Empoli v Atalanta: the stats report
The Nerazzurri mantain their hold on 3rd place with 54 points
In the 2024/25 Serie A Enilive MD26 Atalanta delivered a flawless performance, walking away with a commanding 0-5 win over Empoli. As highlighted by Opta Stats Perform, this result marked their third consecutive clean sheet in the league and their 11th unbeaten away match in Serie A (8 wins and 3 draws). Ever since the appointment of coach Gian Piero Gasperini in the 2016/17 campaign, the Nerazzurri have been the most successful team in scoring at least 5 goals in 26 league matches.
Bagging a brace against the Tuscanian side, Ademola Lookman became the first player to score over 10 goals in each of the last three seasons - tallying 12 nets in 20 Serie A appearances. For the number 11, this was also his 200th appearance in the top five European leagues.
At the Computer Gross Arena, Mateo Retegui found the back of the net for the third consecutive away match, not only maintaining his position as the league's top scorer with 21 goals but also securing his foothold as vice-most prolific striker (13) "on foreign grounds" in this season's top five European leagues, only second to Mohamed Salah (16).
Notching his 209th Serie A appearance, Berat Djimsiti has now tied with Alejandro Gómez for 9th place in Atalanta’s all-time appearance list in the Italian top-flight. With his assist for the second goal, the Albanian defender has been directly involved in at least one goal in each of the last three league matches.
Mario Pašalić registered his 5th Serie A assist, setting a personal record for the most key passes against a single opponent.
For the first time in his career, Davide Zappacosta exceeded 10 goal involvements in a single season across all competitions (11).
Finally, Matteo Ruggeri made his 100th Atalanta appearance across all competitions.
Closing off with individual stats provided by the official Serie A match report, while Lookman leads in key passes (4) and dribbles (3), Djimisiti is the first for shots taken in the match (3), while Marten de Roon tops the list for passes completed in the final third (14).