Match Report
45 points separated the sides: Atalanta 5th on 64, Sampdoria 20th on 19. Recent form told a different story for Atalanta: only 12th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 5th. Scoring rates set the scale: Atalanta 1.74 scored and 1.26 conceded per game, Sampdoria 0.63 and 1.87, with the league averaging 1.28.
Atalanta had not lost in 5 games. Defeat had followed defeat for Sampdoria — four in succession. Over the last five, Atalanta had taken 11 of 15 points to Sampdoria's 3.
23 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Atalanta 10, draws 3, Sampdoria 10, at 2.17 goals per meeting. Where history says 2.17 goals per meeting, the last five say 3.2.
Gewiss Stadium in Bergamo, capacity 21,747, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Atalanta led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-0.