Atalanta put five past Chievo last week and hope Josip Ilicic can do damage again as they host Parma with Gervinho back in the line-up.
It kicks off at the Stadio Azzurri d’Italia in Bergamo at 14.00 UK time (13.00 GMT).
Atalanta put five past Chievo last week and hope Josip Ilicic can do damage again as they host Parma with Gervinho back in the line-up.
It kicks off at the Stadio Azzurri d’Italia in Bergamo at 14.00 UK time (13.00 GMT).
The Orobici got back on track after a nine-match winless streak in all competition, demolishing Chievo 5-1 with an Ilicic hat-trick.
It was the perfect way for the Slovenia international to confirm his return to form after a summer spent battling a bacterial infection of the lymph nodes, which saw him in and out of hospital for months.
He starts in the trequartista role with Papu Gomez in support of Musa Barrow, who again gets the nod rather than Duvan Zapata.
Andrea Masiello and Marco Tumminello remain on the side-lines.
They need a boost in Bergamo after just one point in their last three Serie A home games.
Parma went bankrupt in 2015 and had to start again from Serie D, but secured an Italian record three consecutive promotions to get back into the top flight.
This week, the group that re-founded the club decided to take control again, so now own 60 per cent of Parma’s shares, leaving 30 per cent to President Jiang Lizhang and the Chinese Desports Group.
There is good news on the field too, as Gervinho returns to the starting XI after injury, although Roberto Inglese joins Alberto Grassi, Federico Dimarco, Jacopo Dezi and Francisco Sierralta on the treatment table.
The Ivorian veteran is flanked by Fabio Ceravolo and Luca Siligardi rather than Antonio Di Gaudio, while Leo Stulac pulls the midfield strings.
Parma have won 60 per cent of their games with Gervinho on the pitch this season, but only 25 per cent of those in his absence.
Atalanta: Berisha; Toloi, Palomino, Mancini; Hateboer, De Roon, Freuler, Gosens; Ilicic, Gomez; Barrow
Parma: Sepe; Iacoponi, Bruno Alves, Gagliolo, Gobbi; Rigoni, Stulac, Barillà; Gervinho, Ceravolo, Siligardi
Ref: Abisso