Juventus vs Atalanta: predicted line-ups, team news and our call
Sunday at 18:00 Italian time, the last round before the break. Juventus three days after the Europa League and with six injured, Atalanta after two straight defeats and without Hien and Sulemana. Who is missing, predicted line-ups, recent meetings and our call.
Juventus host Atalanta on Sunday 20 September at 18:00 Italian time, in the last round before the break. Both come off a defeat: Juventus 3-2 at Sassuolo to a goal in the 94th minute, Atalanta 1-2 at home to Cagliari, their second in a row after the loss in Rome. Juve play NEC Nijmegen in the Europa League tonight, while Atalanta have had the week off. Zufferli referees.
How they arrive
Juventus: 7 points, level with Frosinone and Sassuolo (won 2, drawn 1, lost 1; 6 scored, 4 conceded). Recent games:
13/09: Sassuolo-Juventus 3-2 (Serie A)
06/09: Juventus-AC Milan 1-1 (Serie A)
29/08: Juventus-Parma 2-0 (Serie A)
23/08: Frosinone-Juventus 0-1 (Serie A)
Atalanta: 6 points, level with Napoli and Lecce (won 2, drawn 0, lost 2; 5 scored, 5 conceded). Recent games:
12/09: Atalanta-Cagliari 1-2 (Serie A)
05/09: Roma-Atalanta 2-1 (Serie A)
31/08: Atalanta-Bologna 1-0 (Serie A)
27/08: Hapoel Tel Aviv-Atalanta 0-1 (UEFA Europa Conference League, Qualification Playoff)
23/08: Atalanta-Sassuolo 2-1 (Serie A)
Who is missing
Juventus: six players with a club bulletin and no return date, namely Yildiz, Locatelli, Thuram, Boga, Cabal and Ekhator. Kelly, suspended in the Europa League, and Zhegrova, left out of the UEFA squad, are back available for the league: Zhegrova scored both goals at Sassuolo. McKennie and Cambiaso are training with the group.
Atalanta: Hien and Sulemana are out, still in treatment; Kessie is available and competing for the holding role with Gaetano, who has served his ban. Goalkeeping coach Nenci is suspended for one game.
The number that matters
The last four meetings between the two sides in league and cup produced 1, 3, 2 and 4 goals: never more than four. In the league Juventus have scored 6 and conceded 4 in four games, Atalanta 5 and 5.
Predicted line-ups
Juventus (4-2-3-1): Vicario (Grabara); Kalulu, Bremer, Lucumí, Çelik; Koopmeiners, Douglas Luiz; Conceição, N. González, Alajbegović; Kolo Muani.
Atalanta (4-3-3): Carnesecchi; Bellanova, Kossounou, Scalvini, Kolašinac; Samardžić, Gaetano (Kessie), Éderson; De Ketelaere, Scamacca, Rowe.
These are predicted line-ups: the official teams arrive an hour before kick-off.
Recent meetings
11/04/2026: Atalanta-Juventus 0-1 (Serie A)
05/02/2026: Atalanta-Juventus 3-0 (Italian Cup)
27/09/2025: Juventus-Atalanta 1-1 (Serie A)
09/03/2025: Juventus-Atalanta 0-4 (Serie A)
Our call
On this game our call is under 4.5 goals, confidence 7 out of 10.
Every game with our calls is on the Serie A page. The record of settled calls is in the results history, and the individual ones are in player predictions.
