Parma and Atalanta drew a Serie A match for the first time since 8th March 2015 (0-0), ending a run of eight games without a draw between the two sides in the competition (one win for the Gialloblù and seven for the Nerazzurri).
Mario Pašalić is one of only four players — along with Riccardo Orsolini, Andrea Pinamonti, and Lautaro Martínez — to have scored in Serie A in each of the last eight seasons (since 2018/19, his first with Atalanta).
Mario Pašalić (goal against Parma and assist vs Pisa) has been involved in a goal in two consecutive Serie A matches for the first time since April–May 2024 (goal vs Empoli and assist vs Salernitana).
Parma won their last Serie A match against Atalanta, ending a run of seven successive defeats, and could now win back-to-back matches against the Nerazzuri in the competition for the first time since 2013-2014 (three in that case).
Parma have lost their four Serie A home games against Atalanta by an aggregate score of 13-5; the Gialloblu could suffer five defeats in a row on their own patch against a single opponent for the first time in their top-flight history.
The last eight Serie A encounters between Atalanta and Parma have seen an average of 4.25 goals per game, with the Nerazzurri scoring more than three times as many as the Gialloblù in those meetings (26 to 8).
In their previous five top-flight campaigns, Parma have lost their opening two Serie A games in two different campaigns: in 2014/15 under Roberto Donadoni and in 2020/21 under Fabio Liverani.
Atalanta have won seven of their last eight Serie A away games (L1) by an aggregate score of 24-4; overall no team have won more games in the competition on the road than Atalanta in 2025 (also seven for Roma).