Atalanta beat Athletic Club 1-0 in the Club Friendly Games, with a marginal territorial advantage underpinning a low-event contest between contrasting systems. The Italian side operated in a 3-4-2-1 and held 55% possession, while Athletic Club used a 4-2-3-1 and had 45%, suggesting Atalanta were able to spend slightly more time on the ball without establishing a major statistical edge. The expected-goals figures were similarly tight: Atalanta posted 0.37 xG to Athletic’s 0.32, a difference of only 0.05 that reflected the narrow final margin. Both teams are recorded with zero shots and zero shots on target, so the available match data offers no further indication of how the decisive goal was created. Athletic’s goalkeeper conceded once from a post-shot xG against figure of 1.0, while Atalanta’s keeper recorded 0.0 PSxG conceded. No goalscorer information is available. Atalanta begin their friendly programme with a narrow win.