Udinese have a very balanced record against this weekend’s opponents Atalanta, winning 27 matches, drawing 29 and losing 26 times in 82 previous meetings. In Udine, the Zebrette haven't beaten Atalanta since a 2-1 triumph in October 2017, but their last three matches have all ended in draws, including the last meeting, a 0-0 stalemate back in January. This season, Kosta Runjaic's men have scored in every game except for the home defeat against Milan, racking up a total of 15 goals in ten matches between the league and the Coppa Italia.
Nicolo Zaniolo scored his third goal of the season last time out against Juventus, in turn making his second-best start to a league season since his 2019/20 campaign with Roma, in which he had netted four goals by the end of October. By scoring two goals in the league the number ten has also already equalled his total for the 2024/25 Serie A season. He will be one of two players who will potentially facing their former side in this fixture, having played 23 games and scoring twice for Atalanta in the first half of last season. The other is Lazar Samardzic, who made 93 appearances and scored 13 goals in Serie A for Udinese between 2021 and 2024. Maduka Okoye is set to make his 50th Serie A appearance, while Hassane Kamara returns to the team against which he scored his last league goal, in the 2-1 win in Bergamo last November.