Ogbeni! The time don come wey Atalanta dey prepare to scatter Juventus for Coppa Italia quarter-final this Thursday.
Match go happen for New Balance Arena for Bergamo, and dem dey expect kick-off time to be at 21:00 CET. E go sweet like sugar!
Both teams dey hunt for trophy, as their league position no too bright at all. Atalanta come dey miss Mitchel Bakker wey don dey injured since July, and Raoul Bellanova look like say him fit no play because of injury too. Na wah!
Make we no forget Honest Ahanor wey just collect red card for their last match, na him spoil the show for the 0-0 draw against Como. E suppose get chance to redeem himself, but e no clear yet.
On top dis matter, Atalanta don do some shopping by bringing in Giacomo Raspadori, while dem sell Ademola Lookman go Atlético Madrid. Manager Palladino talk say dis match go dey tough, but dem dey ready to face Juventus. E dey serious for Coppa Italia jare!
Meanwhile, Juventus dey travel go Bergamo without their key striker Dusan Vlahovic wey dey injured. Arkadiusz Milik still dey miss-out as injuries dey limit Spalletti’s choices for attack. But no wahala, dem still dey carry midfielders dem wey dey on fire, like Weston McKennie and Khephren Thuram.
Juventus don dey flex their muscles recently as dem score four goals against Parma, while Atalanta dey struggle with form after dem win their first three matches in the new year, now dem don dey shaky.
If we look the statistics, Atalanta don win three of their last five home games, while Juventus don get balance as dem dey push for semi-final round. This game na do-or-die matter, because dem no wan taste defeat again for quarter-finals.
Last season, Juventus don carry heavy ache when dem lose on penalties to Empoli in round, but this year dem dey work serious to move forward.
Atalanta go run their show with goalkeeper Marco Carnesecchi wey dey keep clean sheets like e no dey tire. E don only concede one goal for Serie A this year. Dey dey rowdy for attack with Scamacca and Raspadori, while Juventus go bank on Jonathan David to lead dem for front.
Fingers crossed as we dey wait for this exciting battle for Bergamo! Winner fit meet either Bologna or Lazio for semi-finals. Na so we go dey chop popcorn watch di match!
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