Atalanta are joint top of the table with Napoli and it is thanks to a complete transformation from the side that won new fans with its all-attack approach in Serie A and the Champions League.
La Dea are leaders after their 1-0 win away to Roma, amassing five wins and two draws.
The most remarkable statistic is that they have kept four clean sheets, conceding only three goals in seven rounds.
It’s a total turnaround from the style of football that fans had become accustomed to under Gian Piero Gasperini, where no lead seemed to be safe.
Throughout all of last season, Atalanta kept just 10 clean sheets, with 11 in 2020-21 and 10 in 2019-20.
Last season they conceded 48 goals in 38 Serie A rounds, 47 in the 2020-21 campaign and 48 in 2019-20.
That’s not to say Atalanta aren’t still prolific, finding the net 11 times so far in seven rounds.
Throughout last season, they scored 65, the year before that 90 and in the 2019-20 campaign reached 98 goals in 38 rounds.