Atalanta vs. Venezia highlights from Serie A 2026/27, Oct 12 at New Balance Arena.
Atalanta secured a 3-1 victory over Venezia. Franck Kessié opened the scoring for Atalanta in the 4th minute, assisted by Nikola Krstović. Just two minutes later, Nikola Krstović doubled Atalanta's lead with an assist from Elif Elmas. Krstović scored his second goal of the match and Atalanta's third in the 30th minute. Venezia pulled a goal back in the 37th minute through Antoine Hainaut, who was assisted by Richie Sagrado. Atalanta finished the match with ten men after Elif Elmas received a red card in the 89th minute.
Despite Venezia having more possession (64% to Atalanta's 36%) and a higher number of successful passes (526 to 276), Atalanta's attack proved more clinical. Venezia created more big chances with 5 compared to Atalanta's 6, but managed only 4 shots on target from their 19 total attempts. Atalanta, with 22 total shots, registered 11 shots on target. Venezia's goalkeeper made 7 saves, while Atalanta's keeper made 3 saves. Atalanta's expected goals (xG) was 2.08, while Venezia's was 2.63, suggesting Venezia had higher quality chances despite fewer goals.
| # | GP | W | D | L | DIFF | Goals | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | +10 | 18:8 | 16 | |
| 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | +7 | 11:4 | 16 | |
| 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | +11 | 14:3 | 14 | |
| 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 6:3 | 13 | |
| 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | +6 | 11:5 | 12 | |
| 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | +4 | 9:5 | 11 | |
| 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | +3 | 9:6 | 11 | |
| 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | +4 | 10:6 | 10 | |
| 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 9:7 | 10 | |
| 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | +0 | 8:8 | 9 | |
| 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 10:10 | 8 | |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 7:9 | 7 | |
| 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -6 | 6:12 | 6 | |
| 14 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 5:7 | 5 | |
| 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 9:13 | 4 | |
| 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -6 | 4:10 | 4 | |
| 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -6 | 5:11 | 4 | |
| 18 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -6 | 9:15 | 4 | |
| 19 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -7 | 7:14 | 4 | |
| 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -11 | 5:16 | 0 |
