Atalanta vs Parma Preview: Team News & Prediction
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Atalanta have once again secured UEFA Champions League qualification as the Bergamasci now take on relegation-battling Parma in Bergamo on the final day of the campaign.
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How to watch on TV: UK – Not televised / US – Select matches will be televised on CBS Sports so it is worth checking their schedule
How to watch online: UK – OneFootball / US – Paramount+
Atalanta preview: Making exceptional the norm
In the last decade, Gian Piero Gasperini has turned Atalanta into regular top four finishers and UEFA Champions League qualifiers from Serie A after being a mid-table finish and the Bergamasci have made that overperformance something of a normality now.
The hosts come into this one on the back of an entertaining come from behind 3-2 defeat of Patrick Vieira’s Genoa at the Luigi Ferraris last weekend thanks to second-half goals from Ibrahim Sulemana, Daniel Maldini and Mateo Retegui.
Parma preview: Fighting the drop
Following their promotion back to the top-flight last season, Parma have been battling against the drop for much of the campaign, replacing Fabio Pecchia in the dugout a couple of months ago with former Parma, Internazionale and Romania international defender Cristian Chivu.
The Emilio-Romagna-based outfit begin the final day of the season sitting two points outside of the bottom three and the relegation places, knowing their destiny is in their own hands despite a four-match winless run of form ahead of the final day.
Atalanta team news: Nothing fresh
There are no fresh injury concerns for Atalanta to deal with as Stefan Posch and Juan Cuadrado remain doubts for the hosts, whilst defensive trio Rafael Toloi, Giorgio Scalvini and Sead Kolasinac remain sidelined alongside striker Gianluca Scamacca.
Predicted XI (3-4-2-1): Patricio; Kossounou, Hien, De Roon; Palestra, Sulemana, Brescianini, Ruggeri; Samardzic, Maldini; Retegui
Unavailable: Toloi (Injured), Scalvini (Injured), Kolasinac (Injured), Scamacca (Injured)
Questionable: Posch (Injured), Juan Cuadrado (Injured)
Parma team news: Several doubts
Romania international attacking midfielders Valentin Mihaila and Dennis Man remain doubts for Parma alongside defender Giovanni Leono and attacker Matteo Cancellieri. They also have confirmed absentees such as Yordan Osorio, Gabriel Charpentier and Mateusz Kowalski.
Predicted XI (3-5-2): Suzuki; Circati, Vogliacco, Balogh; Del Prato, Valeri, Keita, Hernani, Sohm; Mateo Pellegrino, Bonny
Unavailable: Yordan Osorio (Injured), Charpentier (Injured), Kowalski (Injured)
Questionable: Leoni (Injured), Mihaila (Injured), Man (Injured), Cancellieri (Injured)
Atalanta vs Parma prediction
Gian Piero Gasperini has himself quite a deep squad at the minute and it wouldn’t be a surprise if he once again rotates this weekend with the likes of Charles De Ketelaere, Ademola Lookman and Ederson left on the bench last week. That will give Parma hope as a draw would be enough for them to stay up on the final day of the season so keeping it to a low-scoring affair would be in their best interests.
Atalanta vs Parma tip: Under 3.5 goals
