Our prediction for this Serie A match:
Buoyed by a 2-1 win over Spezia, Sampdoria will be aiming to give fans yet another reason for celebration when they take on Atalanta in a highly-anticipated Serie A game. La Samp did well to put an end to their four-game winless run, with the team regaining a much-needed confidence. Former Lazio winger Antonio Candreva, who scored his fourth goal of the season at the weekend, will be the man to watch in the home team, while all Vieira, Ekdal, and Damsgaard are out of contention through different reasons.
The Orobici, on the other hand, dropped two points in a 1-1 draw with Udinese as Zebrette scored a late equalizer in the Gewiss Stadium clash. Head coach Gian Piero Gasperini will watch Wednesday’s game from the stands, while all Gosens, Hateboer, Toloi, Djimsiti, and Pessina miss out with injuries. Since both Demiral and Maehle are major doubts, we are tempted to put our money on Sampdoria, who have turned “Luigi Ferraris” into a real fortress.
Highlighted Player (Antonio Candreva):
Antonio Candreva is an Italian football player born on 28th of February 1987 in Rome. Candreva played in the youth academy of Udinese where he made his debut in season 2007/2008.
After playing for Livorno, Juventus, Parma, Cesena he transferred to Lazio Roma, which didn’t pay any transfer fee. Cendreva plays for the Italian national team as well where he made his debut in November 2009. Candreva didn’t play for the Italian team during the EURO 2012 but did during the World Cup 2014 in Brazil.
Candreva is a 181cm right-footed midfielder that is known for being multifunctional in the pitch. Because Candreva played for lots of clubs he is known for being very mature and having a great vision in the game. Candreva scored the most amount of goals in his career in the season 2013/2014. The only prize Candreva won was the Coppa Italia in 2012/2013 with Lazio Roma. Candreva’s nickname is Il Timido.
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.