Atalanta injury crisis intensifies ahead of Napoli clash | OneFootball

Atalanta are dealing with a genuine injury crisis ahead of Saturday’s showdown with Serie A leaders Napoli, particularly in defence.

It kicks off at the Gewiss Stadium in Bergamo on Saturday at 19.45 GMT.

This is a top of the table battle with four points separating them after 20 rounds played.

La Dea are unbeaten in the last 15 Serie A games, but the most recent three were all stalemates against Lazio, Juventus and Udinese.

epa11705960 Sead Kolasinac (L) of Atalanta and El Bilal Toure of Stuttgart in action during the UEFA Champions League match between VfB Stuttgart and Atalanta BC, in Stuttgart, Germany, 06 November 2024. EPA-EFE/RONALD WITTEK

Sead Kolasinac was booked and is therefore suspended for this clash.

Along with the defender, Atalanta are also missing Odilon Kossounou, Juan Cuadrado and long-term absentee Gianluca Scamacca.

Giorgio Scalvini is not at 100 per cent and it remains to be seen if he will be able to start to plug the gaps in defence, otherwise Marten de Roon will be brought back into that role.

Berat Djimsiti was able to start against Juventus on Tuesday, despite needing 10 stitches in his forehead following a clash of heads in the Udinese match.

Carnesecchi, Rossi, Rui Patricio; Djimsiti, Hien, Palestra, Scalvini, Toloi; Bellanova, Brescianini, De Roon, Ederson, Pasalic, Ruggeri, Samardzic, Sulemana, Zappacosta; De Ketelaere, Lookman, Retegui, Zaniolo