Atalanta spends the season at a very high level. The team of Genpiero Gasperini is currently in third place in the table. The club can hardly be called a full-fledged participant in the championship race. Juventus is nine points ahead, but Bergamaski is quite capable of competing for silver with Lazio. The eagles are just one point ahead. Inter comes on Atalante’s heels. Nerazzurri has two points less, but there is still a duel with Torino, in which it is possible to score three points. On the other hand, a fierce struggle for silver may or may not make sense, any of the first four positions provides a ticket to the Champions League and it will not be able to fall below the fourth place of Atalanta. In the last round, the Bergamasques had every chance to really join the battle for the Scudetto – they fought twice in a duel with Juventus, but in the end they got only one point. Having received a penalty twice in his own goal, the Atalanta coach was indignant about the justice of their appointment, for which he had every reason.
The team held serious training in the offseason, because they need to defend the title, as last year guys of Brian Schmezer defeated in the final Toronto (3-1). Enough time has passed since that moment to strengthen their weaknesses and to start the championship with renewed vigor. At the start of the group stage, Seattle shared points with San Jose (0-0). The game was very active, opponents were not afraid to go forward and delivered 14 shots on target, but, unfortunately, none of them reached the goal. Of course, its hard for players to get involved quickly in a fight after a long pause, but whoever does it now will clearly have a better chance of leaving the group.
