Atalanta-Bologna is a match valid for the 27th day of Serie A and is played on Sunday at 6 p.m.: odds, predictions, live TV, streaming.
If the race for fourth place has an entirely different flavor this year, it is mainly due to the exploits of Bologna, which would currently qualify for the next Champions League. The Felsinei undoubtedly represent the big surprise of this Serie A and can continue to dream big. The turbulence experienced between the old and the new year is only a distant memory: since the success in the derby with Sassuolo, Thiago Motta’s team has not stopped since, winning five victories in a row, a string in which they got the better of even direct competitors such as Fiorentina and Lazio.
Bologna is fourth alone, but the first of many nines tests is the one at the Gewiss Stadium with Atalanta, which is the model from which the Bologna club is inspired (it is no coincidence that two seasons ago it hired one of the architects of the Atalanta “fairytale,” Giovanni Sartori). La Dea has 2 points less and is just back from the nightmare night at San Siro: in the recovery match with Inter last Wednesday, the Nerazzurri Bergamaschi were unable to contain the overwhelming power of the leading team (4-0), which reacted to Gian Piero Gasperini’s team the first disappointment of 2024, putting an end to a streak of ten consecutive useful results. The second leg of the “terrible cycle” – from next Thursday the Europa League commitment also returns for the Dea, engaged with Sporting – that awaits the orobici is precisely the direct clash with Bologna, currently the most fearsome opponent for fourth place. In case of success, Atalanta would overtake the surprising red-blues, climbing to 49 points.
Atalanta-Bologna: latest lineup news
Gasperini can rotate his players without any problems after the midweek recovery with Inter. On the flanks wide for Holm and Ruggeri, while in attack the recovered Lookman should start from 1′, who will flank the now irreplaceable De Ketelaere. The orobicas defense will consist of Scalvini, Djimsiti and Kolasinac.
The only doubt Thiago Motta has is about the presence of Saelemaekers, who should be able to recover for the Bergamo match. With the Belgian it will therefore be 4-1-4-1: the former Freuler will position himself in front of the defense.
The prediction
The statistics say that Bologna is the team with which Dea has won the most in Serie A, yet the last two confrontations have been won by the Felsinei, scoring three goals in total without conceding any. Thiago Motta, in short, knows how to create headaches for “maestro” Gasperini, and a long-locked – and overall very balanced – match could come out, as in the first leg. We imagine a match of less than four goals overall but both should score at least one. Atalanta, in any case, should be able to curb Bologna’s run.
The probable lineups of Atalanta-Bologna
ATALANTA (3-4-1-2): Carnesecchi; Scalvini, Djimsiti, Kolasinac; Holm, de Roon, Ederson, Ruggeri; Koopmeiners; Lookman, De Ketelaere.
BOLOGNA (4-1-4-1): Skorupski; Posch, Beukema, Calafiori, Kristiansen; Freuler; Orsolini, Ferguson, Fabbian, Saelemaekers; Zirkzee.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 1-1
