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Atalanta was a major surprise as season ago, as they finished in fourth place for their best Serie A finish ever, and they qualified for the Europa League. It will not be easy for the team to replicate that finish in 2017-2018, as they lost Andrea Conti and Franck Kessie to AC Milan. Atalanta did add a few players in the off-season, but overall they look to be weaker than they were a year ago and they are not a contender for another top 4 finish.
Atalanta Serie A Odds
Odds To Win Serie A: +5000 (Field)
Atalanta is no threat to win Serie A so the focus for the team will be on securing an upper level finish in the table and making a run at another European spot. There are four spots available in the Champions League for Serie A this season but realistically Atalanta is not going to challenge for one of those spots. They may struggle just to finish in the upper half of the table in 2017-2018.
Atalanta Competitions in 2017-18
Serie A
Coppa Italia
Europa League
What's New?
Atalanta added Josip Ilici who was at Fiorentina. The midfielder scored six goals a year ago and Atalanta needs him to be a key player in the midfield this season. The team also added Marten De Roon from Middlesbrough, Samuel Giovane from Cesena, Fabio Guelfi from Inter Milan, Alessio Girgi from Genoa, Riccardo Orsolini on loan from Juventus and Andreas Cornelius from Copenhagen.
What's Gone?
The team lost Andrea Conti to AC Milan, Mattia Caldara to Juventus, Alberto Paloschi to Spal and Franck Kessie to AC Milan.
Atalanta 2017-18 Predictions
It is almost a given that Atalanta is going to fall this season, as they were not expected to be a fourth place club a year ago. The players for Atalanta say they have put last year’s surprising run behind them and that they are focused on the 2017-2018 season. “This year will be a decisive one, because we will have to reconfirm our success,” said Leonardo Spinazzola. “We have already forgotten last term, otherwise we will not go far. Last year, I thought we reached the peak of fatigue, but this year we must overcome it.”
Gian Piero Gasperini faces a tough task with Atalanta this season, as it is almost a sure thing that his club will be worse than they were a year ago. They will miss Conti and Fessie and the club really didn’t replace either player. When a team comes too far, too fast it is almost a given they will fall the next season and in the case of Atalanta it may be a substantial drop.
Atalanta still has Alejandro Gomez but his best days appear to be behind him. The starting lineup for Atalanta this season should be Berisha; Rafael Toloi, Palomino, Masiello, Castagne, Cristante, Freuler, Spinazzola; Gomez, Cornelius and Petagna.
It doesn’t take much in sports to fall from a high finish. Just look at what happened last season when Sassuolo went from 6th the previous year to 12th place. A similar fall could be in store for Atalanta this season.
Atalanta went 12-3 at home with 4 draws, outscoring opponents by a combined 31-18, while they were 9-5-5 on the road, outscoring opponents by a combined 31-23.
Atalanta is going to fall this season, the question is how far. They are not good enough to finish in the top 4 and they probably are not good enough to even get a top 6 finish. Just finishing in the upper half of the table may be too much to ask for this squad. A 12th or 13th place finish seems the most likely finish for Atalanta in 2017-2018.
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