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&lt;p&gt;With Napoli-Parma, Inter-Lecce, Verona-Bologna and Como-AC Milan scheduled for 14 and 15 January because of the EA SPORT FC Supercup, it’s Genoa and Atalanta who will bring the pre-Christmas fixtures to a close: the home side will have to put their first defeat of the De Rossi era behind them, which ended a run of five games unbeaten. Atalanta, however, will want to build on their win over Cagliari to begin climbing the table.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;HEAD-TO-HEAD&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;There have been 51 official meetings between the two sides in Genoa: 24 Genoa wins (the most recent 3–1 in the 2018–19 Serie A), 14 draws (the most recent 0–0 in the 2021–22 Serie A), and 13 Atalanta wins (the most recent 3–2 in the 2024–25 Serie A).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;On 12 September 1937, Genoa–Atalanta was the Nerazzurri club’s first match in the history of the single-group Serie A. The game ended 0–0.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;DID YOU KNOW?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Genoa have scored in every league match since De Rossi’s arrival: 12 goals in 6 games, an average of 2 per match. Over this span, Genoa have the best attacking output, level with Inter.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Atalanta have scored in every game since Palladino’s arrival: 15 goals in 7 official matches, over 2 on average per game.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;COACHES and PLAYERS&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Between Daniele De Rossi and Raffaele Palladino this is the third official meeting: in the previous two, one win apiece.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Raffaele Palladino, a former Genoa player: he made 82 appearances and scored 7 goals for the club from July 2008 to January 2011, and again from February 2017 to January 2018.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Gianluca Scamacca, another former Genoa player: he was at the club from October 2020 to June 2021, totalling 29 appearances and 12 goals in all competitions.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;DISCIPLINE&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Suspended: none&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Cautioned: Ostigard (Genoa)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;REFEREE&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;ABISSO (DI GIOIA – BARONE) IV: MARCHETTI, VAR: GARIGLIO, AVAR: MARINI&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;UPCOMING MATCHES&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Roma-Genoa (Monday, December 29, 20.45 CET)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Atalanta-Inter (Sunday, December 28, 20.45 CET)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(Photo Getty Images + LaPresse)&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

With the final four matches set to be played in January, Genoa and Atalanta bring the pre-Christmas round of matches to a close.

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With Napoli-Parma, Inter-Lecce, Verona-Bologna and Como-AC Milan scheduled for 14 and 15 January because of the EA SPORT FC Supercup, it’s Genoa and Atalanta who will bring the pre-Christmas fixtures to a close: the home side will have to put their first defeat of the De Rossi era behind them, which ended a run of five games unbeaten. Atalanta, however, will want to build on their win over Cagliari to begin climbing the table. HEAD-TO-HEADThere have been 51 official meetings between the two sides in Genoa: 24 Genoa wins (the most recent 3–1 in the 2018–19 Serie A), 14 draws (the most recent 0–0 in the 2021–22 Serie A), and 13 Atalanta wins (the most recent 3–2 in the 2024–25 Serie A).On 12 September 1937, Genoa–Atalanta was the Nerazzurri club’s first match in the history of the single-group Serie A. The game ended 0–0. DID YOU KNOW?Genoa have scored in every league match since De Rossi’s arrival: 12 goals in 6 games, an average of 2 per match. Over this span, Genoa have the best attacking output, level with Inter.Atalanta have scored in every game since Palladino’s arrival: 15 goals in 7 official matches, over 2 on average per game. COACHES and PLAYERSBetween Daniele De Rossi and Raffaele Palladino this is the third official meeting: in the previous two, one win apiece.Raffaele Palladino, a former Genoa player: he made 82 appearances and scored 7 goals for the club from July 2008 to January 2011, and again from February 2017 to January 2018.Gianluca Scamacca, another former Genoa player: he was at the club from October 2020 to June 2021, totalling 29 appearances and 12 goals in all competitions. DISCIPLINE&nbsp;Suspended: noneCautioned: Ostigard (Genoa) REFEREEABISSO (DI GIOIA – BARONE) IV: MARCHETTI, VAR: GARIGLIO, AVAR: MARINI UPCOMING MATCHESRoma-Genoa (Monday, December 29, 20.45 CET)Atalanta-Inter (Sunday, December 28, 20.45 CET) (Photo Getty Images + LaPresse)&nbsp;

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