Overview
Atalanta are still maintaining their impressive run of results as they defeated AS Roma 2-0 at the Olimpico Stadium at the weekend. It was the home team's eighth consecutive win and their 13th unbeaten match.
After round 14 of Serie A this season, coach Gian Piero Gasperini's team is ranked 2nd, just 1 point behind the leading team Napoli.
Overall, both Atalanta's offense and defense are playing well at the moment. In the last 8 matches, the Bergamo team scored a total of 26 goals, an average of 3.25 goals/match. Leading the scoring list for Atalanta is striker Mateto Retegui, who has scored 14 goals.
Behind the Italian are Lookman (9 goals), De Ketelaere (4 goals) and De Roon (3 goals). During this period, Atalanta kept 4 clean sheets and only conceded 4 goals.
Meanwhile, AC Milan just defeated Sassuolo 6-1 in the 1/8 round of the Coppa Italia to have a 7th consecutive unbeaten match. However, the performance of coach Paulo Fonseca's team in Serie A is not as good as Atalanta. They have only accumulated 22 points since the beginning of the season and are ranked 7th, 9 points behind their upcoming opponent.
In terms of head-to-head record, Atalanta has achieved positive results against Milan in recent times.
In the last 3 matches, the home team at Gewiss is unbeaten and has scored a total of 6 goals. With their current form, Gasperini's team is likely to continue to win all 3 points.
Human resources situation
Apart from the suspension of coach Gasperini, the home team Atalanta has almost the strongest squad. Their two long-term injuries, Scamacca and Zappacosta, are on their way back.
On the other side of the front line, AC Milan will be without Bennacer, Florenzi and Jovic due to injury. However, Maignan and Theo Hernandez have both returned to training.
Expected lineup:
Atalanta: Carnesecchi, Djimsiti, Hien, Kolasinac, Bellanova, Ederson, De Roon, Ruggeri, De Ketelaere, Lookman, Retegui.
AC Milan: Maignan, Emerson, Gabbia, Thiaw, Hernandez, Fofana, Reijnders, Chukwueze, Pulisic, Leao, Morata.
The match between Atalanta and AC Milan takes place at 2:45 a.m. on December 7 (Vietnam time).
