Atlanta will host Ajax (22:00) for a direct battle for promotion to the eighth • Gomes has revealed the mystery surrounding his friend
Ilyichich.
Will he return to last year's fitness?
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One of the most interesting encounters we are expected to have in the home leg of the Champions League will take place tonight (22:00) when Atalanta will host Ajax in Bergamo for a meeting between the two attacking teams that promise us a great evening.
The Italians come in a bad mood after suffering a league loss to Sampdoria (3: 1) on Saturday, which was their second consecutive loss in the Italian league.
The Dutch on the other hand arrive after a historic 0:13 over Venlo in the Netherlands.
Atlanta coach Gian Piero Gasparini is expected to make one change to the squad from the one that last week defeated Maitland 0-4 in the opening round when Marco Pasalic replaces the injured Marten de Ron.
For the Dutch, Dusan Tadic will continue to be the important man and will open alongside David Ners and Anthony.
Even before the game, Papo Gomes revealed that his good friend, Josip Ilicic, who had been absent from the squad for several months, contracted the virus and contracted severe depression.
The Slovenian national team midfielder returned to his homeland ahead of the Champions League quarter-final against PSG in August and reports in the Italian media said that these were problems he had with his partner.
"He had a corona and he fell into depression, everyone has a moment in life that their head explodes, now he's fine," the Argentine said.
Ilicic played twice this year in Serie A and contributed one assist in the first game of the Champions League against Maitland last week.
He is not expected to open tonight but he is expected to enter during the game.
