Atalanta striker Andrea Petagna. (Photo : Getty Images)
Contending team Atalanta BC (11-7-2, 35 points) will look to go back to their winning form as they meet middling squad UC Sampdoria (6-8-6, 24 points) at their home field of Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Stadium on Jan. 22, Sunday in a 2016-2017 Serie A season match.
Start Time and Streaming Info
The game starts at 12:00 p.m. ET. It can be viewed live online thru FuboTV.
Atalanta has been mercurial in their last six matches with two wins, a draw, and three losses. However, despite their struggles, the team dropped only one spot in the Italian top flight table, in the seventh place. They are only one point behind sixth-place team Inter Milan and two points below fifth-running team AC Milan who currently holds the final Europa League qualifying berth for next season.
La Dea is coming off a 1-2 loss in the hands of capital city club SS Lazio at the Stadio Olimpico last Sunday, as per Sofa Score.
Italian striker Andrea Petagna netted the first goal of the contest in the 21st minute for head coach Gian Piero Gasperini's side with a right-footed shot from the center of the box off a pass by Swiss midfielder Remo Freuler.
Lazio midfielder Sergej Milinkovic-Savic was then able to level the count in the first half injury to force a 1-1 draw at the break.
However, a successful penalty kick by Italian forward Ciro Immobile in the 68th minute off a foul by Atalanta goalkeeper Etrit Berisha handed the win to Lazio.
Meanwhile, Sampdoria is on a five-game winless slide and has dropped to the 13th spot in the overall standings.
La Samp was held to goalless draw by lowly team Empoli at their own home ground of Luigi Ferraris Stadium in their most recent Serie A game last Sunday, Football Italia reported.
Head coach Marco Giampaolo was expectedly disappointed after the match as the team failed to score a goal against the struggling Azzurri.
Prediction and Predicted Lineup
The predicted result is a 2-0 win by Atalanta.
Atalanta starting lineup (3-4-2-1 formation): Berisha; Zubas, Caldara, Masiello; Rafael, Freuler, Konko, Conti; Petagna, Kurtic; Gomez
Sampdoria starting lineup (4-3-1-2 formation): Puggioni; Regini, Skriniar, Pereira, Palombo; Alvarez, Linetty, Praet; Torreira; Schick, Muriel
