Atalanta is welcoming Milan Gewiss Stadium in a derby match of round 7 in the Italian Serie A. Atalanta’s form has been on the rise, and they are now undefeated in their last 5 games. Milan has also been solid, they are undefeated in Serie A, but they have lost both of their Champions League games so far.
During this 5-game streak without a loss, Atalanta has scored 8 goals, while conceding 5 goals, but that is still not their best offense. In their Champions League game against Young Boys earlier this week, Atalanta was dominant with 64% of ball possession, 7 shots on goal, 5 corner kicks, 4 big chances created, and 86% of the correct passes. Atalanta could have scored more in this game, but a win is a win I suppose. Atalanta has won this game 1-0. As far as Serie a goes, Atalanta is now in 7th place with 11 points, but the upcoming international break might give them a bit more time to get some injured players back and to try and work on their offense. With only 2 goals, Zapata is Atalanta’s leading goalscorer. Ilicic has added 2 assists. Hateboer, Gosens, and Palimino are all injured. There isn’t anything new to say about Atalanta, they are a great team who is yet to find their best form this season, and I think they will.
Milan has been excellent on both ends so far this season, and they are in 2nd place with 16 points, 12 scored goals, and only 3 conceded goals, and if anything will keep them in the title run, it will be their defense. In the Champions League, Milan is not doing so well, and they have lost both of their games, but they are scoring goals, and that is a positive thing. In their latest Serie A game against Spezia, Milan was the better team with 63% of ball possession, 4 shots on goal, 4 corner kicks, 2 big chances created, and 84% of the correct passes. The first half was slow, at least when it comes to goals, but the second half made up for it. Milan got ahead, Spezia tied the score, and then Milan scored a winner in the 86th minute. The final score was 1-2 in favor of Milan. Krunic, Bakayoko, Ibrahimovic, Florenzi, and Plizzari are all still on the injury list, but some of them might be ready for this game. Diaz is the leading goalscorer for Milan with 3 goals, while Giroud and Leao added 2 goals each. Milan has been improving constantly, and they finally look like they are ready to take Serie A back, and they just might.
Both teams are in great form, and both teams have played in the Champions League earlier this week. I think this will be a fun game to watch, it’s a derby, and I think we will see goals. Yes, Milan’s defense has been solid, but Atalanta will be hard to stop.