November 10, 2024. 1:30 p.m. Bergamo
Serie A, matchday 12
Where to watch: The figs
Injured: Scalvini, Scamacca, De Ketelaere, Kolasinac – Sanchez
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Atalanta
The past week has been nothing short of sensational for Atalanta. The team managed to achieve two clean sheet away victories against formidable opponents – Naples (3: 0) and Stuttgart (2: 0). At the time of their match, Napoli were top of Serie A, while Stuttgart had recently humiliated Juventus away. However, the ‘Goddess’ proved to be vastly superior to both. In each of these matches, three players stood out: Lookman, De Ketelaere and Kuipers. Ademola scored three goals from three assists from De Ketelaere, while Kuipers managed to score both Romelu Lukaku and El-Bilal Touré, the latter having looked forward to the match against his former team Atalanta, as he expressed publicly.
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Furthermore, in Stuttgart, Nicolo Zaniolo scored his first goal for the ‘Goddess’. “I just follow the coach’s words; he is a master who constantly tells me that I have to improve,” commented the Atalanta number 10.
At the same time, the media began dropping early rumors linking Atalanta with a possible challenge for the Scudetto. Is it too early? In the next match against Udinese, Gasperini’s team will have to face several squad problems: Kolasinac is out for 20 to 25 days, while De Ketelaere is expected to be out for two weeks.
Udinese
The Zebres suffered a 0:2 defeat against Juventus on the last day, which dropped them to eighth place in the table. Following the defeat, Costa Runjaic criticized his players for their attitude – in the coach’s eyes his players could and should have done more. “If we repeat this performance against Atalanta, the result will be up to par. We have to give 100% as much as possible,” he stressed.
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Ahead of the Atalanta game, Udinese’s injury list was almost empty, with Alexis Sanchez the only player still on the sidelines. For the first time this season, Udinese has no injured defenders, and Touré returned from suspension, joining the coaching ranks once again. Toven also returned from injury, which was a big relief for Runjaic.
Atalanta vs Udinese: Author’s prediction
“Atalanta are the most formidable opponents imaginable,” noted the Udinese coach. “Atalanta are incredibly strong, but you never know when this team might falter; they have their shortcomings at times. However, I believe Gasperini will be able to motivate his players for their last match before the international break. The Bergamaschi are capable of dismantling Udinese even without several key players And, of course, Samardzic will have special motivation to play against his former team.
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