THEAtalanta hopes to find him far from Bergamo success which has been missing since September 20th, at the home of Turin. After a run of four home games between Serie A and Champions, the Goddess returns to travel, with the short transfer to Cremona, for a derby (20.45pm) that will be tinged only with the local grey-red: third and last away from home banned for Bergamo fans following the incidents on August 30th at the Somaglia Lodigiana service station, against rival Como supporters.
Third match in six days for the Nerazzurri, part of a streak of four games in nine days: AC Milan arrives in Bergamo on Tuesday. There will be no rotation in sight for the Rossoneri, also for Ivan Yuric The rule applies: focus only on the match ahead, not the next, and choose whoever is in the best shape. For the first time, the Croatian coach has an unusually generous selection in every position. Compared to the starting eleven he fielded Wednesday night against a tough Slavia Prague, there will be some physiological changes, to give some of the starters who have spent more time, such as veterans Zappacosta and perhaps De Roon, a rest and to exploit the available fresh strength. Mario Pasalic, for example, was rested against the Czechs, and Lazar Samardzic, who only came on in the closing minutes. Bellanova and Zalewski are expected to replace Zappacosta and Bernasconi in the flanks, while Ahanor could be added in behind for Djimsiti.
It will be a’Atalanta The offensive line will focus on a trident featuring De Ketelaere, coming off a strong performance against Slavia, and a central striker. Krstovic is expected to start to make way for Scamacca in the second half, and a third striker will be chosen between Lookman, who has improved in recent games, and the effervescent Sulemana. The alternatives are the two strikers De Ketelaere and Krstovic, with the playmaker Samardzic behind them to also have a long-range shot. The Nerazzurri are looking for the gol who has been missing for 264 minutes: just three goals in the last three games (the last one by Samardzic in the first minutes against Como), just six goals in the last five games overall between championship e Champions“We always have the feeling that the team is there, playing and doing a lot. We need to improve our goal scoring if we want to get more points,” Juric explained on Wednesday night. Furthermore, Atalanta has scored five goals in three league games away from home so far, not suffering from the goal-scoring bug that’s hampering them at home.
Atalanta (3-4-1-2): Carnesecchi; Kossounou, Hien, Ahanor; Bellanova, Pasalic, Ederson, Zalewski; De Ketelaere; Krstovic, Lookman. Coach: Juric.
