An Atalanta side chasing Juventus host strugglers Sampdoria this evening in the final Serie A match of the weekend.
The game between la Dea and the Ligurian side kicks off at 19.50 UK time at the Gewiss Stadium in Bergamo.
Gian Piero Gasperini’s side come into this match six points behind 4th place Juventus, so a win is a must if they still want to fight for Champions League qualification. Sampdoria sit 15th in the table, four points ahead of relegation candidates Venezia.
Josip Ilicic and Duvan Zapata are both unavailable for Atalanta this evening, with Berat Djimsiti and Merih Demiral both suspended. Luis Muriel, Aleksej Miranchuk and Palomino are all in doubt due to various physical issues.
Three players are unavailable for Sampdoria, with Mikkel Damsgaard, Manolo Gabbiadini and Kristoffer Askildsen all injured. Antonio Candreva and Bartosz Bereszyński are suspended for the Ligurian side.
Below are the two starting line-ups:
Atalanta: Musso, Zappacosta, De Roon, Toloi, Palomino, Hateboer, Koopmeiners, Freuler, Pessina, Boga, Malinovskyi.
Sampdoria: Falcone, Conti, Ferrari, Colley, Murru, Thorsby, Ekdal, Sensi, Magnani, Quagliarella, Caputo.
With the sad events in Ukraine and the ban of Russian teams from UEFA competitions, can Napoli be reinstated for Spartak Moscow since they finished ²nd?
This is Atalanta we all know.