Preview: Atalanta BC taking on Como - match prediction, team news, and expected lineups

Sports Mole previews Monday's Serie A conflict between Atalanta BC and Como, together with predictions, team information and attainable lineups.

After their Champions League exploits in midweek, Atalanta BC will host promoted Como on Monday night, as they resume Serie An obligation at Gewiss Stadium.

The Nerazzurri got here near toppling Arsenal final trip, having beforehand crushed Fiorentina in a 5-objective thriller; now, a 3rd straight dwelling recreation brings the winless Lariani to Bergamo.

Match preview

A good and tense tactical battle might have ended goalless between Atalanta and Arsenal on Thursday night, as each side kicked off their league-section marketing campaign, however on the full-time whistle La Dea might have felt extra frustration at not taking most factors.

Marco Carnesecchi made one high-quality first-half save in opposition to the Gunners, but it surely was his reverse quantity David Raya‘s spot-kick heroics that grabbed the headlines and twice denied Mateo Retegui what might have been the winner.

Nonetheless, final season's Europa League winners banked a useful level on their Champions League return, following scorching on the heels of an outstanding fightback to defeat Fiorentina only a few days earlier.

They twice fought again from behind to beat the Viola 3-2 in Bergamo, with recalled star Ademola Lookman scoring the winner in first-half stoppage time, and moved onto six factors from 4 Serie A matches consequently.

Only final week's opponents have recorded extra photographs on goal to this point, and the Nerazzurri even have the very best Expected Goals whole (7.89). A flexible assault has helped in that regard, as Atalanta are famend for neat passing, however they've really scored probably the most headed targets this time period (4).

Gian Piero Gasperini‘s team might now win again-to-again matches for the primary time this season, as they welcome guests whom they traditionally get the higher of when on dwelling turf. Atalanta are unbeaten in eight Serie A house matches in opposition to Como – albeit it has been fairly some time since they final met.

Before these groups convene within the prime flight for the primary time in 21 years, Como really lead the general head-to-head, with seven wins and 5 losses throughout 19 earlier Serie A conferences.

Continuing in that vein will certainly show a troublesome project for present boss Cesc Fabregas, who's a relative rookie in teaching phrases – significantly in distinction to Gasperini's huge expertise.

Como occupy nineteenth place within the standings and are nonetheless searching for their first win of a season that began with elimination from the Coppa Italia by the hands of Serie B facet Sampdoria.

Having been promoted from the second tier final season, the Lariani needed to rapidly renovate their Stadio Sinigaglia headquarters, so every of their first three league video games had been performed away from dwelling, bringing only one level earlier than final week's lengthy-awaited return dwelling.

However, they let a two-objective lead slip over the last 20 minutes in opposition to Bologna, after an personal objective and Patrick Cutrone‘s second-half strike had put them inside touching distance of three valuable factors.

Few would now count on Como to carry something again from close by Bergamo, however they may hope to place stress on Atalanta's typically weak defence.

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Team News

Having invested in creating his squad over the summer time, Atalanta boss Gian Piero Gasperini might make some adjustments on Monday, after placing in an enormous shift in opposition to Arsenal and forward of subsequent weekend's journey to Bologna.

Either Ademola Lookman or Mateo Retegui may very well be rested, with Marco Brescianini, Lazar Samardzic and Nicolo Zaniolo all vying for promotion from the bench; summer time signings Raoul Bellanova and Odilon Kossounou are candidates to freshen issues up on the wing and in defence.

Mario Pasalic – who made his two hundredth league look for the membership final week – can be in rivalry. The ex-Chelsea man is only one objective away from scoring 50 within the Italian prime flight, which might take him clear as probably the most prolific Croatian in Serie A historical past – he's presently degree with Ivan Perisic.

Once once more, La Dea can be with out lengthy-time period absentees Gianluca Scamacca and Giorgio Scalvini (each ACL), plus veteran defender Rafael Toloi (muscular).

Meanwhile, Como are nonetheless lacking excessive-profile signing Raphael Varane, whereas fellow centre-again Alberto Dossena is a serious doubt as a consequence of a calf pressure.

After Cesc Fabregas dropped struggling striker Andrea Belotti final week, it stays to be seen whether or not ‘Il Gallo' can be recalled: he has but to search out the web for his new membership, following fruitless spells with Roma and Fiorentina.

If not, Nico Paz would assist Patrick Cutrone up entrance, whereas former Barcelona midfielder Sergi Roberto runs the guests' engine room.

Atalanta BC attainable beginning lineup:
Carnesecchi; Kossounou, Hien, Djimsiti; Bellanova, Ederson, Pasalic, Ruggeri; Samardzic, Lookman; De Ketelaere

Como attainable beginning lineup:
Audero; Iovine, Kempf, Goldaniga, Moreno; Perrone, Roberto; Strefezza, Paz, Fadera; Cutrone

We say: Atalanta BC 2-0 Como

Even if Atalanta determine to rotate their squad after a busy begin to the season, they've an excessive amount of high quality and prime-flight know-how for a Como facet that has proven few indicators of adapting to the calls for of Serie A.

In a 3rd consecutive dwelling recreation following the renovation of their stadium, La Dea ought to serenely safe most factors and construct on a high-quality efficiency in opposition to Arsenal.

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