Struggling Atalanta will battle it out against title favourites Juventus at the Stadio Atleti Azzurri d’Italia on Sunday and the champions will be keen on extending their lead at the top with another victory.
Atalanta Match Betting News
Atalanta were threatening to challenge for a place in Europe earlier on in the season but a run of 12 matches without a single victory has meant that the La Dea are instead set to become threatened by relegation.
While Atalanta do have breathing space, manager Eduardo Reja will know that his side’s winless streak cannot go on for any longer and claiming a victory soon will be seen as a must by the experienced manager.
Doing so this weekend will not be easy though as Atalanta prepare to square off against giants Juventus and it will be a huge surprise if Reja’s men are indeed able to claim anything from the clash.
Carlos Carmona, Cristian Raimondi, Alessandro Diamanti, Mauricio Ricardo Pinilla and Alejandro Daro Gomez are injury concerns for Atalanta ahead of the clash.
Juventus Match Betting News
Juventus survived an almighty scare in the semi finals of the Coppa Italia as they suffered a 3-0 defeat against Inter in midweek and barely managed to sneak into the final by claiming a victory on penalties.
While manager Max Allegri would have been relieved at reaching the final, he would not have been pleased with his side’s collapse during the clash and will surely be demanding a drastic improvement when they prepare to square off against Atalanta in the Serie A on Sunday.
Claudio Marchisio, Martin Caceres and Giorgio Chiellini are the injury concerns for Allegri to contend with ahead of the clash.
Atalanta vs Juventus Match Prediction
Juventus have claimed 11 consecutive victories over Atalanta and it goes without saying that the Old Lady have to be considered huge favourites to extend the fine record this weekend as well.
While Atalanta are capable of causing problems, their current run of form is simply wretched and Juventus should be able to claim a comfortable victory if they avoid the performance which was put out against Inter.
