On Sunday, Atalanta take on Udinese in the 80th occasion in which these sides have faced off in Serie A. Udinese have won 27 of these encounters, Atalanta 25, and the remaining 28 ended all-square. The match will be played at 12:30 CET, a kick-off time for which Udinese have remained unbeaten in their last three matches against Atalanta (2-1 win on 6 January 2016 and 1-1 draws on 7 May 2017 and 24 October 2021).
Udinese have scored the joint-most headed goals in Serie A (five, level with Inter and Milan), while they have yet to concede a single headed goal, as have Atalanta. The Zebrette also lead the way for goals scored from crosses (six, the same as Milan) and are the most accurate team for crossings with a success rate of 30%. Hassane Kamara has completed twelve crosses, only behind Nuno Tavares, Dodo and Federico Dimarco in Serie A. Both Udinese and Atalanta have also scored three goals from corners, the second best figure in Serie A.
Lorenzo Lucca has already netted four goals in the 2024/25 Serie A season. Combined with his eight goals and four assists from last term, it makes him one of four players born in 2000 or later to have contributed to at least 15 goals in Serie A in the last two seasons, trailing only behind Dusan Vlahovic, Kvicha Kvaratskhelia and Atalanta’s Charles De Ketelaere. Lucca has scored 50% of his goals in Serie A, the same as his Atalanta counterpart Mateo Retegui.
Maduka Okoye (37) is ranked second in terms of number of saves made in Serie A, behind only Vanja Milinkovic-Savic (38). The Udinese goalkeeper is the best in terms of saves from shots from inside the box (28). Jesper Karlstrom started the season well in midfield and is the club’s player with the most passes made in the opposition half (170), most interceptions (14) and most tackles (19).
Three former Udinese players will be facing their old side today - Juan Cuadrado (2009 to 2011) Brandon Soppy (2021 to 2022) and Lazar Samardzic (2021 to 2024). Atalanta are the team against which Brenner made his Serie A debut, when Udinese lost 2-0 at home to Atalanta on 27 January this year.