Atalanta defender Andrea Conti. (Photo : Getty Images)
Contending squad Atalanta BC (14-7-3, 45 points) is scheduled to meet bottom three team FC Crotone (3-17-4, 13 points) at their home field of Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Stadium on Feb. 18, Saturday as the 2016-2017 Serie A season moves forward.
Start Time and Streaming Info
The game starts at 12:00 p.m. ET. It can be viewed live online thru FuboTV.
Atalanta is on a roll right now with five unbeaten matches in their last six outings, including four wins and a draw. The team is in the fifth spot of the Italian top flight table at the moment, holding the final Europa League qualifying berth for the next season.
La Dea is coming off an impressive 3-1 victory over another bottom three squad, Palermo, last Sunday on the road at the Renzo Barbera Stadium, as per Football Italia.
Italian defender Andrea Conti scored the opening goal for head coach Gian Piero Gasperini's squad in the 19th minute before teammate Alejandro Gomez doubled the lead seven minutes later with a left-footer from the center of the penalty box.
Palermo then trimmed the gap to 2-1 with a header by Bulgarian midfielder Ivaylo Chochev four minutes before the halftime break.
However, midfielder Bryan Cristante sealed the win in the 78th minute to give Atalanta its second straight win.
Meanwhile, Crotone is on a three-game losing streak and has been winless in five of their last six matches to stay in the bottom three relegation area after 24 rounds of competitions.
The Pitagorici was blanked by title contenders AS Roma at their own home ground of Ezio Scida Stadium also last Sunday, Daily Mail Online reported.
Roma players Radja Nainggolan and Edin Dzeko netted the visitors' two goals in the 40th and 77th minutes of the contest.
Head coach Davide Nicola's side was not able to respond even with a single goal against a star-studded I Giallorossi team as they succumbed to their 17th loss this season.
Prediction and Predicted Lineup
The predicted result is a 2-0 victory by Atalanta.
Atalanta starting lineup (3-4-1-2 formation): Berisha; Toloi, Caldara, Masiello; Conti, Kessie, Freuler, Rafael; Kurtic; Petagna, Gomez
Crotone starting lineup (5-4-1 formation): Cordaz; Rosi, Ceccherini, Dussenne, Ferrari, Mesbah; Acosty, Capezzi, Crisetig, Tonev; Falcinelli
