Overview
Atalanta are still maintaining an impressive streak of results when they just defeated AS Roma with a score of 2-0 right at Olimpico Stadium at the weekend. It was the 8th consecutive victory of the home team at Gewiss Stadium, and their 13th unbeaten match.
After round 14 in Serie A this season, coach Gian Piero Gasperini's team is ranked 2nd, just 1 point behind the leading team Napoli.
In general, both Atalanta's attack and defense are playing steadily at the moment. In the last 8 matches, the Bergamo team scored a total of 26 goals, an average of 3.25 goals/match. Atalanta's top scorer list is centre-forward Mateto Retegui, who has scored 14 goals.
The Italian's behind 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 Coppa Italia to have their 7th consecutive unbeaten match. However, the achievements of coach Paulo Fonseca's team in Serie A are 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 have achieved positive results against Milan in recent times.
In the last 3 encounters, the home team at Gewiss is unbeaten and has scored a total of 6 goals. With their current form, it is likely that Gasperini's team will continue to win all 3 points.
Personnel situation
Apart from the case of coach Gasperini being banned from coaching, the home team Atalanta almost has 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 not have the services of 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 am on December 7 (Vietnam time).
