3 Trivia questions about Atalanta-Spezia

How many times have we faced Spezia thus far?

18

Tomorrow’s match will mark the 19th official commitment between Atalanta and Spezia: on the grounds of 9 victories, 8 draws and a single defeat (dating back to the 1930/31 Serie B season), the scales are tipped in Atalanta’s favour. The goal difference registers a +25 overall (with 40 goals scored and 15 conceded).

How many goals has Pašalić scored against Spezia?

6

Mario Pašalić is Atalanta’s all-time scorer against Spezia; the #88 Croatian midfielder has scored 6 goals in 5 matches against the Whites: namely, the goal scored in the heart of injury time in the away match and two consecutive braces in the last two encounters disputed at Gewiss Stadium - respectively culminated in the 3-1 and 5-2 victories for the Nerazzurri.

The last two Serie A and Coppa Italia home matches culminated with the same aggregate.

True

The last two home commitments played at the Gewiss Stadium between Serie A and Coppa Italia have both concluded with a 5-2 aggregate for the Nerazzurri. As for last season’s home commitment, whereas Spezia opened and closed the scoresheet with Nzola’s brace, Atalanta found their scoring ways courtesy of, in order of appearance: Pašalić, Zapata, again Pašalić, Muriel and Malinovskyi. The latest encounter between the two teams dates back to the Coppa Italia fixture played last January; with Lookman (with a brace), Hateboer, Højlund and Ampadu (with an own goal) featuring Atalanta’s scoresheet.

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