Atalanta opened the 2025 Serie A season with a commanding 4–0 victory away to Lecce on Monday, 19 August 2024, in a Matchday 1 fixture that kicked off at 16:30 UTC. The result at the Stadio Via del Mare handed Gian Piero Gasperini’s side the perfect start to their league campaign, while Lecce were left to digest a heavy home defeat on the opening weekend.

For Lecce, a 4–0 loss on home soil in their first match of the season was a brutal introduction to the Serie A calendar. It immediately place...