Atalanta director Umberto Marino warns today’s clash with Juventus is ‘an important step in our grand tour’ of a season.
It kicks off at 17.00 GMT, you can follow all the build-up and action as it happens from today’s Serie A games on the LIVEBLOG.
La Dea go into the weekend in fourth place, four points clear of today’s rivals Juve, who are in eighth.
“The table tells us that there are many teams who are in a position to aim for the top four, but there’s a long way to go and the fixture list is different in the second half of the season, so that makes it an unusual campaign too,” Atalanta director general Marino told DAZN.
“This represents an important step in our grand tour that will be completed in May. We must maintain a certain consistency in results and at the same time also maintain our philosophy of football.
“Atalanta always go out there to win, even against a strong side like Juve with an excellent coach. I am confident Juventus will be protagonists in this campaign to the very end.”
Duvan Zapata leads the attack yet again, with Luis Muriel dropped to the bench.
“Duvan Zapata is a silent leader, so you rarely hear him speak, but he does do it, his teammates always listen.”