Jan 6th features a match where Atalanta hosts Torino at Gewiss Stadium in a meeting of these two Serie A teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 3 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, Atalanta recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Genoa. Neither Genoa nor Atalanta could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 2 and 19 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. Atalanta is on a hot streak lately, with only 1 loss in their last 10 matches, while 11th placed Torino is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Inter. Denzel Dumfries scored the first goal for Inter in the 30th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Torino couldn’t muster any offence and Inter ran away with the shutout win. Torino is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
Atalanta and Torino last played eachother at the Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino on the 21st of August. Atalanta was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Luis Muriel struck first for Atalanta in the 6th minute on a feed from Josip Iličić, then in the 79th minute, Karol Linetty sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Andrea Belotti.
Andrea Carboni and Adama Soumaoro are the top scorers for Torino in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. Atalanta’s most prolific scorer has been Ruslan Malinovskyi. The midfielder has netted two goals over the last 5 matches.