Atalanta – Sampdoria: 22nd January 2017

Atalanta ranked 7th in the Serie A standings, with 35 points collected at the end of the first 20 rounds. Thus, Gian Piero Gasperini’s students have gone beyond the period when they were considered ‘absolute revelation of Italy’, managed a sensational tour. Thus, “La Dea” Stuck at the beginning of calendar year without one of the best men team midfielder Roberto Gagliardini, transferred to Inter in exchange for 20 million euros. Besides this, Atalanta captain Franck Kess is left with his country’s national African Nations Cup, and in the absence Hattrick sharply. Atalanta received three goals in the round Italian Cup, Juventus (2-3), for then to surrender the “Olimpico”, ahead of Lazio (1-2) in a match where the middle has belonged to the hosts.

Sampdoria ranks 13th in the first echelon Italian hierarchy, obtained with 24 points after 20 rounds. So Marco Giampaolo’s students have entered a bad mood, failing to May know the taste of victory nearly two months, in a 2-0 defeat to Torino on their arena. Real problems “Il Doria” but it faces are on foreign land. Genovese just one success SAESONAL away, in the very first round, 1-0 at Empoli, accounting for at that time seven defeats and three draws.

Probable teams:

Atalanta (3-4-1-2): Berisha- Caldara, Masiello, Zukanovic- Conti, Konko, Freuler Spinazzola- Kurtic- Petagna Gomez.

Absent: Carmona, Kess, Drama.

Sampdoria (4-3-1-2): Puggioni- Pereira, Skriniar Regina Dodo- Praet, Torreira, Linetty- Alvarez- Muriel, Schick.

Absent: Viviano, Carbonero Hall.