No team in Serie A has scored as many goals as Atalanta this year, with striker Duvan Zapata playing a key role in La Dea’s successes to this point.
Juventus and Napoli, first and second in the Serie A standings, have played one game less than Atalanta but have 38 and 37 goals respectively, while Gian Piero Gasperini’s men have scored 44.
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Roma, with 37, and Sampdoria, with 35, are not far behind, but Atalanta have not stopped scoring as they are seventh in the table, level on points with AC Milan in sixth and only one point behind Lazio in fifth; they are two points behind Roma, who occupy the last Champions League position.
One key contributor with regard to goals is Zapata, who has 13 in his last seven Serie A appearances. On Sunday he became the first Atalanta player to score four goals in one Serie A match since 1952 as his side won 5-0 away at Frosinone.
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The Colombian has scored 31.8 per cent of his side’s goals in the league this campaign, with the other notable scorers in the side being Josip Ilicic with six while captain Papu Gomez and promising defender Gianluca Mancini both on five.
In addition, Atalanta have scored the most goals away from home in Italy’s top division this season as they have hit the net on 29 occasions in 11 games away from Bergamo, to go with the 15 they have scored at the Stadio Atleti Azzurri d’Italia.
Source: forzaitalianfootball.com