Sarri is chasing three points against Cagliari, with Kessie ready to go without Gaetano.

BERGAMO – Gianluca Gaetano, who spent two seasons at Cagliari, will miss the match between Atalanta and his former team due to suspension. Rossoblu coach Fabio Pisacane spoke about him at a press conference.“Last year, we believed in Gaetano in what was a new role for him: playmaker. Gianluca immediately took to the new position with enthusiasm; he had the footwork and tactical intelligence to fill that role. It's largely thanks to him that he managed to attract the attention of a team competing in the Cups. I'm disappointed that he won't be playing tomorrow and that we can't say goodbye to him: he's a great guy, a true professional, and he's always given his all on the pitch. In midfield this year, we signed Winks, who knows that position well.”For the first time, Maurizio Sarri is without Gaetano, but there is a solution, the most logical and also the most reliable, and it's called Franck Kessie. The Ivorian midfielder's return to Bergamo has been a blessing both for the player's qualities and for ensuring rotation in a key area of Sarri's 4-3-3. Kessie has the characteristics to fill the role of deep-lying midfielder. And with the arrival of Rowe, the Atalanta coach can adjust the attacking trio as he sees fit during the match, relying on De Ketelaere, Raspadori, and Elmas, with the addition of Zalewski, who can be deployed on either flank, and the rotation between Scamacca and Krstovic. In defense, Bernasconi could be seen again on the left.“Atalanta has a strong squad, but we for our part will go to Bergamo to play our game, without presumption but also without inferiority complexes.”" – said coach Pisacane, who is missing Mattia Felici for a long time (anterior cruciate ligament injury in his right knee), but has recovered Colombian defender Mina and called up Sugawara, a new reinforcement for the defence and the first Japanese player in Cagliari's history. Pisacane said he was proud of the pre-call-ups to the national team of Alessandro Romano and Daniel Maldini, former players of the match.“For Cagliari, having players in the national team is an aspect that enhances everyone's work”Maurizio Sarri didn't speak on the eve of Atalanta-Cagliari, but he and his staff will lead the final training session on Saturday morning before kick-off at 8:45 PM at the New Balance Arena. Atalanta is chasing a win that would allow them to head to Juventus with a solid points haul, their final match before the twenty-day league break.