Monza v Atalanta: the stats report
De Ketelaere, Lookman & Brescianini propel the Nerazzurri to 68 points in the standings
In addition to consolidating Atalanta's hold on third place, having hoisted the Nerazzurri to 68 points, the 4-0 rout over Monza on MD35 also came with milestones and statistical achievements aplenty.
As highlighted by Opta Facts' Stats Perform, no team across Europe's Top-5 leagues has earned more points on the road than Gian Piero Gasperini's side (39). Furthermore, the U-Power clean sheet marked the team's 15th Serie A shutout.
Consequently, Marco Carnesecchi has become the Atalanta keeper with the most clean sheets in a single "three-points-per-win" season with 13, having surpassed Andrea Consigli's previous best (12) established back in the 2011/12 campaign.
With Charles De Ketelaere putting the game on the right track thanks to his first-half brace, Atalanta became the second-highest scoring team in the league before halftime, with 36 goals in the opening 45 minutes. Furthermore, the Belgian forward has netted his fourth multi-goal performance in the Serie A, waylaying Marcus Thuram in the process and now putting him one shy of the current pacesetters Dušan Vlahović and teammate Mateo Retegui (both with 5 since January 2024). A truly ecstatic way to celebrate his 100th Serie A appearance, split between Milan (32) and Atalanta (68).
By making it 3-0 in Monza, Ademola Lookman has set a new personal best considering all his seasonal stints in Europe’s top five leagues: having hammered home his 14th goal, the Nigeria international has now surpassed the 13 he scored for Atalanta in the 2022/23 campaign.
From one striker to another, with 24 goals scored and 7 assists provided, no other Nerazzurri player can flaunt a higher scoring contribution than Mateo Retegui, who once again played a key role, having set up both the opener and Lookman's goal.
Sealing the deal in Monza, Marco Brescianini matched his personal best goal tally in a Serie A season (4), equalling the output from the 2023/24 campaign when he played for Frosinone.
Finally, with Berat Djimsiti surpassing Fabrizio Ferron's bounty of 217 games played in the Nerazzurri colours, the Albanian defender now stands alone in 7th place on the club’s all-time appearance list.
Closing off with the additional data provided by the Serie A's official Match Report, while Éderson led the match in completed passes in the final third (16) and Retegui topped both the shots (4) and key passes (3) charts, Lookman completed the most dribbles (3).