On Jan 12th, Atalanta will play host to Venezia in a clash of the Coppa Italia. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 1 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. 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 scoreless draw,. Atalanta is on a hot streak lately, having won 7 of their last 10, while in their last match, Venezia recorded a 1-3 loss against Lazio. Pedro struck first for Lazio in the 3rd minute on a feed from Adam Marušić, then Francesco Forte tied it up for Venezia in the 30th minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out.
Both Domen Črnigoj and Thomas Henry have been the hottest scorers for Venezia in the last five each having scored 2 goals. Atalanta’s most prolific scorer has been Ruslan Malinovskyi. The midfielder has netted 2 goals over the last five matches.