Atalanta vs. Lecce: chasing a first win

Atalanta have two points, one more than Lecce. The two teams are now set to face off in Bergamo as they aim for a first win. La Dea were previously held to draws against Pisa and Parma, while the Salentini, after a goalless draw away to Genoa on matchday 1, lost to AC Milan last time out.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

There have been 26 official meetings between the two sides in Bergamo: 15 wins for the Nerazzurri, 9 draws, and 2 victories for Lecce. Lecce have won just one of their last 12 official matches in Bergamo. Atalanta–Lecce 1–2 in the 2022/23 Serie A season; the remaining results were five Atalanta wins and six draws.

DID YOU KNOW?

Atalanta have collected two points from the first two matchdays of this campaign; the last time they failed to win either of their opening two fixtures was in 2017/18, when they had zero points. Their first victory that season came on matchday three.

COACHES and PLAYERS

Ivan Jurić and Eusebio Di Francesco have faced each other nine times as managers, with four wins for Di Francesco, two for Jurić, and three draws. Mario Pašalić has scored his 60th goal for Atalanta, drawing level with Josip Iličić in fourth place on the club’s all-time scoring list (overtaking Gómez, who remains on 59). Leading that ranking are Cristiano Doni (112 goals), Duván Zapata (82), and Luis Muriel (68). Wladimiro Falcone has made 116 Serie A appearances for Lecce and ranks fifth for appearances at the Apulian club, three shy of fourth-placed Pedro Pablo Pasculli. The notable former player in this fixture is Nikola Krstović, who played for Lecce from July 2023 to August 2025, making 76 appearances and scoring 19 goals in official competitions; this is his first match against his former club.

DISCIPLINE

Suspended: none Cautioned: none

REFEREE

MANGANIELLO (CECCONI – ROSSI M.) IV: ZANOTTI, VAR: MARINI, AVAR: CHIFFI

UPCOMING MATCHES IN SERIE A

Torino-Atalanta (Sunday 21 September, 15.00 CEST) Lecce-Cagliari (Friday 19 September, 20.45 CEST) (Photo Getty Images)