Nikola Krstovic Shines for Atalanta as Injuries Force Market Move

Nikola Krstovic Sparks the Palladino Effect

Another win for Atalanta, who secured their fourth victory in their last five matches by beating Bologna 2-0 at the Dall’Ara. Nikola Krstovic’s brace proved decisive, called into action at the last minute due to Gianluca Scamacca’s injury.

However, the Serbian striker had to come off himself due to injury in the 77th minute, leaving Palladino with few options up front, considering the absence of Ademola Lookman.

Injuries Leave Atalanta Short Up Front

Krstović is now ahead of Milan legend Dejan Savićević in terms of the number of goals scored. It was Krstović’s 21st goal, and soon followed by his 22nd, while Genije remained at number 20. The Montenegrin top scorer of all time in Serie A remains Mirko Vucinic with his 96 goals.

Without Scamacca, Krstovic and Lookman and with Brescianini set on loan to Fiorentina with Maldini ready to move to Lazio, it’s now clear that Atalanta need more strikers as they can’t rely on the fitness of the only striker they now got Kamaldeen Sulemana.

Atalanta Target Cyril Ngonge to help Krstovic recover

Raffaele Palladino said Gianluca Scamacca’s injury isn’t as bad as it was thought and should get better soon. But if Krstovic’s injury is more serious than we thought, it could cause problems for the former Fiorentina manager.

Atalanta has taken the first step towards signing Cyril Ngonge, a striker owned by Napoli and on loan to Torino.

With sixteen appearances this season, one goal and one assist, the Belgian has not managed to integrate perfectly into the Granata. For this reason, there are frequent contacts to end his experience and change his situation.