Sporting's Portuguese defender #72 Eduardo Quaresma (L) challenges Atalanta's Italian forward #90 Gianluca Scamacca during the UEFA Europa League last 16 first leg football match between Sporting CP and Atalanta at the Jose Alvalade stadium in Lisbon on March 6, 2024. (Photo by PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA / AFP) (Photo by PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA/AFP via Getty Images)
Sporting's Portuguese defender #72 Eduardo Quaresma (L) challenges Atalanta's Italian forward #90 Gianluca Scamacca during the UEFA Europa League last 16 first leg football match between Sporting CP and Atalanta at the Jose Alvalade stadium in Lisbon on March 6, 2024. (Photo by PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA / AFP) (Photo by PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA/AFP via Getty Images)

Atalanta must beat Sporting CP to reach the Europa League quarter-finals, as they look to Gianluca Scamacca, Ademola Lookman and Aleksei Miranchuk.

It kicks off at the Gewiss Stadium in Bergamo at 20.00 GMT.

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The first leg ended 1-1 in Lisbon with La Dea rattling the frame of the goal three times, so with no away goals rule, it is winner takes all here.

These sides also met in the group stage, with Atalanta winning 2-1 away and drawing 1-1 at home earlier this season.

Gian Piero Gasperini’s men hit a dire period of form recently, without a win in five competitive games, drawing 2-2 with Juventus on Sunday.

Teun Koopmeiners scored twice, but he he rested in favour of Aleksei Miranchuk, supporting Lookman and Scamacca, while Isak Hien steps into defence.

Sporting CP adopt a very similar tactical approach to Atalanta, but are missing midfielder Hidemasa Morita due to fever, plus long-term absentee Antonio Adan.

Atalanta: Musso; Djimsiti, Hien, Kolasinac; Holm, De Roon, Ederson, Bakker; Miranchuk; Lookman, Scamacca

Sporting CP: Israel; St. Juste, Diomande, Gonçalo Inacio, Esgaio, Hjulmand, Goncalves, Reis; Edwards, Gyokeres, Trincao

Ref: Schärer (SUI)

Player statistic

1st half
    33' Goal Pedro Gonçalves
(Assist: Viktor Gyökeres)
2nd half
Ademola Lookman
(Assist: Aleksey Miranchuk)
Goal 46'    
Gianluca Scamacca
(Assist: Aleksey Miranchuk)
Goal 59'    
Emil Holm Yellow card 78'    

Match statistic

41
Possession %
59
10
Total shots
8
5
Shots on target
4
3
Shots off target
3
2
Blocked shots
1
3
Corners
3
4
Offsides
1
15
Fouls
10
Atalanta
Sporting

Starting lineups

1
Goalkeeper
19
Defender
3
Defender
4
Defender
20
Defender
46'
23
Defender
59
Midfielder
76'
13
Midfielder
64'
15
Midfielder
11
Attacker
85'
90
64'
12
Goalkeeper
25
Defender
3
Defender
75'
2
Defender
62'
26
47
Defender
61'
42
Midfielder
8
Midfielder
36'
10
Attacker
17
Attacker
75'
9
Attacker

Substitutes

31
Goalkeeper
33
Defender
2
Defender
42
Defender
22
Defender
29
Goalkeeper
25
Midfielder
77
46'
7
Midfielder
64'
17
64'
8
Midfielder
76'
10
Attacker
85'
13
Defender
4
22
Defender
51
Goalkeeper
99
Goalkeeper
45
Defender
80
Midfielder
23
Midfielder
36'
21
Attacker
61'
11
Midfielder
62'
20
Attacker
75'
72
Defender
75'

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