Both enjoy brilliant unbeaten streaks and are rivals from Lombardy Atalanta BC And AC Milan will meet under the lights in Bergamo on Friday evening.

Eight consecutive wins in Serie A have put La Dea and Milan into Scudetto contention nine points behind of their neighbors with a game in hand.

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Not only did Atalanta’s recent loss to Roma keep them a point clear at the top of Serie A, but with their eighth win in a row, the Bergamaschi were also just one win away from matching a club-record nine-set streak set in 2020 .

captain Marten De Roon and former Roma star Nicolo Zaniolo were on the right track at the Stadio Olimpico earlier this week as a remarkable start to the 2024-25 season continued.

Atalanta have collected more than 30 points for the first time in 14 games in the top flight and have scored freely – they are five goals clear at the top the points tables.

In fact, Gian Piero GasperiniThe Italian team have scored at least two goals in each of their last 11 league games at the Gewiss Stadium, heading into the big home game against Milan.

A player they stole from their Rossoneri rivals, Charles De Ketelaerewas involved in five goals in last week’s 6-1 win over Young Boys in the Champions League; And after their Europa League triumph last season, the Nerazzurri remain unbeaten in Europe this season.

Occupies one of eight automatic qualification places for the round of 16 of the Champions League – and sits two points ahead of Milan – Atalanta is flying on all fronts.

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While Atalanta won their last meeting in Bergamo – a 3-2 victory almost exactly a year ago – and went on to win the Coppa Italia at San Siro, Milan have won four of the clubs’ last eight games in Serie A.

However, the Rossoneri go into this game with a lead over their regional rivals in the standings as they sit in seventh place after an inconsistent start to the season.

Recently, Paulo FonsecaThe Barcelona side appear to have stepped up a gear – belief boosted by victory over Real Madrid at the Bernabeu – and with their third straight Champions League victory last week, Milan moved five points clear of the elimination zone.

There is now one in the top Italian league Tijjani Reijnders A brace helped them beat Empoli last weekend, with a 3-0 win to take their tally of goals conceded in their last ten league games to six.

Then on Tuesday night, Milan went on a rampage in the first half of a Coppa Italia clash Serie B leaders Sassuolo won four goals within 23 minutes of kick-off with a superb strike from Reijnders – they won 6-1 and secured a place in the quarter-finals.

However, away from their headquarters, the second city club have won just two of six league games this season, so extending their winning streak beyond Friday could prove a tall order.

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Gian Piero Gasperini, who is serving the second game of a sideline suspension, will be missing from the home bench on Friday evening but the majority of his squad is available for selection.

Gianluca Scamacca is still on the way back to fitness as a full-back after a serious knee injury Juan Cuadrado And Davide Zappacosta are also excluded.

Atalanta’s top scorer Mateo Retegui – who leads the Capocannoniere rankings with a three-goal lead over his closest pursuers – can start on the bench, e.g Ademola Lookman and ex-Milan player Charles De Ketelaere join forces in the final third.

In fact, this game brings together the four Serie A players with the most goal involvements in all competitions in 2024: De Ketelaere (30), Lookman (30) and the Milan pair Rafael Leao (28) and Christian Pulisic (27).

All three of Leao’s league goals this season have come away from home and he is expected to clash with Pulisic Samu Chukwueze – who scored twice on Tuesday – in support of the Rossoneri’s only striker. Tammy Abraham started against Sassuolo, but Alvaro Morata can get back into the game against La Dea.

After making a series of changes in midweek, Paulo Fonseca will return to his strongest lineup: just Ishmael Bennacer, Alessandro Florenzi And Luka Jovic are not available as French internationals Mike Maignan And Theo Hernandez are both back in training.

Atalanta BC possible starting lineup:
Carnesecchi; Kossounou, Hien, Kolasinac; Bellanova, Ederson, De Roon, Ruggeri; Pasalic; De Ketelaere, Lookman

Possible AC Milan starting lineup:
Maignan; Emerson, Gabbia, Thiaw, Hernandez; Fofana, Reijnders; Musah, Pulisic, Leao; Morata

We say: Atalanta BC – AC Milan 1:1

All the pressure is on Milan because if they lose they would have a huge mountain to climb to get back into the Scudetto race.

However, the Rossoneri have shown signs of improvement and could now be able to stop Atalanta from reaching the top spot.

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