Atalanta vs AC Milan – Serie A – Preview

Posted on May 14, 2018 by Sreya

Atalanta vs AC Milan – Atalanta hosts AC Milan at the Stadio Atleti Azzurri d’Italia on 13th May, Sunday in a crucial Serie A fixture.

Atalanta are seventh in the Serie A standings with fifty-nine points, trailing the sixth-placed AC Milan by just one point. With just two games to go in Italy’s top division, the final UEFA Europa League position is yet to be decided with AC Milan, Atalanta and Fiorentina still in contention.

Atalanta drew 1-1 against Lazio in their last league outing while AC Milan defeated Verona 4-1 in theirs. AC Milan are also coming off a disappointing cup final loss at the hands of Juventus.

Team News

Atalanta will be without the injured Leonardo Spinazzola and Andrea Petagna while AC Milan will be without the injured Andrea Conti. Lucas Biglia is also a doubt for the visitors.

Atalanta Possible Starting Lineup: Etrit Berisha, Rafael Toloi, Mattia Caldero, Andrea Masiello, Timothy Castagne, Remo Freuler, Marten de Roon, Robin Gosens, Bryan Cristante, Alejandro Gomez, Musa Barrow.

AC Milan Possible Starting Lineup: Gianluigi Donnarumma, Davide Calabria, Leonardo Bonucci, Alessio Romagnoli, Ricardo Rodriguez, Giacomo Bonaventura, Manuel Locatelli, Franck Kessie, Suso, Nikola Kalinic, Hakan Calhanoglu.

“Atalanta have physical strength, a great mentality and play always intense football. We must be attentive to their aggression. They are an offensive team, always go forward and it will be necessary not to make mistakes. If you lose one ball, they make you pay for it.”

– Gattuso, AC Milan.

Contributor’s Pick

According to Atalanta vs AC Milan H2H Stats, Atalanta have won two and drawn three of their previous five matches against AC Milan. In fact, AC Milan’s last win over Atalanta came in the 2014/15 Serie A season.

Atalanta are undefeated in their last six Serie A matches and it will be a closely contested game with high stakes. A 2-1 win for Atalanta is the most probable outcome of this match.