Overview
Atalanta have been in good form recently, losing only 1 of their last 7 matches. Apart from the surprising defeat against Como, Atalanta have had impressive matches such as holding Arsenal to a 0-0 draw, winning 3-0 at Shakhtar and defeating Genoa 5-1.
The Serie A representative currently has 4 points after the first 2 matches in the Champions League and has the opportunity to improve their achievements when the next opponent is only Celtic.
Celtic are Scotland's strongest team and continue their impressive run of form domestically, winning 10 of their 12 games this season. However, Celtic are not highly regarded in Europe.
They lost 1-7 to Dortmund in the last match, while the 5-1 victory over Slovan Bratislava was not highly rated. Therefore, the trip to Italy promises to be very difficult for Celtic. And the big question for this match is whether coach Brendan Rodgers will change his tactics or not.
Atalanta are currently the team with the strongest attack in Serie A this season with 18 goals after 8 rounds. They have attacking stars that are sought after by many European clubs such as Retegui, Lookman or Bellanova. Obviously, a victory against Celtic is completely within their ability.
Atalanta began their Champions League campaign this season with a goalless draw at home to Arsenal, before showing their class with a 3-0 home win over Shakhtar.
In terms of head-to-head record, this will be the first time the two teams have met in history.
Human resources situation
Atalanta will be without a number of key players, including Giorgio Scalvini, Rafael Toloi, Odilon Kossounou, Berat Djimsiti, Matteo Ruggeri and Marco Brescianini.
On the other side of the front line, Celtic really need Cameron Carter-Vickers and Gray Taylor back in defence. However, both of these players are still open to playing.
Expected lineup:
Atalanta: Carnesecchi, De Roon, Hien, Kolasinac, Bellanova, Ederson, Pasalic, Zappacosta, De Ketelaere, Lookman, Retegui.
Celtic: Schmeichel, Johnston, Trusty, Scales, Valle, McGregor, Engels, Hatate, Kuhn, Idah, Maeda.
The match between Atalanta and Celtic takes place at 23:45 on October 23 (Vietnam time).
