ATALANTA NEWS
Twelve players, including Juventus’ Emre Can, Milan’s Suso and Napoli’s Lorenzo Insigne, will miss Week 25’s Serie A action with one-match bans.
There are four Serie A players in the top 10 for the Golden Shoe this season, Cristiano Ronaldo, Krzysztof Piatek, Fabio Quagliarella and Duvan Zapata.
Roma are once again forced into changes for this evening’s Serie A match against Bologna, as a win would put them clear in fifth place.
Milan director Paolo Maldini commented on the Andriy Shevchenko comparisons with Krzysztof Piatek and “giving the club a sense of solidity.”
Krzysztof Piatek admits “six goals in five Milan games is more than I expected,” but remains typically cool when describing his stunning volley against Atalanta.
Gennaro Gattuso pin-pointed the secret to Milan’s success against Atalanta. “They’re enjoying themselves and everyone is putting their quality to work for the team.”
Gian Piero Gasperini confessed Atalanta “completed comebacks in tougher situations than this, but just didn’t believe” enough against Milan.
Franck Kessie admits Krzysztof Piatek’s equaliser just before the break was “fundamental” for Milan to beat Atalanta 3-1.
Krzysztof Piatek has made history, taking only 310 minutes of competitive football to score his first six Milan goals – with 18 attempts.
Krzysztof Piatek bagged a spectacular brace to complete the comeback as Milan conquered Atalanta 3-1 to consolidate fourth place.
Join us for all the build-up and action as it happens from today’s Serie A games, Cagliari-Parma and the Atalanta-Milan showdown.
Lucas Paquetá thanks Milan for helping him settle in and hopes to “achieve the same results Kaka did” with the Rossoneri.
Atalanta captain Papu Gomez notes “if we score many goals, we can go far and that is our objective” against Milan tonight.
Atalanta and Milan go head-to-head for fourth place with Duvan Zapata, Papu Gomez, Krzysztof Piatek and Lucas Paquetá on sparkling form.
Alejandro ‘Papu’ Gomez can’t wait to lead Atalanta out against Milan in tonight’s head-to-head for fourth place and aims to break a club record.
Tottenham Hotspur will have scouts at tonight’s Atalanta v Milan encounter, reportedly to watch Suso and Franck Kessie.
Atalanta and Milan go head-to-head for fourth place this evening and all eyes are on Duvan Zapata, Papu Gomez, Krzysztof Piatek and Lucas Paquetá.
Premier Sports is the home of live Serie A action in the UK and Ireland, with at least six fixtures of every round broadcast until the end of the 2020-21 season.
Lucas Biglia is back in the Milan party for the crunch trip to Atalanta tomorrow evening, while the hosts have a practically complete squad.
Atalanta boss Gian Piero Gasperini stresses Saturday’s Serie A showdown with Milan is ‘not decisive’, but ‘it’s important we give it our best shot.’
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