Atalanta will be looking to build on their impressive display in match-day one as they travel to Torino for a Serie A fixture on Sunday. Torino have the quality to make things difficult but Atalanta are looking confident at the moment and should extend their fine record in this fixture.
Torino head into Saturday’s clash off the back of a 2-2 draw with AC Milan in their opening Serie A fixture. They held a two-goal lead heading into the 89th minute but somehow went on to concede twice late on.
Manager Paolo Vanoli will be disappointed with the result as it appeared to be a throwback to last season when they constantly struggled defensively. Torino will be looking to draw on their Coppa Italia win when they claimed a 2-0 victory over Consenza.
In contrast to Torino’s unconvincing outing, It was smooth sailing for Atalanta in their opening fixture. A brace each from Mateo Retegui and Marco Brescianini gave them a 4-0 victory at Lecce on Monday.
Having been one of the more impressive sides last season, Gian Piero Gasperini will be pleased to see Atalanta picking up where they left off. The debut performances of Brescianini and Retegui also shows plenty of promise for the season, particularly with the likes of Teun Koppmeiners and Ademola Lookman linked with moves away.
How the bookies view it: Atalanta with the edge
Atalanta have the slight edge among the bookies and are priced at 7/5 by Betfred to claim the win. A victory for Torino is valued at 21/10 by Betfred, who is also offering odds of 11/5 for a draw.
Head to head: Atalanta on top
Atalanta have a 19-14 advantage with 15 draws from 48 previous matches against Torino. The Bergamo club are unbeaten in eight of the last nine meetings, claiming six wins in that run, although the one defeat was a 3-0 hammering in Turin last season.
Players to watch: Retegui to star again
It was a dream debut for Retegui in the opening fixture having netted a brace. The forward will be looking to go on a scoring run and could be backed at 2/1 by Betfred to find the net on Saturday.
Duvan Zapata will be keen to build on his goal on the opening weekend and could be worth keeping an eye on for Torino. The striker is looking to get one over on his former club and is priced at 2/1 by Betfred.
Probable line-ups
Per Schurr and Nikola Vlasic remain sidelined for Torino while Che Adams is pushing for a start after coming off the bench last time out. Zapata is expected to start in attack while Adam Masina should feature in defence.
Atalanta have injury problems with Saed Kolasinac, Rafael Toloi, Nicolo Zaniolo and Gianluca Scamacca all sidelined. Ademola Lookman is likely to miss out once again with a potential move to PSG being mooted while Brescianini and Retegui should continue in attack.
Torino: Milinkovic-Savic, Vojvoda, Saul Coco, Masina, Bellanova, Ricci, Linetty, Ilic, Lazaro, Adams, Zapata
Atalanta: Musso, De Roon, Hien, Djimsiti, Zappacosta, Pasalic, Ederson, Ruggeri, Brescianini, De Ketelaere, Retegui
Anything else catch the eye?
Given the quality in both attacks, a high-scoring encounter could be expected here. Over 3.5 goals is priced at 11/4 by Betfred, who is also offering 11/10 for over 2.5 goals while both teams could be backed to score at 4/5.
Atalanta are likely to come out on top on Sunday and could be backed to score first at 10/11 with Betfred.
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