MATCHDAY: EPL strugglers try to get out of trouble
It is a big day at the foot of the English Premier League with relegation strugglers Wolverhampton and Nottingham Forest meeting at MolineuxOCTOBER 14, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
ATALANTA 9-1-3 · 2ND IN SERIE A · CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
9-1-3 · 2ND IN SERIE A · CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Next Match vs Young Boys (A) · Tue 8:00PM
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Berat Djimsiti - Called up for Sassuolo game Djimsiti (fibula) has been included in Atalanta's squad list to face Sassuolo Saturday.
Impact Djimsiti is available following a fibula fracture and will provide depth to a thin backline that is currently missing Rafael Toloi and Jose Luis Palomino. He has logged four tackles, two interceptions, and two clearances in his two lone seasonal appearances.
OCTOBER 14, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Berat Djimsiti - Re-joins teammates in practice Djimsiti (lower leg) resumed training with the rest of the group Thursday, Atalanta announced.
Impact Djimsiti played just two games this season before suffering a fibula fracture. It remains to be seen whether he will be available for the upcoming Sassuolo game already or if he'll be given more time to ramp up, but he has managed to recover in time for the World Cup.
OCTOBER 13, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Marco Sportiello - Concedes two second-half goals Sportiello conceded two goals and didn't make a single save in Sunday's 2-2 draw between Atalanta and Udinese.
Impact Sportiello was en route to keeping a clean sheet, but he was beaten with a beautiful free kick from Gerard Deulofeu and through a close-range header from Nehuen Perez. He has made three starts on the season and has two clean sheets, two goals conceded and 10 saves so far.
OCTOBER 12, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Luis Muriel - Involved in both goals Muriel bagged a goal and recorded an assist in Sunday's 2-2 draw between Atalanta and Udinese.
Impact The Colombian moved all over the attacking third and looked impressive, setting up the first goal with a lovely through ball and then scoring through a second-half penalty. Muriel now has one goal and two assists over his last two starts after beginning the season on a five-game scoring drought.
OCTOBER 12, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Ademola Lookman - Scores against Udinese Lookman scored a goal in Sunday's 2-2 draw between Atalanta and Udinese.
Impact The former Everton and Leipzig winger has been playing in a more central role of late, but has been thriving due to his speed and has now scored in back-to-back games for the first time in the current campaign. The partnership he has with Luis Muriel has been nothing short of outstanding and is expected to continue going forward, it seems.
OCTOBER 12, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Hans Hateboer - Suspended for Sassuolo game Hateboer had four clearances and one block, drew one foul, and picked up his fifth yellow card in Sunday's 2-2 draw versus Udinese.
Impact Hateboer had a very solid defensive performance but was booked late and will have to sit one out due to yellow-card accumulation. Brandon Soppy and Joakim Maehle will likely both start on the wings in Saturday's match, with Nadir Zortea and Matteo Ruggeri backing them up.
OCTOBER 11, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Deulofeu's masterful set piece | Every Angle | Udinese-Atalanta | Serie A 2022/23
OCTOBER 10, 2022 • YOUTUBE
Udinese recovers from 2 goals down to draw against Atalanta
Udinese has recovered from two goals down to draw 2-2 against Serie A leader Atalanta to continue its impressive start to the seasonOCTOBER 9, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
🔴 LIVE | Warm up | Udinese - Atalanta | Serie A TIM 2022/23
OCTOBER 9, 2022 • YOUTUBE
Duvan Zapata - Not ready to return Zapata (thigh) is out for Sunday's clash with Udinese and will be re-evaluated next week, coach Gian Piero Gasperini informed.
Impact Zapata will continue to miss time with a thigh strain he originally suffered in early September, and he will not come back until he's 100 percent given previous injuries in the same area. Luis Muriel fared well in the past game and has the upper hand over Rasmus Hojlund to start Sunday.
OCTOBER 8, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Rafael Toloi - Diagnosed with thigh strain Toloi has suffered a grade one biceps femoris strain in the right thigh in the Fiorentina game, Atalanta announced.
Impact Toloi will have to miss two or three games depending on how well the rehab goes. Atalanta are down to three pure center-backs, Merih Demiral, Caleb Okoli, and Giorgio Scalvini. While also Marten De Roon can be adapted to the role, it's possible the coach will opt for a tactical switch and go with a four-man line for a little while.
OCTOBER 4, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Luis Muriel - Assist during start Muriel logged one assist during a 1-0 win across 74 minutes against Fiorentina on Sunday.
