Atalanta can lock down a high eight Champions League spot with Ademola Lookman again on the bench in opposition to Athletic Membership, as Gianluca Scamacca begins with Charles De Ketelaere.
It kicks off on the at 20.00 GMT (21.00 CET).
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BERGAMO, ITALY – JANUARY 03: Raffaele Palladino, Head Coach of Atalanta seems on through the Serie A match between Atalanta BC and AS Roma at New Steadiness Enviornment on January 03, 2026 in Bergamo, Italy. (Photograph by Emmanuele Ciancaglini/Getty Photographs)
La Dea had opened their European marketing campaign with a thumping 4-0 defeat to PSG, however since then have been on a roll, successful 4 of the following 5 video games , dropping factors solely in a 0-0 with Slavia Prague.
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Their Serie A kind had improved too, however a 1-1 draw at Pisa on Friday raised considerations.
Scamacca is totally match once more to guide the assault after his harm, supported by De Ketelaere and Nicola Zalewski, however Lookman is on the bench for the primary time since his Africa Cup of Nations expertise.
Raoul Bellanova and Berat Djimsiti usually are not at 100 per cent, whereas Giacomo Raspadori is ineligible till the second part of the event after his arrival from Atletico Madrid.
BERGAMO, ITALY – JANUARY 10: Charles De Ketelaere of Atalanta BC celebrates after scoring his group’s first purpose through the Serie A match between Atalanta BC and Torino FC at Gewiss Stadium on January 10, 2026 in Bergamo, Italy. (Photograph by Francesco Scaccianoce/Getty Photographs)
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Athletic Membership are struggling in thirty second place out of 36 within the Champions League desk after one win, two attracts and three defeats.
Their final two European ties in 2025 have been 0-0 stalemates with Slavia Prague and Paris Saint-Germain, however they’ve had severe issues in LaLiga these days, choosing up only one level from the final 5 rounds.
Aymeric Laporte, Unai Egiluz and Benat Prados are long-term accidents, however they’re additionally lacking Inaki Williams, Nico Williams, Alex Berenguer and Yuri Berchiche.
As a substitute, centre-forward Gorka Guruzeta leads the way in which.
BILBAO, SPAIN – OCTOBER 03: Oihan Sancet of Athletic Membership is challenged by Ruben van Bommel of AZ Alkmaar through the UEFA Europa League 2024/25 League Part MD2 match between Athletic Membership and AZ Alkmaar at Estadio de San Mames on October 03, 2024 in Bilbao, Spain. (Photograph by Juan Manuel Serrano Arce/Getty Photographs)
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Atalanta vs. Athletic Membership line-ups
Atalanta: Carnesecchi; Kossounou, Djimsiti, Kolasinac; Zappacosta, De Roon, Ederson, Bernasconi; De Ketelaere, Zalewski; Scamacca
Atalanta bench: Rossi, Sportiello, Hien, Musah, Sulemana, Pasalic, Samardzic, Lookman, Scalvini, Ahanor, Maldini, Krstovic
Athletic Membership: Unai Simon; Inigo Lekue, Vivian, Paredes, Adama Boiro; Jauregizar, Alejandro Rego; Gorosabel, Gomez, Navarro; Guruzeta
Athletic Membership bench: Mikel Santos, Padilla, Vesga, Sancet, Jesus Areso, Ruiz De Galarreta, Serrano, Asier Hierro, Adrian Perez, Jon de Luis, Ibon Sanchez, Selton Sanchez
Ref: Makkelie (NED)