In this week 2 match on Aug 21st, Atalanta hosts Milan in a meeting of these two evenly matched Serie A teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, Atalanta recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Sampdoria. Rafael Tolói struck first for Atalanta in the 26th minute, then Ademola Lookman added another in the 4th minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a feed from Ruslan Malinovskyi At the end of 90 a dissapointed Sampdoria couldn’t manage to score, and Atalanta took the shutout win. Atalanta is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 3rd placed Milan, recorded a 4-2 win against Udinese. Rodrigo Becão struck first for Udinese in the 2nd minute on a feed from Gerard Deulofeu, then Theo Hernández tied it up for Milan in the 11th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 46th minute on a goal by Brahim Díaz. Milan is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Milan won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Both Sandro Tonali and Rafael Leão have been the hottest scorers for Milan in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals. Éderson has been the most effective weapon for Atalanta lately. The Brazilian midfielder has netted two goals in his last 5 matches.