Serie A

Juve-Atalanta: Weekend big match opener

A clash between last season’s fourth against third promises an exciting showdown

The fifth matchday of Serie A heats up with the first big clash - Juventus vs Atalanta - while AC Milan and Napoli also face off tomorrow night. Both teams come in to the match after a week without any fixtures, giving them time to rest and work on improving physically and tactically. The Bianconeri need this win to put the 1-1 draw in Verona behind them, and return to the top of the table, even if temporarily. Como, meanwhile, aim to build on their victory over Torino and hope to overtake their rivals in the standings.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

There have been 70 previous official matches between the two teams in Turin, with Juventus winning 44, drawing 20, and Atalanta winning 6. Juventus have not won at home in Serie A against Atalanta since March 14, 2018, when they won 2-0 with goals by Gonzalo Higuain and Blaise Matuidi. Since then, there have been seven matches with five draws and two wins for Atalanta. In Serie A 2024/25, Atalanta recorded their biggest ever win at Juventus in the history of the 70 previous official matches (0-4), with goals from Retegui, Lookman, De Roon, and Zappacosta.

DID YOU KNOW?

So far, Juventus and Atalanta have had seven different players score goals, the same as Inter. Only Napoli has done better with eight players involved. From the 2016/17 season to 2024/25, under Gasperini, Atalanta have only remained unbeaten after four games in 2022/23, with 10 points collected. Juric's team are also unbeaten after four games, but with eight points earned.

COACHES and PLAYERS

This will be the fourth official meeting between Igor Tudor and Ivan Jurić, with the Atalanta coach having won two and drawn one. In the single-group Serie A, the match between Tudor and Juric is the only clash between Croatian coaches so far. The only goal scored by Ivan Jurić in a Genoa shirt was against Juventus on December 1, 2006, in Serie B (the match ended 1-1). Ademola Lookman has scored three goals against Juventus, making them the third team he has scored most against among the teams currently in Serie A, after Fiorentina and Napoli (five goals each). All three goals against the Bianconeri came in Turin, with a brace in January 2023 and a goal last March.

DISCIPLINE

Suspended: none Cautioned: none

REFEREE

SOZZA (IMPERIALE – VECCHI) IV: MARINELLI, VAR: MERAVIGLIA, AVAR: MARINI

UPCOMING MATCHES IN SERIE A

Juventus-Milan (Sunday 5 October, 20.45 CEST) Atalanta-Como (Saturday 4 October, 20.45 CEST) (Photo Getty Images)