Atalanta are without top scorer German Denis, but Stefano Colantuono insists they are going to San Siro “to pick up points” against Inter.
Atalanta are without top scorer German Denis, but Stefano Colantuono insists they are going to San Siro “to pick up points” against Inter.
Claudio Ranieri claims Inter’s Champions League exit is “water under the bridge. We must look at the positives” ahead of their match with Atalanta.
The Nerazzurri beat Olympique Marseille 2-1, but it was an irrelevant result, as they crashed out on away goals this week.
Inter have a midfield injury crisis on their hands with only four players available for those roles against Atalanta.
The Nerazzurri are without Wesley Sneijder, Ricky Alvarez or Dejan Stankovic for the Sunday afternoon match.
Atalanta will be without top scorer German Denis for Sunday’s trip to San Siro, so the striker will miss their game against Inter.
Denis pulled up during training with a calf problem and is not even in the squad making the journey to Milan tomorrow.
Atalanta have been handed a blow for the season run-in with the news that defender Daniele Capelli has suffered another serious injury.
The influential centre-back hasn’t played for the Bergamo outfit since injuring the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee in late November.
Whilst surgery on that had initially ruled the 25-year-old out for the entire season, he was set for a return to playing action in record time by the end of April, having recently resumed training.
Stefano Colantuono: “The draw is acceptable. We were a bit distracted on Gabriel Paletta’s goal, but did better overall in the second half. I was not exactly enthusiastic about the referee.”
Fiorentina wasted chances in their defeat to Catania, while Parma snatched a point away to Atalanta, but Siena’s win in Cesena was steeped in controversy.
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Parma Coach Roberto Donadoni stands up for his side’s recent performances and concedes it’ll be a special game against hometown club Atalanta.
“We’ve got to do well to keep the spaces tight, as Atalanta can really hurt us on the counter-attack. We mustn’t pay attention to the atmosphere around us, as the pitch is the same for both teams.
Atalanta have confirmed that Italian giants Inter are trailing the talented Ezequiel Schelotto.
The 22-year-old Argentine-born player has been linked with the Nerazzurri and their interest has now been confirmed.
Ezequiel Schelotto has ended his relationship with Mariana Diarco after his parents allegedly defined her as ‘too sexy’.
The Atalanta player and the Argentine model had been together since December, but the couple have reportedly split.