Atalanta are taking their upcoming match against Fiorentina very seriously, as evidenced by the club’s latest injury report. While Nicolo Zaniolo and Ibrahim Sulemana have fully recovered and will be available for selection, the team is racing against time to have Sead Kolasinac and Berat Djimsiti fit for the crucial fixture.
Calciomercato report how Djimsiti, who was initially expected to return at the end of the month after sustaining an injury during his first training session with the national team, has made surprising progress. The Albanian defender participated in partial training with his teammates at Zingonia this afternoon, alongside Kolasinac. There’s growing optimism that the left-sided center-back could feature alongside Hien in the defensive line.
However, the team has suffered another setback as Ben Godfrey, a summer signing who has seen limited playing time so far this season, has been ruled out of the Fiorentina match due to a troublesome bout of lower back pain. This injury comes at an inopportune time, just as the two-week international break seemed to provide the perfect opportunity for him to integrate into the team.
If Rafel Toloi is not fit enough to play the full 90 minutes, Martin de Roon may once again be required to drop back into the defensive line.
The match against Fiorentina, scheduled for Sunday at 15:00 at the newly renovated Gewiss Stadium with its reopened Curva Sud, is being treated by Atalanta as a dress rehearsal for their upcoming European fixtures. The importance of this game is underscored by the fact that the team will hold their final training session at the Gewiss Stadium tomorrow afternoon, a practice usually reserved for Europa League and Champions League matches.
This will be the squad’s first time playing on their home turf in 105 days, with their last appearance dating back to June 2nd when they faced, coincidentally, Fiorentina. With a crucial European tie against Arsenal looming just four days after the Fiorentina match, Atalanta is keen to find their rhythm and form on familiar ground.
