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Atalanta BC vs. Bologna: Coppa Italia Match Preview, Odds & Prediction
Atalanta BC will host Bologna in their first-ever cup match on Tuesday at the Gewiss Stadium in Tuesday's Coppa Italia quarterfinals, which feature only top-flight teams.
The Red and Blues breezed over Monza 4-0, while La Dea advanced to this round by hammering Serie B club Cesena 6-1.
Previous Matches and Head-to-head
As the heavy favorites going into their round of 16 matches against Cesena, Atalanta wasted no time taking the lead. Davide Zappacosta scored in the fourth minute, and Charles De Ketelaere scored twice in the 27th minute, both around goals by Lazar Samardzic.
In the second half, the Lady maintained her dominating performance by scoring a fifth goal by Marco Brescianini, a second by Samardzic, and a late consolation goal by Joseph Ceesay.
This is Atalanta's fifth straight quarterfinal participation; they made it this far in two of their previous four seasons before losing to Juventus 2-1 in 2020–21 and 1-0 in the last season.
Bologna is a team that the Nerazzurri have had trouble beating recently; in their past four encounters against them, all of which were league matches, they have managed only one victory and three draws.
Gian Piero Gasperini's squad is riding high after a 1-1 draw with Torino in Serie A in this match. With one game remaining, they are in third place in the rankings, six points behind league leaders Napoli.
On the home front, Bologna couldn't have picked a better time to attack La Dea; the hosts have won only once in their past seven matches in this kind of competition.
Recently, Rossoblu has performed well in Italian tournaments, winning two of their past three matches. Their most recent victory, a 2-0 victory against Como, propelled them to sixth place in Serie A.
The Red and Blues' winning streak in all competitions reached seven games, with three victories and four ties.
Bologna hopes to continue their strong play into Tuesday's cup match, where they will face Fiorentina to return to the semi-finals from 1998–99.
It should be mentioned that after defeating Monza, who lost badly due to goals scored by Tommaso Pobega, Riccardo Orsolini, Benjamín Domínguez, and Santiago Castro, Vincenzo Italiano's team has now advanced to the quarterfinals for the last two seasons in a row.
Atalanta BC x Bologna Team News
On Tuesday, Atalanta will be without three key players due to injury: Giorgio Scalvini (shoulder), Ademola Lookman (knee), and Odilon Kossounou (hamstring).
The quality of the opponent suggests that Gasperini will likely start the club's leading scorer this season, Mateo Retegui, in the starting lineup.
With just two appearances under his belt (the first being in the cup victory over Cesena), Rui Patricio may continue in goal for La Dea on Tuesday.
Lewis Ferguson will not be able to play for Bologna due to a hamstring injury, while the status of Andrea Orsolini is uncertain since he has missed the previous three games with the same problem.
Castro, who started on the bench against Como but is likely to make a comeback, might start up front instead of Thijs Dallinga.
Our Predictions
Atalanta to win @ 1.76 on Sky247.ng
With Atalanta having trouble winning and Bologna showing signs of resilience recently, this match appears evenly matched and might go beyond regular time.
Nevertheless, the home team may come out on top because of their history in the tournament and the comfort of playing in their stadium.
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