Atalanta v Sturm Graz: the stats of the game
800 games and 350 wins as President of Atalanta for Antonio Percassi
A 5-0 win over Sturm Graz on Matchday 7 of the 2024/25 UEFA Champions League ensured Atalanta at least a place in the Champions League play-offs, having the Nerazzurri mathematically secured a top-24 finish with a game in hand.
Last night's game against the Austrian side marked President Antonio Percassi's 800th game in charge of Atalanta and the 350th victory of his presidency.
After the 6-1 success over Young Boys, the 5-0 victory over Sturm Graz marks the second time the Nerazzurri have won with a 5-goal difference in the Champions League and the fifth time Atalanta have kept a clean sheet in the competition.
The 'Player of the Match' award went to Charles De Ketelaere, the only player to have been involved in nine goals (4 goals and 5 assists) this Champions League season. CDK is also the Belgian player with the most goal contributions in a single UCL season.
Getting on the scoresheet for the fourth time in this UCL League Phase, Ademola Lookman joins De Ketelaere as Atalanta's top scorers this Champions League season.
In the Champions League, Juan Cuadrado has a total of 13 assists to his name: no other Colombian player has done better than him.
As reported by Stats Perform's Opta statistics, Marco Brescianini's goal took Atalanta's number of different goalscorers in the Champions League this season to 10, a record the Nerazzurri team currently share with Monaco.
Against the Austrian side, Marco Palestra became the third-youngest Italian player to start a Champions League match in the last 10 years. The other two were Nicolò Zaniolo in 2018 and Fabio Miretti in 2022.