Atalanta can continue their climb up the standings with Josip Ilicic, Duvan Zapata and Ruslan Malinovskyi, but face a revitalised Genoa with Kevin Strootman starting.

It kicks off at 17.00 GMT, you can follow the build-up and action as it happens on the LIVEBLOG.

La Dea have started 2021 with a bang, including four consecutive home wins while scoring at least three goals in each of them.

Atalanta can continue their climb up the standings with Josip Ilicic, Duvan Zapata and Ruslan Malinovskyi, but face a revitalised Genoa with Kevin Strootman starting.

It kicks off at 17.00 GMT, you can follow the build-up and action as it happens on the LIVEBLOG.

La Dea have started 2021 with a bang, including four consecutive home wins while scoring at least three goals in each of them.

However, the Grifone have been boosted by the arrival of Davide Ballardini to replace Rolando Maran, winning two of his four Serie A games in charge.

He also forced Juventus to extra time in the Coppa Italia on Wednesday, fighting back from 2-0 down and capitulating 3-2 after 120 minutes.

Atalanta also played in the Coppa midweek, crushing Cagliari 3-1, so with Luis Muriel starting that game, he is rested in favour of Duvan Zapata here.

Papu Gomez is still frozen out, but so far not being particularly missed by Gian Piero Gasperini’s side, especially with Ilicic back to his best form.

Matteo Pessina and Mario Pasalic are not 100 per cent fit, but Mattia Caldara returns to the bench after a long lay-off.

Genoa are still without Cristian Zapata, Davide Biraschi and Francesco Cassata, while new signing Jerome Onguene is on the bench.

The big news is that Kevin Strootman is thrown straight into the starting XI, just hours after completing his loan move from Olympique Marseille.

Marko Pjaca and Eldor Shomurodov lead the attack, with Mattia Destro and Gianluca Scamacca benched.

Atalanta: Gollini; Toloi, Palomino, Djimsiti; Hateboer, De Roon, Freuler, Gosens; Malinovskyi; Ilicic, Duvan Zapata

Genoa: Perin; Masiello, Radovanovic, Criscito; Zappacosta, Strootman, Badelj, Zajc, Czyborra; Pjaca, Shomurodov

Ref: Marinelli

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