On Apr 14th, Atalanta will play host to RB Leipzig in a clash of the Europa League. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, Atalanta recorded a 1-2 loss against Sassuolo. Hamed Junior Traorè scored the first goal for Sassuolo in the 24th minute, then Hamed Junior Traorè added another in the 61st minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10, while in RB Leipzig’s last match they recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Hoffenheim. Christopher Nkunku struck first for RB Leipzig in the 5th minute on a feed from Dominik Szoboszlai, then Marcel Halstenberg added another in the 20th minute on a feed from Konrad Laimer In the end, Hoffenheim couldn’t muster any offence and RB Leipzig ran away with the shutout win. RB Leipzig looks to continue their winning ways, having won 6 of their last 10.
In their last match on the 7th of April, RB Leipzig and Atalanta battled to a 1-1 draw. Luis Muriel scored the first goal for Atalanta in the 17th minute, then Davide Zappacosta got the equalizer for RB Leipzig on an own goal in the 58th minute on a feed from Angeliño squeezing out at least the one point for RB Leipzig.
For RB Leipzig, their top scorers are Konrad Laimer and Christopher Nkunku, each having 3 goals in their last five matches. Atalanta’s most prolific scorer has been Luis Muriel. The attacker has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches.