Atalanta and Sporting CP drew 1-1 in the first leg of their Europa League last-16 tie in Lisbon. La Dea are now looking for a second win in four attempts against the Portuguese club.
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Atalanta came from behind in Lisbon to draw 1-1 in the first leg thanks to a Gianluca Scamacca goal in the 39th minute.
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Scamacca’s goal erased Paulinho’s 17th-minute strike for Sporting. The second leg is poised nicely and is a winner-take-all fixture.
Thursday’s clash in Bergamo will be the fourth all-time meeting between the clubs. They first met earlier this season in the Europa League group stage.
Atalanta went to Sporting and won 2-1 in the first match before picking up a 1-1 draw in Italy in the second leg.
Sporting CP will have a difficult task of defeating Atalanta for the first time in European action.
Despite their poor form against Atalanta, Sporting CP are in great form in all competitions.
Ruben Amorim, who is linked with the upcoming vacant Liverpool managerial position, watched his team go unbeaten in the last 12 games in all competitions.
Sporting scored 34 goals in their last 12 matches and kept six clean sheets. Their run of clean sheets included a 3-0 victory over Arouca in the Portuguese Liga at the weekend.
Gian Piero Gasperini’s Atalanta have not been in quite as good form. La Dea failed to win any of their last five games: drawing three times and drawing twice.
Atalanta scored just five times and conceded nine goals.
Viktor Gyokeres is Sporting’s danger man in front of goal. He has 24 goals combined in the Portuguese Liga and Europa League combined.
Only Sporting goalkeeper Antonio Adan is expected to miss the second leg due to injury.
Teun Koopmeiners leads Atalanta in scoring with 12 goals in all competitions. On-loan AC Milan attacking midfielder Charles De Ketelaere has added 10 goals.
De Ketelaere nor Gyokeres started the first legs for their respective teams.
Atalanta edged possession in the first leg 52%-48%. The Italians also outshot Sporting 13-5. However, Atalanta only tallied three shots on target.
Two of the last three meetings in the Europa League (both played this season) finished as draws between Atalanta and Sporting CP.
Our AI-powered score predictor has predicted a final score of 2-2 between the clubs. Another draw would mean Atalanta and Sporting will need extra time to sort out which team progresses.