Sunday 16th October 2011, 2pm GMT
Udinese are one of only two teams who are still unbeaten in the league this season (Juventus being the other one). Their hosts on Sunday, Atalanta, were undefeated until they lost 3-1 at Roma in the last series of games.
Atalanta had made a bright start upon their return to the top flight, but their defeat at Roma poses questions about their ability to compete with the better Serie A teams. Wins over Novara and Lecce are one thing (and in fairness their win over Palermo was impressive), but make no mistake - they will be facing one of the top teams in the division on Sunday.
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| Guidolin shows how he plans to sweep aside the challenge of Atalanta |
Udinese coach Francesco Guidolin has coped well with the demands of participation in both European and league football so far this season. He has rotated his squad, and has already been able to rest top goalscorer Antonio Di Natale (already on 4 league goals for this season), who stayed at home while his team travelled to Scotland to face Celtic. Guidolin’s men will be targeting all three points when they visit Bergamo on Sunday, and I think they will be successful.
Prediction – Udinese to win – 2pts
Match odds: Atalanta 6/4
Draw 21/10
Udinese 9/5
