Result 🟡🔴 Lecce 0 - 4 Atalanta ⚫️🔵
Lecce lost the Serie A Week 1 on Monday 19 August 2024 at the Via Del Mare Stadium in Lecce, Italy. Atalanta claimed the away victory after a rough first thirty minutes, struggling to find their rhythm.  Undeniable, once Gasperini's team found their footing, they dominated the game.   Furthermore, Mateo Retegui and Marco Brescianini both netted two goals, effectively dismantling Lecce, who seemed to vanish after the first half's midpoint.  Despite several key absences, Atalanta clearly signals their intent to their competitors.  In sum, Atalanta have now won four of their last five away games (L1) against Lecce in Serie A.

Next up, Lecce will challenge Inter, while Atalanta prepares to meet Torino.

Preview

Atalanta have won four of their last six matches (D2) against Lecce in Serie A, including two wins without conceding a goal in the last championship; the last draw in the top flight between the two teams dates back to 12 February 2012 (0-0 at the home of the Goddess).
Atalanta have collected three wins in their last four away games (D1) against Lecce in Serie A, after having won only two of their first 10 away games (D3, D5) against the Salento team in the top flight. The only precedent between Atalanta and Lecce that took place on the first day of Serie A dates back to 12 September 2004: a 2-2 draw at the home of the Goddess (Giampaolo Pazzini and Demetrio Albertini scored for the Bergamo team, Guillermo Giacomazzi and Valeri Bojinov for the Salento team).
In 2023/24, Lecce won on the first matchday of the season for the first time in their history in Serie A, after having recorded six draws and 11 defeats in the previous 17.
Atalanta have won on the first matchday in each of the last six Serie A championships (since 2018/19): already a record for consecutive wins for the Goddess on the first matchday of the season in the top flight.