Our prediction for this Europa League match:
A spot in the Europa League last 16 will be at stake when Olympiakos and Atalanta face each other in Piraeus on Thursday. The Thrylos aim to overcome a one-goal deficit in the return leg, and they are likely to adopt an attack-minded approach this time out. Both Fortounis and Rodrigues should miss out with injuries, while experienced midfielder M’Vila returns to the starting XI after he was rested in a league win over Volos.
The Orobici, on the other hand, came from behind to beat Olympiakos in Bergamo, with the team moving one step closer to booking their place in the last 16. The Thrylos, though, are tough to beat at home, which is probably the main reason why we are going to put our money on draw. Josip Ilicic remains on the sidelines through personal reasons, while all Miranchuk, Muriel, Palomino, and Zapata should miss out with injuries.
Highlighted Player (Garry Rodrigues):
Garry Rodriguez is a Cape Verde international who was born in Rotterdam on November 27, 1990. Rodrigues started his youth career at his hometown club Feyenoord and in 2007 he moved to Real SC. The pacey winger made his senior debut as a XerxesDZB player during the 2009/2010 season and after scoring two goals in 15 appearances in the league, he left the club in 2011.
The Cape Verde footballer played for the likes of Rostocker, Boshuizen, Den Haag, Dordrecht, Levski Sofia, Elche and PAOK before joining Galatasaray in 2017. Rodrigues quickly established himself as a first team regular at Gala and he played an important role in Fatih Terim’s team that won the Turkish Super Lig in the 2017/2018 season.
Speaking of his international career, Garry Rodrigues made his debut for Cape Verde national team in August, 2013 against Gabon. The Galatasaray winger represented Cape Verde at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea.
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.