Atalanta-Sturm Graz is a match valid for the fourth day of the group stage of the Europa League and is played on Thursday at 21:00: tv, formations, predictions.
The Atalanta two weeks ago threw away a big chance. Yes, because in case of a victory in Austria, by now they could have faced this Europa League challenge with greater serenity, already having qualification in their pockets.
And instead after coming back against Sturm Graz thanks to a double by a rediscovered Muriel, Gian Piero Piero’s NerazzurriGasperiniwere caught up by Christian Ilzer’s team, which 10 minutes from the final whistle – in numerical inferiority – found the goal of the final 2-2 with the penalty converted by Wlodarczyk. The Dea remained in first place in any case, rising to 7 points, but right behind them are Sporting and Sturm, -3 behind the Bergamasks. A gap that is far from unbridgeable given that there are still three games to be played, with Atalanta, however, having the significant advantage of facing both at the Gewiss Stadium. Gasperini will therefore have to make sure that in the return match against the Austrians, his team does not make the same mistakes: it will not be easy to regroup after last Saturday’s defeat to Inter, which came through Bergamo (1-2) unscathed.
The Dea in the hunt for a third success
Scamacca’s fifth goal in the league wasn’t enough to snatch at least a point from Inzaghi’s men, confirming Dea’s difficulties in direct clashes.
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That one with Inter Milan was the first home defeat of the season for Atalanta, which had not conceded a single goal at home so far between cup and league.The mood will not be particularly higheven in the Sturm locker room, which on Sunday stumbled to another defeat, the second consecutive one, this time against Lask Linz (3-1). Salzburg did not let it be repeated twice andovertook them at the top Ilzer will almost certainly confirm the 4-3-1-2 from the first leg, with Prass in the three-quarter behind Sarkaria and Wlodarczyk, while Gasperini will repropose from 1′Murielin place of Scamacca.
The prediction
Sturm Graz proved to be an organized team capable of holding its own against Dea on the level of intensity. Atalanta, however,is superior to the Austrians and is unlikely to commit another misstep: it cannot be ruled out that after conceding their first goals in front of their own public against Inter, Gasperini’s men will return to record another home clean sheet.
The probable lineups of Atalanta-Sturm Graz
ATALANTA (3-4-2-1):Musso; Toloi, Djimsiti, Kolasinac; Hateboer, de Roon, Ederson, Zappacosta; Koopmeiners, Lookman; Muriel.
STURM GRAZ (4-3-1-2):Scherpen; Johnston, Affengruber, Wuthrich, Dante; Horvat, Stankovic, Lavalée; Prass; Sarkaria, Wlodarczyk.
