No sales, we need the real goddess. Gasperini shoots the heavy trident

Atalanta will be looking for points in Bologna this evening to gain promotion back into the Champions League zone. In the evening game at Dall'Ara at 8:45 p.m. two teams will meet that have had a slow start to the championship so far, both with 11 points. The Emilians started poorly, with just one point in three games, and then climbed in the last two away games in Lombardy with a draw in Como and a last-gasp win in Monza. The Bergamaschi are inconsistent: two wins and three defeats with XNUMX goals conceded. A game that could already represent the first seasonal turning point in the European race, between two teams that have demanding away games in the Champions League on Wednesday: on paper, Bologna's game at Anfield against Liverpool is prohibitive. Atalanta's game in Gelsenkirchen is more affordable, where they face the Ukrainians from Shakhtar Donetsk, who played a draw on the first matchday at Dall'Ara. Over the last year and a half, the Emilians have been Atalanta's best counterpart, with three wins in three matches (two successive wins at the Gewiss Stadium), but on the bench was Thiago Motta and on the pitch was Lewis Ferguson (who scored two goals). last year), now injured like the former Cambiaghi.

A more delicate game for the Goddess, who aims for a positive result so as not to be held back by fourth place and lose ground in the European race to her direct competitors. With an eye on the Champions League, there will be no rotation, Gasperini will field the best available without making any calculations. The return of the trident used against Fiorentina is likely, with Retegui as the first striker and Lookman and De Ketelaere slightly behind. The alternative is the attacking midfielder behind the two strikers, a solution that was not convincing in Tuesday's bad game against Como (first with Pasalic, then with Samardzic). The Nerazzurri, after the postponement of Monday's game due to bad weather, actually had only two days, Thursday and Friday (with Wednesday used for the recovery session), to prepare for the clash against Bologna. Gasperini will once again have to rely on his regular players and hopes to get even more from the new players in the second half: from Cuadrado, positive at Arsenal but negative against Como, to Samardzic, who is struggling to find his exact position on the Finding the field right down to Zaniolo, who has now recovered from three separate summer injuries and remained on the bench after a brief appearance against Arsenal on Tuesday evening.

On the right lane, Bellanova should be given preference over Zappacosta, who should remain for Shakhtar, while on the left Ruggeri returns. Toloi will be missing and, at the last minute, Hien (muscle strain), so it will be up to Kossonou to form the department with veterans Djimsiti and Kolasinac. A wide rotation is possible, perhaps already after the break, in midfield, where Brescianini and Pasalic can replace De Roon and Ederson, two players who invest a lot in every game. In goal, Rui Patricio's season debut cannot be ruled out to give him a chance, although Gasperini may decide to re-confirm Carnesecchi, who will then play against Shakhtar in Germany on Wednesday, and the 36-year-old Portuguese postpone The goalkeeper's first game in the Atalanta jersey will take place until next Saturday, at the home game against Genoa.

ATALANTA (3-4-2-1): Carnesecchi; Djimsiti, Kossonou, Kolasinac; Bellanova, de Roon, Ederson, Ruggeri; De Ketelaere, Lookman; Retegui. Coach Gasperini.