Cagliari-Atalanta is a match of the 31st day of Serie A and is played on Sunday at 18:00: odds, predictions, live TV, streaming.
Atalanta has spent the last week on a roller coaster. Last Saturday’s round-robin success in Napoli in the direct clash for Europe with the Azzurri scrambled 3-0 (Miranchuk, Scamacca, and Koopmeiners) and possibly ousted for good from the fight for the Champions League.
Wednesday instead the bad performance in Florence in the semi-final first leg of the Coppa Italia, lost 1-0 (decisive the eurogoal of the violet Mandragora): defeat that does not jeopardize the qualification but will force the Dea to a not easy comeback in the return match in Bergamo. Nerazzurri with two faces, then, and probably conditioned by the double commitment. In the league, however, no further braking is allowed if the goal is to be among the top four/five at the end of the season to return to the cup with the big ears. With a game to make up Atalanta is momentarily sixth at -2 from fifth-placed Roma and -7 from fourth-placed Bologna. Gian Piero Gasperini’s team must now take advantage of the calendar’s assist – from now until May it will play only one direct clash, the one with Roma – to make up ground on those in front.
Before the fascinating Europa League double-header with Liverpool – next Thursday’s first leg at Anfield – the Orobici will travel to Sardinia to face Claudio Ranieri’s Cagliari, still fully involved in an uncertain fight not to be relegated. The Rossoblù come from a home draw with Verona (1-1): a goal by midfielder Sulemana in the final minutes of the match prevented a painful defeat. Still two points ahead of the Sardinians on the third-last one: in order to gain salvation it will still be necessary to sweat.
Cagliari-Atalanta: the latest lineup news
Ranieri is confident in the full recovery of Gaetano, a player who arrived from Napoli in the January market and immediately became indispensable for the Roman coach. If he heals in time, the former Azzurri should play in the three-quarter, behind the only forward Lapadula: on their sides two other pillars like Nandez and Luvumbo. In the middle, confirmation for Sulemana after the goal scored against Verona.
On the other hand, Gasperini has to give up Belgian De Ketelaere again: his absence is starting to take its toll and the Nerazzurri coach’s hope is that he will recover for Liverpool. Also ending up in the infirmary is Scalvini, absent for at least a month. Miranchuk is on the ballot with Loookman, duel as well between Holm and Zappacosta.
The prediction
It’s never a walk in the park to face Cagliari at the Unipol Domus, especially at a time when the Rossoblù desperately need points to move away from the red zone. An easy afternoon does not loom for Atalanta, but in the end the greater quality of the Bergamasks, winning five out of six times in their last confrontations with the Sardinians, will make the difference in a match with at least one goal on each side.
Cagliari-Atalanta
likely lineups.
CAGLIARI (4-2-3-1): Scuffet; Zappa, Mina, Dossena, Augello; Sulemana, Makoumbou; Nandez, Gaetano, Luvumbo; Lapadula.
ATALANTA (3-4-2-1): Carnesecchi; Djimsiti, Hien, Kolasinac; Zappacosta, de Roon, Ederson, Ruggeri; Lookman, Koopmeiners; Scamacca.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 1-2
