Atalanta look to Gianluca Scamacca and Teun Koopmeiners for the Europa League quarter-final trip to Liverpool, but have problems in defence.
It kicks off at Anfield at 20.00 UK time (19.00 GMT).
These sides already met in the 2020-21 Champions League group stage, Liverpool winning 5-0 in Bergamo and losing 2-0 at home, but that was in empty stadiums due to the pandemic.
La Dea’s other visit to England was a 5-1 win over Everton at Goodison Park in November 2017.
Giorgio Scalvini is out with a hamstring strain, while Charles De Ketelaere is not fully fit after a muscular issue, but starts anyway.
Sead Kolasinac was tipped to start, but he too was diagnosed with a left adductor issue this evening and needs tests when returning to Bergamo, so with Jose Luis Palomino off the UEFA list, options are limited.
It seems likely that Marten de Roon will have to drop into the back three, which he has done several times before in emergencies.
Scamacca is therefore supported by Teun Koopmeiners and Mario Pasalic, leaving Ademola Lookman and Aleksei Miranchuk on the bench.
Gian Piero Gasperini sticks with Juan Musso in goal for the Europa League, whereas Marco Carnesecchi is first choice goalkeeper for Serie A and the Coppa Italia.
Liverpool are missing Thiago Alcantara, Joel Matip, Ben Doak and Stefan Bajcetic.
Trent Alexander-Arnold, Diogo Jota and ex-Roma goalkeeper Alisson Becker only returned to training this week.
Mohamed Salah is on the bench with Luis Diaz, as Cody Gakpo and Darwin Nunez start upfront.
Jurgen Klopp’s side lost only one of their 25 Europa League home matches, but that was against another Italian side, 3-2 to Udinese in October 2012.
Liverpool: Kelleher; Gomez, Konate, Van Dijk, Tsimikas; Endo, Jones, Mac Allister, Elliott; Nunez, Gakpo
Liverpool bench: Adrian, Diaz, Szoboszlai, Salah, Jota, Robertson, Gravenberch, Clark, Bajcetic, Alexander-Arnold, Quansah, Bradley
Atalanta: Musso; De Roon, Hien, Djimsiti; Zappacosta, Pasalic, Ederson, Ruggeri; Koopmeiners, De Ketelaere; Scamacca
Atalanta bench: Carnesecchi, Rossi, Toloi, Holm, Toure, Lookman, Bakker, Adopo, Hateboer, Bonfanti, Miranchuk
Ref: Umut Meler (TUR)
Player statistic
| 25' |  |
Isak Hien | ||
| 38' |  |
Gianluca Scamacca (Assist: Davide Zappacosta) |
| 60' | |
Gianluca Scamacca (Assist: Charles De Ketelaere) | ||
| 77' | |
Matteo Ruggeri | ||
| 83' | |
Mario Pasalic |
Match statistic
