Serie A: Atalanta vs. AC Milan Preview, Odds, Predictio

Atalanta and AC Milan meet in the biggest matchup of Calcio’s second round. The two rivals clash at Gewiss stadium in Bergamo, which is less than 40 miles away from San Siro. The meeting of the two local rivals is generating massive attention, and how it wouldn’t, when on one side you have the most enjoyable team for watching in the league and on the other, the reigning champions. This should be an exciting game between two sides that want to win and notch all three points.

Preview

Atalanta (+170) has problems with injuries even though it is only the second game of the season. La Dea is experiencing such issues in the last few years constantly, and the fans are often asking themselves if their team is under some kind of a black-magic spell.

Even though they had experienced the same problems in the opening round, Atalanta was better than Sampdoria on the road. La Dea won 2-0, winning three points and starting the season in a good rhythm. Head coach Gasperini is still putting all the pieces of the puzzle together because Atalanta had and will probably have a busy transfer window.

Against Sampa, La Dea showed a very rational and effective approach. All the players were very focused, and the win was overall pretty routine.

AC Milan (+155) was terrific against Udinese in the opening game of the year. They won 4-2, even though the guests did inflict a few unexpected hits. Yet, Pioli’s unit recovered from all of them and firmly controlled the situation on the field.

The defense allowed two goals inside the opening half, but the offense was relentless on the other end, despite not having a few important players. Milan’s attack was generally efficient throughout the preseason, scoring multiple goals and creating numerous chances in each event.

We expect to see Milan even better in the offense once all the newcomers click and get into the rhythm. Divock Origi and Charles de Ketelaere, two Belgian internationals, should be of massive use for Pioli and the team.

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Cabezas, Ederson, and Muratore are all injured and won’t play for Atalanta on Sunday. Meanwhile, Carnesecchi, Demiral, Palomino, and Zappacosta are questionable, yet the prospects of them reaching the field are minimal.

On the other side, Zlatan won’t play due to a knee injury, and Sandro Tonali remains doubtful.

Head to Head Games

AC Milan was better in both contests last year. They would win in Bergamo 3-2 and, later on, that season, post a victory at San Siro, 2-0.

Prediction

Atalanta is always dangerous at home, and as we saw in the opening round and throughout the summer, Milan’s attack is in extremely good shape. That suggests that we should focus on goals and avoid betting on the final result or anything like that. The best pick here is both teams to score. We expect an open and offensive-minded approach from both sides, because these teams play like that, plus, it is still early into the campaign, and there is no reason for calculations.

Pick: Both teams to score -160