JAKARTA - Sporting Lisbon was a little over the wind when they hosted Atalanta in the Europa League Group D match at the Jose Alvalade Stadium, Thursday, October 5 at 23.45 WIB. However, Atalanta cannot be underestimated. The duel for the throne of the standings is because both teams are both perched at the top.
The match was not easy for both teams. Sporting, who is on fire, occupies the top position of the Portuguese League, is chasing a second win in the Europa League.
If you get three points, Sporting will definitely shift Atalanta because both teams won in the first match. The victory in that match also smoothed the team's steps to the round of 16.
Sporting started the Europa League with a satisfactory result after a 2-1 win over Sturm Graz. They also showed their consistency in the domestic competition by beating Rio Ave 2-0 and Farense 3-2.
Coach Ruben Amorim hopes that this consistency will be maintained when hosting Atalanta. The reason is, Atalanta is one of the elite Italian Serie A teams that cannot be underestimated.
In that duel, Amorim lost Jerry St Juste who was absent from injury for a long time. In addition, defender Sebastian Coates was unable to appear due to injury in the last match against Farense.
"It doesn't matter what happened at that time. What is clear is that Coates could not appear in Thursday's match. He suffered a collision. But he is an experienced player. So he knows how to recover quickly and be careful with his injury," said Amorim.
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However, the mainstay duo of Viktor Gyokeres and Pedro 'Pote' Gon jualves can be the mainstay on the front lines. They performed brilliantly this season. In the last match, Gyokeres scored a brace and Pote scored a goal that gave Sporting a win over Farense.
Atalanta will actually be a tough test for Sporting. They showed consistency by beating Rakow Czechowa 2-0 in the first match of the Europa League. Furthermore, La Dea won over Cagliari (2-0) and Verona (1-0) and drew 0-0 against Juventus.
This achievement made Alamanta ranked sixth with 13 points in the Italian Serie A standings. Five points adrift of Inter Milan who topped the standings.
In the match against Sporting, coach Gian Piero Gasperini lost El Bilal Toure and Gianluca Scamacca. But Mario Pasic could start.
Supporting Lineup Forecast (3-4-3): Adan; Inacio, Reis, Diomande; Trincao, Hjulmand, Morita, Santos; Edwards, Gyokeres, Goncalves
Atalanta (3-4-3): Musso; Toloi, Djimsiti, Scalvini; Zappacosta, de Roon, Ederson, Reis; Pasic, Lookman, Koopmeiners
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