Atalanta vs Parma Preview: Team News & Prediction
by Alex Lawes ·
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It has been a very underwhelming season for Atalanta and it is now a must win occasion for the Bergamasci as they welcome Parma to the Gewiss Stadium this weekend.
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Atalanta preview: Out of form Bergamasci
Under the management of Gian Piero Gasperini, Atalanta were a real force in Italy but his departure in the summer has left the club in flux. Ivan Juric was quickly replaced as his replacement by a Gasperini disciple, Raffaele Palladino.
Palladino began well in charge of Atalanta but a 3-2 loss at home to Athletic Club in the UEFA Champions League the other day backed up a very frustrating 1-1 draw with Pisa at Arena Garibaldi in Tuscany last weekend.
Parma preview: Struggling Parma
Coached by Mikel Arteta’s former assistant coach Carlos Cuesta, Parma have been much-improved as the season has gone on with the and they are pushing themselves into the middle-of-the-table in Serie A.
The visitors come into this one on the back of back-to-back goalless draws against Genoa and Napoli, meaning that the visitors have now suffered just one defeat in their last six matches.
Atalanta team news: A few injuries
Atalanta are dealing with a few injury issues for this one as wing-back duo Raoul Bellanova and Mitchel Bakker remain sidelined with experienced centre-back Berat Djimsiti a confirmed absentee.
Predicted XI (3-4-2-1): Carnesecchi; Kossounou, Hien, Kolasinac; Zappacosta, De Roon, Ederson, Bernasconi; De Ketelaere, Zalewski; Scamacca
Unavailable: Bellanova (Injured), Bakker (Injured)
Questionable: Djimsiti (Injured)
Parma team news: Almqvist a doubt
Key attacker Pontus Almqvist is a key doubt for Parma this weekend, while the likes of Zion Suzuki, Abdoulaye Ndiaye and Matija Frigan are all confirmed absentees.
Predicted XI (4-3-3): Rinaldi; Britschgi, Circati, Valenti, Troilo; Nahuel Estevez, Keita, Sorensen; Ordonez, Cutrone, Ondrejka
Unavailable: Suzuki (Injured), Ndiaye (Injured), Frigan (Injured)
Questionable: Vicente Guaita (Injured), Almqvist (Injured)
Atalanta vs Parma prediction
Parma’s improvement has been brought about by a defensive and reactive style of football under Cuesta. That is best shown by the fact that the visitors have been effective but they have only scored 14 goals in their 21 games; only Lecce have scored fewer than that. Atalanta have a lot of quality and had found some form and inconsistency. They have to remain favourites but Parma will be confident of ensuring it is hardly a brilliant watch for the neutral.
Atalanta vs Parma tip: Atalanta to win & under 3.5 goals
