Atalanta are facing an injury crisis ahead of their Champions League showdown with Celtic on Wednesday evening.
The Hoops travel to Bergamo, aiming to bounce back from yesterday’s disappointing 2-2 draw with Aberdeen. The Celts have been handed a welcomed boost as they seek to do so.
Indeed, Glasgow Times reports that former Arsenal defender Sead Kolasinac, who has 60 caps for Bosnia and Herzegovina, is out with the flu and a ‘major doubt’ for midweek.
Injured captain Rafael Toloi won’t make the game, nor will Odilon Kossounou and ex-West Ham striker Gianluca Scamacca, who has played 20 times for Italy.
In addition, Marco Brescianini and Giorgio Scalvini, two more Italian internationals, will be missing for Atalanta.
Despite their host of unavailabilities, the Serie A outfit deserves utmost respect going into Wednesday.
Regardless of Atalanta’s injuries, if Celtic defend the same way they did in the second half against Aberdeen this coming midweek, fans can expect another long European night.
Borussia Dortmund was a disaster and the latest in a long line of Champions League scalpings Brendan Rodgers has spearheaded.
Along with the German giants, Atletico Madrid, Barcelona, and PSG have taken six or more off the Bhoys under the Irishman’s stewardship.
Whether he will learn his lesson ahead of the matchday three showdown against Gian Piero Gasperini’s side at the Gewiss Stadium remains to be seen.
