ATALANTA NEWS
Ajax coach Erik ten Hag admits they have struggled against Italian teams this season, but ‘learned a lot’ from the first leg Europa League quarter-final defeat to Roma.
Robin Gosens admitted he struggled when he arrived at Atalanta and had to work hard to earn their respect. ‘I knew I had the quality to play in Serie A’.
Atalanta forward Matteo Pessina will almost certainly miss the Serie A game against Juventus on Sunday.
Atalanta and Milan are reportedly tracking 20-year-old Club Brugge talent Charles de Ketelaere.
Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo said ‘no’, but his Atalanta teammates made sure Robin Gosens still got a CR7 shirt.
Atalanta coach Gian Piero Gasperini could miss the Coppa Italia Final after ‘insulting an anti-doping inspector during a surprise visit’.
The Disciplinary Commission has suspended eight players ahead of Serie A Week 31, including Napoli's Hirving Lozano and Roma captain Lorenzo Pellegrini.
The CIES Football Observatory revealed Hellas Verona are the Serie A team with most minutes played by under-21s and Milan have the fourth lowest average age in the top five Leagues.
Watch the five-goal thriller in Florence, including a magnificent Ruslan Malinovskyi assist, Duvan Zapata and Dusan Vlahovic doubles.
Beppe Iachini and Fiorentina ‘felt we could go and win it’ after clawing Atalanta back to a 2-2 draw, but were undone by a spot-kick.
Gian Piero Gasperini believes the race for the top four will ‘go down to the wire’ after a 3-2 thriller at Fiorentina, explaining Atalanta’s tactical adjustments. ‘They barely need me now.’
Josip Ilicic admits Atalanta weren’t surprised at the Fiorentina comeback in this five-goal thriller. ‘We are known for this.’
Dusan Vlahovic’s brace allowed Fiorentina to cancel out the Duvan Zapata double, but Josip Ilicic’s penalty ultimately gave Atalanta the points in this thriller.
Join us for all the build-up and action as it happens from today’s six Serie A games, including Inter-Cagliari, Juventus-Genoa, Sampdoria-Napoli and Fiorentina-Atalanta.
Atalanta need a victory to retain fourth place and go all-out attack against Fiorentina, who start Christian Kouame with Dusan Vlahovic.
Mattia Caldara’s agent Beppe Riso confirms the defender will return to Milan at the end of the season, while Nicolò Rovella could join Juventus earlier than expected.
There are six Serie A games scheduled today, and we take a look at the probable line-ups for Sunday’s fixtures.
Fiorentina coach Beppe Iachini needs ‘organisation, focus and ability to occupy space in the right way’ in order to surprise Atalanta.
Gian Piero Gasperini expects the battle for a top four slot to go all the way this season, warning Atalanta against complacency with Fiorentina.
Ruslan Malinovskyi admits he felt the pressure after Papu Gomez left Atalanta and reveals what Andriy Shevchenko told him about Serie A.
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