Atalanta vs Juventus prediction, preview, team news and more

The Serie A returns to the fold with another round of matches this weekend as Juventus take on Atalanta on Sunday. Both teams have impressive players in their ranks and will need to win this game.

Atalanta are in fifth place in the Serie A standings and have not been at their best in recent weeks. La Dea crashed out of the Coppa Italia this week and will need to make amends in this fixture.

Juventus, on the other hand, are in fourth place in the league table and have improved after a poor start to their campaign. The Bianconeri eased past Verona by a 2-0 margin in their previous league game and will look to achieve a similar result this weekend.

Atalanta vs Juventus Head-to-Head

Juventus have an excellent record against Atalanta and have won 30 out of 45 matches played between the two teams. Atalanta have managed six victories against Juventus and will need to improve their record in this fixture.

The previous meeting between the two teams took place in November last year and ended in a 1-0 victory for Atalanta. Juventus were poor on the day and will need to step up this weekend.

Atalanta form guide in the Serie A: L-D-D-W-D

Juventus form guide in the Serie A: W-D-W-W-D

Atalanta vs Juventus Team News

Atalanta

Davide Zappacosta and Rafael Toloi have recovered from their knocks and are available for selection. Duvan Zapata and Aleksey Miranchuk remain injured, however, and have been ruled out of this fixture.

Injured: Aleksey Miranchuk, Duvan Zapata

Doubtful: None

Suspended: Juan Musso

Juventus

Giorgio Chiellini is injured at the moment and has been ruled out of this fixture. Leonardo Bonucci has recovered from his knock, however, and will be available for selection this weekend.

Injured: Giorgio Chiellini

Doubtful: None

Suspended: None

Atalanta vs Juventus Predicted XI

Atalanta Predicted XI (3-4-3): Francesco Rossi; Rafael Toloi, Berat Djimsiti, Merih Demiral; Joakim Maehle, Marten de Roon, Remo Freuler, Davide Zappacosta; Ruslan Malinovskyi, Matteo Pessina, Luis Muriel

Juventus Predicted XI (4-4-2): Wojciecj Szczesny; Mattia De Sciglio, Matthijs de Ligt, Leonardo Bonucci, Danilo; Adrien Rabiot, Manuel Locatelli, Denis Zakaria; Paulo Dybala, Alvaro Morata, Dusan Vlahovic

Atalanta vs Juventus Prediction

Atalanta can be virtually unstoppable on their day and will look to sustain their march towards the Coppa Italia final. La Dea have excellent players in their ranks but will need to be at their best against a formidable opponent.

Juventus have shown tremendous improvement over the course of the season and had a particularly robust transfer window. The Bianconeri are in better form at the moment and hold a slight upper hand this weekend.

Prediction: Atalanta 1-2 Juventus

About the author

Aditya is a European and international football writer at Sportskeeda, covering previews, news, post-match articles and live blogs for 5 years. During his time here, he has had the privilege of covering a press meeting during the collaboration between his favorite club Bengaluru FC and Sevilla, where he got a chance to interact with Sevilla president Jose Castro and explore the grassroots development in his city.

Aditya started following the sport after being dazzled by Ronaldinho’s silky feet at the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He is a Barcelona fan and unsurprisingly, his favorite manager and players are Pep Guardiola and Andres Iniesta respectively. He admires the latter for his superhuman talent and his off-pitch demeanor, and his winning goal in Spain’s 2010 World Cup final win over the Netherlands left a lasting impact on Aditya.

The match-preview specialist believes that his ongoing five-year stint at Sportskeeda has given him the ability to identify the distinct line between emotional and fact-based articles, which separates him from other journalists. For him, fact-checking is the most integral part of his writing process and he only relies on authentic platforms for data.

Aditya is a semi-professional pianist and likes to participate in concerts and recitals when not immersed in football.

Know More

Edited by Aditya Hosangadi

Atalanta vs Juventus prediction, preview, team news and more | Serie A 2021-22