Atalanta take on the visitors AC Milan in the round 2 match of Italian Serie A. The match will be played on Sunday, August 21st at Gewiss Stadium (Bergamo).
Atalanta under Gian Piero Gasperini reached a new level. Under current mentor, the Bergemasks “registered” for a couple of years in the Champions League quartet. In addition, they made their way to the cup final several times, however, invariably losing there. But last season, the team was blown away in the midst of the draw, and could not win back the positions. Falling to 8th place can only be called a failure. But the coach stayed and will try to restart the project. There are a lot of sales and loans in general. True, only Freuler and Lovato brought good money. But there are only a couple of newcomers, Ederson from Salernitana and Lukman from RB Leipzig. Boga and Demiral had played for the Goddess before, the club simply bought out their contracts. The updated version of the team started with a confident 2-0 victory on the Sampdoria field. The final score, however, in the very ending was set by a rookie, Lukman, from the assist of Malinovsky. Both came on as substitutes in the 2nd half.
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Milan regained the league title last season. The long-awaited progress was provided only by Stefano Pioli, who was initially considered as a temporary solution. In the 2020/2021 draw, there were also chances for a trophy, but in the end, then the leadership was given to Inter. And in the spring they still outperformed their neighbor by 2 points! It is clear that it will not be easy to protect the status, especially when a number of important players leave. Kessie did not renew his contract and moved to Barcelona. Also, worth noting is the departure of Romalnoli and Castillejo, although both, especially the Spaniard, did not have firm place in main clip. The main newcomer was De Ketelare. As a result, they decided to pay 32 million for the Belgian. But Divock Origi came from Liverpool as a free agent. Both came on as a substitute against Udinese, but the 4-2 win was secured by goals from previous years' leaders: Rebic has a brace, Brahim Diaz has a goal and an assist.
Milan have recently learned to play with their neighbors. All 3 last head-to-head matches with Atalanta ended in victories for the Rossoneri. Bookmakers are waiting for a fight with mutual chances of success. But, taking into account how spectacularly the opponents play, it is worth taking “total over 2.5”.
Prediction for the match: Over 2.5 scored goals.
