There are reports Hans Hateboer failed a fitness test, so there are several different Atalanta options against Liverpool this evening.
It kicks off at 20.00 GMT, you can follow the build-up to this game and Real Madrid-Inter on the LIVEBLOG.
La Dea are without Robin Gosens, Marten de Roon, Cristiano Piccini and Mattia Caldara.
There are reports Hans Hateboer failed a fitness test, so there are several different Atalanta options against Liverpool this evening.
It kicks off at 20.00 GMT, you can follow the build-up to this game and Real Madrid-Inter on the LIVEBLOG.
La Dea are without Robin Gosens, Marten de Roon, Cristiano Piccini and Mattia Caldara.
Hateboer was also in doubt with an adductor issue he sustained during Saturday’s 2-1 Serie A win away to Crotone and he had hoped to start tonight.
However, Sky Sport Italia’s latest reports from Bergamo suggest Hateboer failed his fitness test, which would mean Atalanta missing three of their first choice five midfielders.
There are a few options for Gian Piero Gasperini to use on the right in place of Hateboer.
The natural heir is Fabio Depaoli, but he was a late addition to the squad on loan from Sampdoria on October 2 and did not impress in the only two appearances so far, in defeats to Napoli and Sampdoria.
Johan Mojica could be switched over from the left to the right for this game.
Another intriguing alternative is to use centre-back Berat Djimsiti on the right wing.
It’s a role he has taken occasionally and this is an emergency situation, plus he’d provide more defensive steel down the right against a very attack-minded team like Liverpool.