Atalanta vs Fiorentina Prediction & Betting Tips (15 September)

Particularly prominent during the previous year, Atalanta made its mark by winning the Europa League. On the national scene, the Bergamo-based team also performed well with a 4th place in Serie A, synonymous with qualification for the Champions League. Gian Piero Gasperini's men should play the leading roles again this season. They got off to a good start by crushing Lecce outside their bases 0-4. On the other hand, the Dea subsequently disappointed with setbacks suffered on the lawns of Torino 2-1 and Inter during the last day 4-0. Before starting the championship, Atalanta lost the European Super Cup against Real Madrid 0-2. Next Thursday, La Dea begins its Champions League campaign with the reception of Arsenal.

Accustomed to fighting for the last European places, Fiorentina finished 8th in Serie A last year. La Viola has thus punched its ticket for the preliminary rounds of the Conference League. This summer, coach Vincenzo Italiano was replaced by Raffaele Palladino. Under the orders of the former Mister of Monza, the Tuscans got off to a sluggish start in the league, as evidenced by the 3 draws conceded against Parma 1-1, Venice 0-0 and Monza before the international break 2-2. Furthermore, Fiorentina had all the trouble in the world to overcome Puskas Academy and thus reach the group stage of the Conference League 4-4 at the end of the two-way matches, qualifying following penalties.

For Atalanta, executives Scalvini and Scamacca still fill the ranks of the infirmary alongside starting defender Djimsiti and rookie Sulemana. On the other hand, the important defender Kolasinac and the attacking midfielder who arrived at the club this summer Zaniolo have recovered from their physical problems. Italian international Retegui (3 goals in SA) has made a very good debut with the Dea. Nigerian striker Lookman is still at the club and could play his first minutes of the season this weekend. Atalanta made many changes during the offseason. We can for example mention the departures of Koopmeiners (Juventus), Miranchuk (Atlanta), Zapata (Torino), Cambiaghi (Bologna), Touré (Stuttgart), Okoli (Leicester), Zortea (Cagliari), Hateboer (Rennes), Musso ( Atlético Madrid), Palomino (Cagliari) or even Piccoli (Cagliari). The Dea, on the other hand, has been greatly strengthened with the arrivals of goalkeeper Rui Patricio (Roma), defenders Godfrey (Everton), Bellanova (Torino) and Cuadrado (Inter), midfielders Sulemana (Cagliari), Brescianini (Frosinone) and Samardzic (Udinese) and attackers Retegui (Genoa), De Ketelaere (AC Milan) and Zaniolo (Galatasaray).

As for Fiorentina, the entire squad is available for this trip to Bergamo since the important offensive recruit Gudmundsson (14 goals in SA last year) is fit again. The Icelandic international competes with Moïse Kean (1 goal in SA, 2 goals in C4) who scored with the Squadra Azzurra during the break. Former Bordelais Yacine Adli (1 assist in SA) could start in midfield this weekend while the roles of pistons are devolved to the excellent Dodo and Gosens (1 goal in SA). This summer, Fiorentina was unable to retain senior defender Milenkovic (Nottingham Forest) and influential winger Nico Gonzalez (Juventus). Other elements have left the club such as midfielders Amrabat (Fenerbahce), Bonaventura (Al-Shabab), Duncan (Venice) and Castrovilli (Lazio) or even striker Nzola (Lens). In the opposite direction, the Viola was strengthened with the arrivals of goalkeeper De Gea, defenders Pongracic (Lecce), Gosens (Union Berlin), Moreno (Belgrano) and Valentini (Boca Juniors), midfielders Bove (Roma), Cataldi (Lazio), Richardson (Reims) and Adli (AC Milan) and attackers Kean (Juventus), Gudmundsson (Genoa) and Colpani (Monza).