On Jan 19th, Atalanta will play host to Spezia in a Coppa Italia match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 2 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Atalanta is fresh off their 8-2 blowout win against Salernitana. Jérémie Boga scored the first goal for Atalanta in the 5th minute, then Boulaye Dia tied it up for Salernitana in the 10th minute , but Atalanta kept scoring and walked away with the win. Atalanta is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while spezia is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Torino. M’Bala Nzola scored the first goal for Spezia in the 28th minute on a penalty kick, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Torino was frustrated by Spezia’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Spezia ended the match with the shutout victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Atalanta won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Both Emanuel Quartsin Gyasi and M’Bala Nzola have been the hottest scorers for Spezia in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals. Rasmus Højlund has been the most prolific scorer on Atalanta in the last five matches with three goals.