DBasia.news – Like the previous seasons, the 2022-2023 season again enlivens the competition in the top four of Serie A. Many players come and go but Atlanta remains competitive because of one person.
Yes, that figure is the coach Gian Piero Gasperini. The 64-year-old coach has coached Atalanta for six years and La Dea – Atalanta’s nickname – plays with his system of play, with three back tactics and an offensive team.
One of the highlights of Atalanta’s changes this season is their strong defence. Atalanta have the same points as the Serie A leaders, Napoli, with 17 points and also have the strongest defense having conceded only three goals.
Conceded three goals and kept four clean sheets from four matches, a big change compared to last season with a record of 10 clean sheets, then 11 in the 2020-2021 season, and 10 in the 2019-2020 season.
Last season also Atalanta conceded 48 goals from 38 Serie A matches, 47 goals (2020-2021), and 48 goals (2019-2020). But uniquely this season Atalanta has only scored 11 goals.
From there, you can see the difference that Gasperini is trying to implement at Atalanta, from an offensive team in recent seasons to a more balanced team, especially strong in defense. Their highest goal tally occurred in the 2019-2020 season with 98 goals from 38 Serie A matches.
Away Notes
But the season is long and a lot can still happen. Not only do they have a strong defense, Atalanta also has an away record after last week’s 1-0 win over Roma at the Stadio Olimpico.
That means Atalanta have won four away wins in four matches. Basically it’s the same as Real Madrid (LaLiga) and PSG (Ligue 1) records, even PSG recorded five away wins in five matches.
Even so, Atalanta’s record is more impressive than the two teams, because according to Tuttosport Atalanta is the only team in Europe’s top five leagues that has not conceded a goal in away games so far. With that note, Gasperini, who is now 64 years old, has won 64 away matches in Serie A from 118 matches.