Our prediction for this Serie A match:
Empoli
Match Time & Date:
17/10/2021
15:00
Prediction: 1-3
Atalanta
Sunday’s football game at StadioCarlo Castellani pits together Empoli and Atalanta, the two teams with entirely different ambitions in the 2021/2022 Serie A campaign. Empoli’s main goal is to secure the survival, while Atalanta are once again eyeing a place in the Champions League. The newcomers failed to impress in a 2-0 loss to Roma before the international break, and it is no wonder the bookies see them as underdogs in Sunday’s clash.
Fiamozzi is out of contention with injury, while both Pinamonti and Ricci are rated doubtful for the game. The Orobici, on the other hand, are eager to make amends for a 3-2 loss to Milan, and they will not have a better chance than this to get back on course. Duvan Zapata is unlikely to feature against Empoli after representing Colombia in the World Cup qualifiers, but his compatriot Luis Muriel should start. All Hateboer, Pessina, Djimsiti, and Gosens miss out with injuries.
Highlighted Player (Duvan Zapata):
Duvan Zapata was born in Cali, Colombia on 1 April, 1991. The 186-cm-tall attacker started his youth career at America de Cali, playing for the club between 2004 and 2008. In 2008 he made his debut for the first team and three years later he scored his first hat-trick for the Colombian outfit, in a 3-2 win over Deportivo Pereira.
In 2011 he signed a loan deal with Estudiantes and he found the net for the Argentine team on his debut against Belgrano. After scoring 11 goals in 37 appearances for Estudiantes, the Colombian striker joined Napoli in 2013, but he failed to establish himself as a first-choice attacker.
On 22 July, 2015 Zapata joined fellow Serie A team Udinese on loan and it has to be noted that he scored eight goals in 24 league appearances for the Zebrette. Duvan Zapata has 5 caps for Colombia U20 team, but he has yet to make his debut for the senior side.
Highlighted Team (Atalanta):
Atalanta Bergamasco Calcio, better known as Atalanta Bergamo is an Italian football club from Bergamo which was founded in 1907 and is currently active in the Serie A.
The club host it’s home games in the Atleti Azzuri d’Italia stadium which holds a capacity of 27 000 sats. The club colors of Atalanta Bergamo are blue and black. Atalanta Bergamo holds the nickname Nerazzuri which is the same as Inter Milan.
Biggest succes of Atalanta Bergamo was in 1963 where the club managed to win the national cup (Coppa Italia). Atalanta won the Serie B three times (in 1959, 1984, 2006 and 2011). In Europe the club from Bergamo managed to stunt and reached the semi finals of the Europe Cup 2.
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