any other team (22) on Matchday 1 of the 2026/27 Serie A season.

Only Napoli and Inter (8 each) attempted fewer dribbles than Atalanta (9) on Matchday 1 of the 2026/27 Serie A season.

Only Milan (11) completed more crosses than Bologna (9) on Matchday 1 of the 2026/27 Serie A season.

Only Parma (20) were fouled more often than Bologna (19) on Matchday 1 of the 2026/27 Serie A season.

COACHES and PLAYERS

This will be the first official meeting between Maurizio Sarri and Domenico Tedesco.

Giorgio Scalvini completed more passes in his own half than any other player (82) on Matchday 1 of the 2026/27 Serie A season.

Giacomo Raspadori scored against Sassuolo: it was the Italian’s 35th Serie A goal, 24 of which have come in the second half.

Nikola Krstovic scored against Sassuolo: it was the Montenegrin forward’s 29th Serie A goal. He had not scored in the Italian top flight since 18 April 2026, in Roma-Atalanta 1-1.

DISCIPLINE 

Suspended: none 

Cautioned: none

REFEREE

DOVERI (PERETTI – PERROTTI) IV: CALZAVARA, VAR: DIONISI, AVAR: MARINI

UPCOMING MATCHES

Roma-Atalanta (5/9, 20.45)

Bologna-Sassuolo (6/9, 18.00)

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