Mikel Arteta can’t hope Odegaard. The Norwegian international, injured with his national team in his ankle, is a major casualty before the debut of the Gunners in the Champions League, this Thursday (9:00 pm) in Bergamo against Atalanta. The former Real Madrid player will be out for “a few weeks” and Arteta, considering his team’s demanding schedule, which next Sunday visits City, will overtake the Premier League leaders in the table if they win, will not force his reappearance.
In front of them they will always have a difficult and dangerous team Gian Piero Gasperiniencouraged by a local fan who wants to find solace in the continent’s top competition in the hitherto uncertain future of Atalanta in Serie A, where they have as many wins as they have losses (two) to put themselves in the middle of the standings.
“Arsenal will be a tough opponent, but it will help us measure our true worth,” the Italian coach said on the eve of the clash. SA Gasperini The difficulty of fighting with guarantees to be in the top eight of the new Champions League, with direct access to the round of 16, is not lost on them. “This is our goal, but it is difficult, so we will look to be between the 9th and the 24th,” which will play a qualifying round to gain access to the round of 16. But nevertheless, the challenge is clear: ” To achieve this, we must score points in every game,” the coach warned.
Possible lineups
Atalanta: Carnesecchi; Djimsiti, Hien, Kolasinac; Bellanova, De Roon, Ederson, Ruggeri; Pasalic, Lookman; Retegui.
Arsenal: David Raya; White, Saliba, Gabriel, Kiwior; Jorginho, Declan Rice; Bukayo Saka, Havertz, Sterling; Gabriel Jesus
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)
stadium: Atleti Azzurri d’Italia
Time: 21.00 (MLC 3)
Source: La Verdad
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