Milan vs Atalanta: Lombardy derby for Europe

The penultimate clash of matchday 36 of Serie A features an important Lombardy derby between Milan and Atalanta. The Rossoneri are eager to bounce back from their defeat to Sassuolo to stay in control of third place and avoid putting Champions League qualification at risk. While Atalanta, who have not won a single game in four matches, are also eager to defend seventh place, which could secure a Conference League spot if Inter beat Lazio in Wednesday’s Coppa Italia final in Rome.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

In the 73 official matches at San Siro, the record stands at 37 Rossoneri wins (the last being a 2-0 victory in the 2022/23 Serie A season), 23 draws (the last being a 1-1 draw in the 2023/24 Serie A season) and 13 Nerazzurri wins (the last being a 0-1 victory in the 2024/25 Serie A season).

DID YOU KNOW?

Only Bologna (2) are caught offside on average more often than Atalanta (1.94) and Milan (1.86) in the 2025/26 Serie A season.

No team in the 2025/26 Serie A season has earned more points from behind than Milan (14).

Milan are the team in the 2025/26 Serie A season who have made the fewest substitutions (142 out of 175 available).

Only Inter (90) and Juventus (72) created more clear-cut chances than Milan (66) in the 2025/26 Serie A season.

Only Inter (29) and Roma (22) took the lead first more often than Milan (20, the same as Juventus) among the teams in the 2025/26 Serie A season.

Milan have won just 1 match in their last 5 fixtures, with the remaining results being 1 draw and 3 defeats. During this period, they have scored just one goal (Rabiot in the 41st minute of Verona v Milan 0-1 on 19 April) and the Rossoneri have now gone 229 minutes without scoring.

Only Cagliari (53.75%) and Genoa (54.07%) have a lower percentage of duels won in their defensive half than Atalanta (56.41%) in Serie A 2025/26.

Only Inter (289) have completed more crosses than Atalanta (207) in the 2025/26 Serie A season and only Inter (137) have attempted more headed shots than Atalanta (94).

COACHES and PLAYERS

This is the fifth official meeting between Massimiliano Allegri and Raffaele Palladino: they have faced each other four times previously, with two wins apiece.

Raffaele Palladino made his professional managerial debut by beating Allegri: Monza 1–0 Juventus in Serie A on 18 September 2022.

Only Kenan Yildiz (144) has attempted more dribbles than Alexis Saelemaekers (114, the same as Marco Palestra) among players in the 2025/26 Serie A season.

Only Manuel Locatelli (2583) has attempted more passes than Luka Modrić (2238) among players in the 2025/26 Serie A season.

Only Riccardo Orsolini (7) has hit the woodwork more times than Gianluca Scamacca (4) among players in the 2025/26 Serie A season.

Only Wladimiro Falcone (82) and Arijanet Murić (79) have saved more shots from inside the box than Marco Carnesecchi (73) among goalkeepers in Serie A 2025/26.

Only Nicolò Barella (109) has attempted more passes into the box than Charles De Ketelaere (105) in the 2025/26 Serie A season.

No player averages more shots than Nikola Krstović (4.72) among Serie A 2025/26 players; furthermore, only Moise Kean (14.98) has accumulated more xG than the Atalanta striker (14.12).

DISCIPLINE 

Suspended: Tomori (Milan)

Cautioned: Leao, Saelemaekers, Fofana, Athekame, Modric, Estupinan (Milan); Djimsiti, De Keteleare, Hien, Palladino (Atalanta);

REFEREE

ZUFFERLI (DEI GIUDICI – ROSSI C.) IV: FOURNEAU, VAR: DI PAOLO, AVAR: MARIANI

UPCOMING MATCHES

Genoa-Milan (Tbd)

Atalanta-Bologna (Tbd)

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