Form and context

Atalanta host Frosinone on matchday eight of Serie A 2026-2027, with the visitors sitting four points above them in the table. Sarri's side need the three points to erase last week's defeat to Milan and push toward the European places, while Frosinone want to stay in that zone after their win over Sassuolo. Atalanta's last outing in all competitions was a 2-0 loss at Ajax, while Frosinone's most recent match in all competitions was a 4-2 home win over Sassuolo.

Team news

• Atalanta: Sarri is without eight players: Sulemana, Scalvini, Kessie, Raspadori, Kolasinac, Kossounou, Hien and Pompei. Elmas returns from suspension and Krstovic is back in the rotation after resting in Amsterdam. With only seventeen first-team players available, Sarri cannot rotate.
• Frosinone: Grillitsch is the only absentee. Alvini's main doubt is at centre-back, where Monterisi, Cittadini and Calvani compete for two places, with Cittadini, on loan from Atalanta, favoured to start. Raimondo, the league's top scorer, leads the attack.

What the numbers say

• Atalanta have averaged 1.4 goals for and 1.4 against across their last 10 matches in all competitions; Frosinone have averaged 2.3 for and 1.1 against over the same span.
• In four previous official meetings in Bergamo, Atalanta have three wins and one draw, and Frosinone have never scored there in 360 minutes.
• Atalanta and Frosinone are two of four teams with the most goals scored in the first 15 minutes, three each.
• Krstovic has four Serie A goals this season, including a strike against Milan, his third in a row.

Our view

Atalanta's injury list is long and the squad is thin, but the return of Elmas and Krstovic gives Sarri fresh options. Frosinone arrive in good form and with Raimondo scoring freely, so this should be competitive despite the hosts' strong record in this fixture.

Most likely outcome: home win - Atalanta's unbeaten home record against Frosinone and the return of two key players outweigh the absences.