Atalanta vs Juventus Preview: Keeping the Top Four Track

JAKARTA – Atalanta will host Juventus in the seventh week of the Italian Serie A 2023/2024. Both teams both brought positive results after winning compactly in the middle of this week.

The clash between these two teams will take place at the Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Stadium, Sunday, October 1 at 23.00 p.m. Defeat will result in one of them being thrown out of the top four of the standings.

Previously, in the middle of this week, both teams won 1-0 over their opponents. La Dea managed to win at Verona, while Juve secured three points at a less convincing home win over Lecce.

However, this result allows the two teams to maintain a points distance from the Milan duo, Inter and AC Milan, who are at the top of the standings. With a difference of two and three points respectively over Juventus and Atalanta.

The result against Verona was Atalanta's first consecutive win in a league match without conceding a goal in almost a year.

Teun Koopmeiners' single goal in that match meant that Atalanta could fill the last place in the top four and are only one point away from Juventus who are one place above them.

However, to protect their perfect record without conceding in the last two matches when they host Juve tomorrow will be a challenge in itself. The reason is, the home record against Juventus is not good.

Including the 0-2 defeat to Juventus last May, La Dea has lost five Serie A matches, drawn four, and won only once at home against the Turin club in the last decade.

On the other hand, Juventus have not been at their best this season. The reason is, before the victory over Lecce in the last week, the Old Lady was embarrassed by a score of 2-4 against Sassuolo.

Formation Estimates

Atalanta BC (3-4-2-1): Musso; Toloi, Scalvini, Kolasinac; Zappacosta, De Roon, Ederson, Ruggeri; Lookman, Koopmeiners; De Ketelaere

Juventus (3-5-2): Szczesny; Gatti, Bremer, Danilo; McKennie, Fagioli, Locatelli, Rabiot, Cambiasso; Chiesa, Vlahovic