Atalanta

Atalanta have built a reputation in Italian football as one of the league's most distinctive clubs, based in Bergamo and widely admired for an attacking, high-energy approach that has often allowed them to compete well beyond their size. The Nerazzurri have established themselves as a regular presence in the upper reaches of Serie A in recent years, regularly pushing for European qualification and challenging clubs with far larger resources. Under M. Sarri, the club now operates with a fresh voice on the touchline, though the data points to a campaign that has yet to settle into a rhythm.

Through 11 Serie A matches, Atalanta sit on a record of four wins, two draws and five defeats, with 17 goals scored and 20 conceded for a goal difference of minus three. That is a modest return for a side with the club's recent standing, and the defensive numbers stand out in particular: just two clean sheets so far, while conceding an average of nearly two goals per game. The attack has produced a respectable 17 goals, though the team has also failed to score twice, suggesting some inconsistency in the final third.

The split between home and away form is telling. At home, Atalanta have collected three wins, one draw and two defeats from six matches, a far healthier return than their away record of one win, one draw and three losses from five. The recent form string of WWLLLWLDDLW, read from oldest to most recent, shows a side prone to streaks: an opening pair of victories, a three-match losing run, and then an uneven stretch ending with a win. Atalanta's challenge is finding the consistency, particularly on the road and at the back, to turn flashes of attacking quality into a sustained climb up the table.