Week 24 brings us a match on Feb 6th, where Atalanta will host Cagliari in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Serie A teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, Atalanta recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Lazio. Lazio had 10 on net, and Atalanta had 6, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. With 21 points in their last 10 matches Atalanta should be reasonably happy with their performance, while 18th placed Cagliari is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Fiorentina. João Pedro struck first for Cagliari in the 47th minute, then Riccardo Sottil tied it up for Fiorentina in the 75th minute earning Fiorentina a comeback draw. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10.
On Saturday Nov 6th, Cagliari hosted Atalanta at the Sardegna Arena in their last match together. Atalanta won by a score of 2 to 1. Mario Pašalić struck first for Atalanta in the 6th minute, then João Pedro tied it up for Cagliari in the 27th minute on a feed from Diego Godín.
Cagliari’s most prolific scorer has been Leonardo Pavoletti. He has netted 2 goals over the last five matches. Luis Muriel has been the most prolific scorer on Atalanta in the last five matches with three goals.