Atalanta-Torino is a match of the thirty-eighth day of Serie A and is played on Sunday at 6 p.m.: odds, predictions, live TV and streaming.
Atalanta, thanks to its triumph in the Europa League, has officially entered another dimension. No longer a “fairy tale” but a solid reality not only at the national but also continental level. In the final in Dublin, Gian Piero Gasperini’s Nerazzurri demolished 3-0 the (until then) invincible Bayer Leverkusen, which had not known defeat for as many as 51 matches. A tactical masterpiece by the Piedmont coach, who managed to lift his first trophy at the age of 66 with a team that had not won one since the 1960s.
Lookman’s hat trick, the absolute star of the Irish night, sent the city of Bergamo into raptures and sealed a memorable cycle that began in 2016. Before figuring out whether Gasperini will continue or not – the coach, courted by other clubs, has hinted that he wants to talk to the club first and then decide whether to stay – La Dea adesse must play two more games: the match with Torino valid for the last league game and the rematch with Fiorentina. Atalanta is already certain of a place in the next Champions League but if it were to finish in the top four – it is currently fifth – it would not free the other slot for the cup with big ears, “condemning” Roma to replay the Europa League. Recall that the orobici winning both of their last two matches would have the chance to even finish third, bypassing both Bologna and Juventus, now at +2 in the standings. On the other side, however, there is a Torino side that can still dream of pulling off a pass to the next Conference League.
The granata, fresh from their two wins over Verona and Milan, retaining ninth place would go into the Conference only if Fiorentina, next Wednesday, gets the better of Olympiacos in the final in Athens. In order not to be found unprepared, however, they will need to stay ahead of Napoli, which with 90 minutes to go has only one point less.
Atalanta-Torino: the latest lineup news
Dea’s starting lineup remains an unknown, since Gasperini could rest those who spent so much in Dublin. Both Bakker and Adopo will find space in midfield, and the feeling is that only one between Loookman and De Ketelaere will play. Also at risk of turnover are Scamacca and the returning Koopmeiners, who was disqualified against Lecce. Sure absentees are Hateboer, stopped by the sports judge, and de Roon.
Juric will again rely on Ricci – also among the preconvenors for the upcoming European Championship – in the three-quarter behind the Zapata-Sanabria pair. Doubts about Buongiorno, struggling with cramps after the challenge with Milan.
The prediction
In a Gewiss Stadium fully decked out because of the extraordinary Europa League victory Torino’s greater motivation may make the difference, taking into account also that Atalanta spent so much in the final with Leverkusen. It might be worth betting a token on the granata – in the last two matches they appeared incisive again offensively – in a match with at least two total goals.
The probable lineups of Atalanta-Torino
ATALANTA (3-4-2-1): Carnesecchi; Scalvini, Djimsiti, Hien; Zappacosta, Ederson, Adopo, Bakker; Koopmeiners, Lookman; Scamacca.
TURIN (3-4-1-2): Milinkovic-Savic; Vojvoda, Buongiorno, Masina; Bellanova, Tameze, Ilic, Rodriguez; Ricci; Zapata, Pellegri.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 1-2
