Atalanta hosts Shakhtar Donetsk in round 2 of the Champions League group stage. The match will be played on Tuesday, October 1st at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro) (Milan)
The debutant of the UEFA Champions League, Italian Atalanta, frankly disappointed in the opening round of the new group stage of the main European Cup, having shamefully lost in Croatia to Dinamo Zagreb, which is far from the most titled club by international standards (0:4). At the same time, the Italians, apart from defense, had serious problems with the creation of attempts. It’s clear that everything is still far from over for the Goddess in the current Champions League draw, but there is nothing to be done at a serious international level with such a problematic defense! Moreover, the defensive orders of the Italians are not infrequently bursting at seams in the local championship, where Atalanta concedes goals from virtually everyone in a row. For example, it has recently allowed its goalkeeper to be hurt by attacking links of SPAL (twice), Sassuolo, Torino (three times), Fiorentina (twice) and Genoa.
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As for Shakhtar, it quite expectedly lost to the formidable English Manchester City at the start of the current group round (0:3). Truth be told, the Ukrainians had some good opportunities to soak this big score. The Miners were a little unlucky with the elementary conversion, multiplied by the confident defensive game of the British grandee. It will probably be easier for the ambitious Donetsk team to cope with the “open house” of Atalanta. Unlike the team from Bergamo, the Ukrainians have a colossal international experience.
Finally, I would like to recall that Shakhtar Donetsk did not have any difficulties with scoring in the away matches against the middle-class teams of European football in the last Champions League draw. In particular, the Miners scored famous French Lyon (twice) and German Hoffenheim (as many as three). I look forward to a goal from the Ukrainian flagship in the upcoming match.
Prediction for the match: Shakhtar Donetsk to score over 0.5 goals
