Atalanta – Pisa

Pisa will resist the favourite of the match.

A кадровая revolution took place in the summer in Atalanta. The biggest shock for Bergamo was the departure of Gian Piero Gasperini. The long-time coach of the 'Goddess' moved to Roma. The search for Gasperini's replacement did not take long – the club signed one of the 'followers' of Gian Piero's ideas, Ivan Juric. The Croatian failed twice last season. After the failure in the same Roma, Juric went to save Southampton. This rather unusual decision did not bring success. Extremely big problems also struck the Bergamasques in the attacking line. Besides the departure of Retegui, the club might also lose Lookman. At least, the Nigerian is suspended from training until some certainty. Atalanta signed Krstović, but adaptation will take some time. In addition to the aforementioned players, Ruggeri, Cuadrado, and long-time leader Toloi also left Bergamo. Pisa returned to Serie A after 34 years. However, it returned without Filippo Inzaghi, who preferred a move to Palermo over the top division. The 'Nerazzurri' were led by Alberto Gilardino, who left a not so bad impression while working with Genoa. It is obvious that the demand in the new club with Alberto will be much smaller. 'Torri' retained almost their entire core and strengthened with some decent performers. Thus, Nzola, Scuffet, Cuadrado, Ebisher, and others moved to Pisa. The squad is not the top-notch and evidently requires strengthening. But some players will be quite interesting to watch. 'Torri' have already opened the season with a cup match. The meeting with Cesena ended 'dry', but the 'Nerazzurri' still advanced after winning in a penalty shootout. Juric is a pupil of Gasperini. However, all successful milestones of the Bergamasques have been associated with Gian Piero's name. How shocking will the departure of the long-time allenatore be for the team? There is a concern that Atalanta's restructuring will take some time. Interestingly, along with Juric, Miguel Veloso moved to Bergamo, who previously was responsible for set pieces in Pisa. It is highly likely that the 'Goddess' will not be able to surprise the opponent with this aspect of play. Problems at the forefront of attack also do not bode well. Pisa, obviously, in the absence of special options, will play compactly and simply. Will Juric who has repeatedly faced the problems of his clubs in the final phase, be able to find the key to the opponent's defense? That is the question. 'Torri' definitely want to make their return to Serie A memorable. The team will try hard to take points from their illustrious opponent.