Milan and Atalanta play at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza in a match of the fifth round of Serie A TIM. At this stage, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the visiting team, which has 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss in the last 5 games. In fact, the last time they faced at this stage was on 23-12-2017, in a match for Serie A TIM that ended the victory of Atalanta by (0-2). The goals of the match were scored by B. Cristante (32 ') and J. Iličić (71') for Atalanta. In this match the home factor can play an important role, since both teams present significant differences in the results achieved at home and as a visitor.

Analysis of Milan

After 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss, the home team is in 13th place, having won 4 points. In the last match, they drew 1-1 with Cagliari, after having won 2-1 at home against Roma in the previous game. This is a stronger team when you play in your stadium, because in the last 30 games you have 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses as a visitor; against 8 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses in his stadium. In the last game he played, for the Europa League, won the Dudelange away by (0-1). In the last 10 home games Milan have recorded 5 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses. Defensive solidity has not been his strong point, having conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 games, but his attack has regularly scored as he has scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches. In 15 games, he suffered the first goal 7 times and only got 1 turn on the scoreboard.

Milan come to this game with a 0-1 away win at the Dudelange camp in the Europa League group stage. It is important to note that the home team drew 1-1 in front of Cagliari in the last round of the Italian championship. In this game against Atalanta, coach Gennaro Gattuso should not shy away from his style of play, benefiting the organization of his defensive system and successive quick transitions: Suso is a very fast and strong player in the offensive transition. For this game the coach does not have Cutrone, Conti and Strinic, all with physical problems.

Review of Atalanta

After 1 win, 1 draw and 2 losses, the visiting team is in 14th place, having won 4 points. In the last match, they lost with the SPAL away by (2-0), after in the previous match to have lost at home, in a game against Cagliari, by (0-1). This is a stronger team when you play in your stadium, because in the last 30 games you have 5 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses as a visitor; against 9 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses in his stadium. In the last 10 matches played in all competitions, Atalanta won 4, drew 3 and lost 3. Defensive solidity has not been their strong point, having conceded goals in 3 of the last 4 games for this competition. There is a tendency for there to be goals in their away games as 24 of their last 28 matches have ended with over 1.5 goals.

Atalanta enter this unmotivated round after having added a 2-0 defeat on their visit to the SPAL field. It is worth remembering that the visiting club only adds 1 victory in this competition. In this match against Milan, coach Gian Piero Gasperini should opt for a cautious strategy, with the lines drawn back, looking for all the spaces to apply the counterattack. Papu Gómez is one of the most important players of this Atalanta, being this very competent in the offensive process. From the outside by injury continues Marco Varnier.