Atalanta at its lowest. Goddess, Bentegodi amulet

THEAtalanta this afternoon at 15pm look for the three points at Bentegodi of Verona. Goddess decimated by an endless barrage of injuries: in addition to Kossounou, Scalvini and Scamacca, now unavailable until the end of the season, and Carnesecchi, Kolasinac and Lookman, also at risk for the next away match on Wednesday in Bruges, the new acquisition Daniel Maldini also stopped in the last training session. For the son of art, a muscular strain in the left adductor that needs to be reassessed with in-depth diagnostic tests. Yet another blow for Gasperini which this afternoon will have only two regular forwards available, Retegui and De Ketelaere, who will start as starters, with the 21-year-old Serbian striker Vanja Vlahovic on the bench, top scorer for the Under 23 team with 15 goals in Serie C, used in two segments at the end, almost certainly a protagonist in the second half.

Very short blanket also behind where Gasp should launch the Austrian Posch, who arrived on Monday, as a starter in place of the captain Rafael Toloi who went out injured on Tuesday evening after a clash during the day. Also available is the 19-year-old Slovenian defender Obric of the U23. There will be no turnover in view of Wednesday's match in Bruges, for the first leg of the Champions League playoffs: the best available will play. The formation with an offensive attacking midfielder is likely, Brescianini favored over Pasalic, to then have both the Croatian and Pasalic as wild cards for the second half. In midfield the usual pincer De Roon-Ederson; to guard Rui Patricio's goal, the three-man defense with Posch, Hien and Djimsiti. Abundance on the outside lanes with Bellanova and Ruggeri favored over Zappacosta and Cuadrado.

Goddess who boasts a recent tradition favorable to Bentegodi, a land of conquest in the Gasperini era. Nerazzurri fresh from three consecutive victories, curiously all decided by Teun Koopmeiners' goals. Previously in July 2020 a 1-1 draw, two years earlier a resounding 5-0 with a hat-trick by Ilicic. Bergamaschi third with 47 points, double the Venetians thirteenth with 23 points, just three points above the very hot zone, relaunched by the away win in the direct confrontation on the field of Monza. Hellas, without Livramento and Serdar, who changed a lot in the winter market, but of the new signings only Bernede and Niasse should start. In the first leg at Gewiss, Atalanta 5-1 with the game over before half-time. "But we are not the same as we were then, that ugly defeat was a humiliation that served us well, since then we have become a team and we have earned our points", explained the Gialloblù coach, Paolo Zanetti.

Meanwhile, yesterday Gianluca Scamacca underwent surgery on his right thigh at the Hospital Quironsalud in Barcelona. The operation was performed by the team of Professor Ramon Cugat, the tendon wizard, who a month ago had operated on the Nerazzurri defender Odilon Kossounou. And Scamacca joked on social media: "This time I'm really going...", implying Lourdes.

Probable formation (3-4-2-1): Rui Patricio; Posch, Hien, Djimsiti; Bellanova, De Roon, Ederson, Ruggeri; De Ketelaere, Samardzic; Retegui. Coach: Gasperini.