Atalanta Suffers First Serie A Loss to Udinese
Ivan Juric’s Atalanta dropped into the bottom half of the Serie A table after losing 1-0 to Udinese, their first league defeat of the season.
Atalanta had a slow start with 13 points from nine games, their worst since 2018/19. Despite facing the division's joint-leakiest defence, they couldn't build momentum.
The match was evenly-matched, with neither side establishing a foothold. Udinese's Nicolo Zaniolo posed a threat, but his strike was easily handled by Marco Carnesecchi.
No momentum was built.
Author's summary: Atalanta lost to Udinese 1-0.