Udinese vs. Atalanta, opens Matchday ten

The tenth matchday of Serie A begins at the Blunergy Stadium with Udinese facing Atalanta. The home side are looking to get back to winning ways after their defeat to Juventus, which ended a run of three unbeaten games. The visitors remain unbeaten and are determined to break the streak of draws after five on the trot, the latest being a home draw to AC Milan.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

There have been 48 previous matches between the sides in Udine: 25 wins for Udinese (most recent 2–1 in Serie A 2017/18), 12 draws (most recent 0–0 in last season’s Serie A), and 11 wins for Atalanta (most recent 6–2 in Serie A 2021/22).

DID YOU KNOW?

Udinese have conceded the joint-most goals in Serie A 2025/26: 15, level with Fiorentina. Atalanta have had the most different scorers: 10, tied with Inter. Atalanta are the only unbeaten team after nine matchdays in Serie A 2025/26, as was also the case in 2022/23. However, their current 13 points are their lowest tally at this stage since 2018/19: in that season Atalanta had just 9 points.

COACHES and PLAYERS

For Kosta Runjaic and Ivan Juric this is their second official meeting after last season’s clash: Roma–Udinese 3–0 (22 September 2024). The Giallorossi goals came from Dovbyk, Baldanzi and Dybala, in what was the Croatian coach’s first game in charge of Roma the day after De Rossi’s dismissal. Zaniolo is a former Atalanta player: 23 appearances and 3 goals (all away and in the second half) in the Nerazzurri shirt from July 2024 to January 2025.

DISCIPLINE

Suspended: none Cautioned: none

REFEREE

FABBRI (YOSHIKAWA – RICCI) IV: CALZAVARA, VAR: SERRA, AVAR: PICCININI

UPCOMING MATCHES IN SERIE A

Roma-Udinese (Sunday 9 November, 18.00 CET) Atalanta-Sassuolo (Sunday 9 November, 12.30 CET) (Photo Getty Images)