Still unbeaten at home this season, Atalanta BC welcome Genoa to the Gewiss Stadium on Sunday, aiming to recover from another away loss just before the break.
While the Nerazzurri remain without defeat in Bergamo - both in Serie A and the Europa League - they were beaten by Lazio last time out; meanwhile, the Grifone were edged out in a controversial clash with Milan.
Goals from Ederson and Sead Kolasinac hauled La Dea back into contention at Stadio Olimpico, but Gian Piero Gasperini watched on in despair as his side failed to hold out for a point.
Atalanta had picked up seven from their previous three league matches, played between beating both Rakow Czestochowa and Sporting CP in the Europa League, so Gasperini will hope their setback in the Italian capital proves to be just an aberration.
Back at home, the Nerazzurri have been tough to beat this term, having kept a clean sheet in each of their last three Serie A matches at the Gewiss Stadium, and they now seek a run of four successive shutouts for the first time since 2017.
With Rasmus Hojlund and Duvan Zapata departed, and summer signings Gianluca Scamacca and El Bilal Toure cursed by injury, Atalanta have had to rely on a wide range of contributors at the other end. The Bergamo side have recorded 11 different goalscorers in 2023-24; among teams in Europe's top five leagues, only Barcelona, Fiorentina, and Leipzig have had more.
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