Atalanta host Udinese at New Balance Arena in Bergamo on 7 March 2026 (Serie A, Regular Season – Round 28). Atalanta sit 7th with 45 points and a +13 goal difference, strong at home (8 wins from 14). Udinese are 10th on 35 points with a -8 goal difference and a mixed away record (5 wins, 7 defeats).
Atalanta availability
Atalanta have a significant creative absentee: Charles De Ketelaere is ruled out with a knee injury, depriving Gian Piero Gasperini of one of his key attacking midfield options. There are three further concerns: Éderson (muscle injury), Giacomo Raspadori (thigh) and Giorgio Scalvini (knee) are all doubtful and face late fitness tests. On the positive side, leading scorer and assist provider Nikola Krstović (7 goals, 4 assists in Serie A) is fit and expected to spearhead the attack, supported by options like Gianluca Scamacca and Mario Pašalić.
Udinese availability
Udinese’s back line is stretched. Nadir Bertola (ankle), Oumar Solet (muscle) and Alessandro Zanoli (knee) are all ruled out, while midfielder Abdoulaye Atta is doubtful with a muscle problem. In attack, however, key striker Keinan Davis is available after contributing 8 goals and 3 assists in the league.
Atalanta risk losing additional balance if Éderson and Raspadori do not make it, but crucially retain Krstović’s 11 goal contributions. Udinese’s main damage is defensive, with their entire attacking output (Davis’s 11 goal contributions) intact, setting up a contest of Atalanta’s structured offense against a potentially makeshift Udinese back line.
