Our prediction for this Serie A match:
All eyes will be on Stadio Olimpico when Roma and Atalanta go head to head in the Serie A derby. The Giallorossi aim to make amends for a 3-1 loss to Torino, with the team eyeing their 12th home win of the season. The capital club are eager to keep their Europa League hopes alive, and we are positive that Edin Dzeko and Co. will find the net in Thursday’s showdown. Diawara is banned for the match, while Smalling, Kumbulla, Zaniolo, and El Shaarawy are all out of contention with injuries.
Pacey winger Spinazzola is rated doubtful for the match. The Orobici, on the other hand, did well to beat Ronaldo-less Juventus thanks to Malinovsky’s late goal. Atalanta aim to retain their spot in top four, and given their attacking potential, both teams to score betting option should be considered. It has to be noted that Hateboer should be the only absentee in the away team.
Highlighted Player (Nikola Kalinic):
Nikola Kalinic is a product of Hajduk Split’s youth school. The 187-cm-tall striker scored 32 goals in 59 appearances for Hajduk at senior level and he played for the likes of Pula and Sibenik in Croatia as well. In 2009 he moved to Blackburn Rovers for fee of £6 million.
Nikola Kalinic made his Blackburn Rovers debut against Sunderland on 22 August, 2009 and he scored his first goal for the Riversiders against Peterborough United in the League Cup. After making 44 league appearances for Blackburn Rovers, the Croatian attacker joined Dnipro in 2011 and he played for the Ukrainian outfit until 2015.
Kalinic signed a four-year deal with Fiorentina on 15 August, 2015 and he impressed in the 2015/2016 Serie A campaign, scoring 12 goals in 36 games. The Fiorentina striker made two appearances for Croatia at the 2016 European Championship in France and it has to be noted that he found the net in a 2-1 win over Spain in the group stages of the competition.
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.