Impact Atalanta used a two-striker formation, and Muriel utilized it to log the assist of Ademola Lookman's goal. Both strikers (along with others) will be competing for playing opportunities while Duvan Zapata continues recovering from his thigh injury.
OCTOBER 3, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Giorgio Scalvini - Helps maintain clean sheet Scalvini logged two interceptions during a 1-0 win against Fiorentina on Sunday.
Impact Scalvini was the Atalanta team's only footballer who logged multiple interceptions. He helped maintain its fifth clean sheet since Aug. 13. Scalvini played during all but one of the sheets, and he recorded four interceptions. Fantasy managers should expect Atalanta sporadically using Scalvini while upcoming respites will be more condensed.
OCTOBER 3, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Marco Sportiello - Logs five-save clean sheet Sportiello logged five saves and maintained a clean sheet during Atalanta's 1-0 win against Fiorentina on Sunday.
Impact Unlike during Atalanta's previous game, Sportiello played 90 minutes to log his first clean sheet of the 2022-23 Serie A. Juan Musso (face) will be unavailable across October. Thus, this month is an excellent opportunity for Sportiello to show his goalkeeping capability.
OCTOBER 3, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Caleb Okoli - Six clearances during clean sheet Okoli logged six clearances during a 1-0 win against Fiorentina on Sunday.
Impact Okoli averaged five clearances across that many games started with Atalanta. The team possesses six clean sheets across its eight games played since August. Okoli, Rafael Toloi and Merih Demiral were Atalanta's preferred center-back trio during the span.
OCTOBER 3, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Merih Demiral - Plays 15 minutes Demiral (undisclosed) played 15 minutes during a 1-0 win against Fiorentina on Sunday.
Impact Atalanta manager Gian Piero Gasperini used Giorgio Scalvini in place of a limited yet healthy Demiral. So as October continues, fantasy managers should expect the Turkish defender to regularly play alongside center-backs Rafael Toloi and Caleb Okoli again.
OCTOBER 3, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Ademola Lookman - Goal as striker Lookman scored one goal during a 1-0 win against Fiorentina on Sunday.
Impact Atalanta manager Gian Piero Gasperini continues having Lookman play multiple positions. Despite the changes, he played regularly across Atalanta's eight games since transferring from Leicester City. Lookman has two goals while part of the Serie A.
OCTOBER 3, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Teun Koopmeiners - Plays 90 minutes Koopmeiners (head) played 90 minutes during a 1-0 win against Fiorentina on Sunday.
Impact Koopmeiners suffered a head injury during the Netherlands' Sept. 22 game at Poland. Fortunately for Atalanta, he did not sit out against Fiorentina. Koopmeiners participated in all of Atalanta's latest game and will continue playing regularly when healthy.
OCTOBER 3, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Ferrieri Caputi 1st woman ref in Serie A; Atalanta top
Atalanta moved joint top in Italy with a 1-0 win over Fiorentina while at Sassuolo Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi became the first woman to referee a Serie A matchOCTOBER 2, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Atalanta-Fiorentina 1-0 | Lookman wins it for Atalanta: Goals & Highlights | Serie A 2022/23
OCTOBER 2, 2022 • YOUTUBE
🔴 LIVE | Warm up | Atalanta - Fiorentina | Serie A TIM 2022/23
OCTOBER 2, 2022 • YOUTUBE
Duvan Zapata - Unavailable against Fiorentina Zapata (thigh) will not return versus Fiorentina and will take further tests next week, coach Gian Piero Gasperini announced.
Impact Zapata has remained limited in the past two weeks as he's waiting for the green light to ramp up, so he's not a lock to be back against Udinese either. Rasmus Hojlund and Luis Muriel have divvied up the minutes as no.9 in recent tilts.
OCTOBER 1, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Davide Zappacosta - Suffers new injury Zappacosta sustained another thigh strain, although in a different muscle than the previous one, coach Gian Piero Gasperini announced.
Impact Zappacosta is headed for the third multi-week absence of a rough start of the season, and the team might be extra cautious in bringing him back given the situation. Hans Hateboer, Joakim Maehle, and Brandon Soppy will continue to be the top options on the wings.
OCTOBER 1, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Teun Koopmeiners - Plays in midweek scrimmage Koopmeiners (head) got the start in Thursday's friendly against Pro Patria, Atalanta relayed.
Impact Koopmeiners was stretchered off due to a blow to the head in a recent Nations League game, but he didn't have lingering consequences and will continue leading the Atalanta midfield in the next few matches.
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
