Bologna vs Atalanta: Bergamasca Doesn't Have Time to Recover

Atalanta defeated Bayer for the second time to reach the Europa League quarterfinals. Will Bergamasca recover for the championship match against Bologna? We will choose several options for betting. 

In the previous round, Sinisa Mihajlovic's team were once again down a point. This time, Bologna lost 0:1 away to Fiorentina. In the last nine games, the Red and Blue have only one win and five defeats. We cannot say that the team improved in comparison with last season. In the standings Bologna occupies 12th place. It is 11 points ahead of the relegation zone and 15 points behind the Eurocup zone.

Bergamasca defeated Bayer in the first game and in the away game they were satisfied with a draw. The zeros on the scoreboard were kept until 90+1, when Jeremy Boga scored. 1:0 - Atalanta's victory. Gian Piero Gasperini's team overachieved, beating Bayer for the second time.

Reaching the Europa League quarterfinals is a great accomplishment. Still, it may not affect Bergamo's success in Serie A. In the previous round Atalanta failed, for example, to defeat Genoa. The team is 8 points behind the top 4. Winning the Europa League seems to be the only chance for Atalanta to qualify for the next Champions League.

Bologna rarely play well against teams from the top's standings, but this time, Sinisa Mihajlovic's squad seems to have a good chance of success. Atalanta spent too much energy in Leverkusen and is unlikely to have time to fully recover for the meeting with Bologna. Our prediction is that Bologna will not lose.