Atalanta vs Torino Predictions

• Europa League winners Atalanta are guaranteed Champions League football but Torino need to keep winning if they want to play in Europe
• Torino have won their last two Serie A games and scored exactly two goals in four of their last six on the road
• Duvan Zapata scored twice against his parent club earlier this season and bagged in Torino’s 3-1 win over AC Milan last weekend

Toro can keep Euro charge going

Torino will be totally focused on the job in hand when they head to Bergamo to face Europa League winners Atalanta in what should be a party atmosphere at Gewiss Stadium on Sunday.

La Dea were guaranteed Champions League football anyway as they can finish no lower than fifth, but Torino need to keep winning if they want to play in Europe next season and it seems like they have found some form during the run-in.

Consecutive victories over Verona and AC Milan have propelled them to ninth place, which could be good enough for a spot in the Conference League if Atalanta finish fifth and Fiorentina win the Europa Conference League and finish below them.

Hang your hat on Zapata to bag against parent club 

Il Toro are a point behind La Viola, who have a game in hand, while Napoli are just about within striking distance too, so Ivan Juric’s side have plenty of reasons to keep their run going.

As does Duvan Zapata, who grabbed his side’s opener in the win over the Rossoneri last weekend. The Colombian dropped down the pecking order at Atalanta last summer and chose to move on. He bagged a brace against them in December and will again be highly motivated to show his old club what they have been missing.

Torino have scored exactly two goals in four of their last six Serie A away games while Atalanta have shipped exactly two in two of their last four at Gewiss Stadium. A 2-1 Torino win is the pick because Atalanta rarely fail to score at home but with nothing on the game for them, they may well slip to a defeat.