Serie A Tips: Atalanta and Sampdoria to win

Serie A Tips: Atalanta and Sampdoria to win

As the action returns in Serie A with another exciting round of action, Chloe Beresford is back with another three selections for the upcoming matches in Italy's top flight...

Sarri to beat Sinisa

Bologna v Lazio
Sunday October 3, 11:30
Live on BT Sport 3

Things are not going well for Sinisa Mihajlovic at Bologna. The fiery Coach has seen his side suffer heavy defeats this season, including a 6-2 thrashing at the hands of Inter and last weekend's embarrassing 4-2 loss to minnows Empoli. They were also eliminated from the Coppa Italia by Serie B side Ternana, meaning they have conceded 19 goals in just seven competitive outings.

In stark contrast, Lazio will be full of confidence following last weekend's win over city rivals Roma. That continues a three-match unbeaten run in Serie A for the Biancocelesti, who have also lost on just one of their last six visits to the Stadio Dall'Ara so the tip here is to back Lazio to win and both teams to score , a market that is currently available at odds of 3.5.

'Doria doing well

Sampdoria v Udinese
Sunday October 3, 14:00
Live on BT Sport 4

At first glance, it seems as though Sampdoria's uninspiring form of the last few seasons has continued, the Genovese side recording one win, two draws and three losses so far in 2021/22. However, that poor looking record does not reflect what has been seen on the pitch under Roberto D'Aversa, his team suffering largely because of a tough fixture list that has seen them beaten by Juventus, Napoli and Milan while drawing with Inter and Sassuolo.

They're now set for a much kinder run of games, starting with a struggling Udinese who have lost each of their last three games. The Zebrette have been trailing at HT and FT of each of those outings and have failed to score in any of them too, so the tip here is to back Sampdoria to win to nil at odds of 5.0.

Bergamo boys bouncing

Atalanta v AC Milan
Sunday October 3, 19:45
Live on BT Sport 1

Milan's late loss to Atletico Madrid in the Champions League saw some ugly scenes at San Siro, even Coach Stefano Pioli going on the pitch to berate the referee. While their may have been plenty of merit to their grievances, the Rossoneri will need to quickly focus on their next opponents, Atalanta needing no invitation to pile on the misery.

Duvan Zapata has two goals in his last three appearances against Milan, and he will certainly be ready for this encounter after bagging two goals and an assist in his last four Serie A outings.

There have been 11 goals in the last three games between these two teams in Bergamo, and the tip here is for another high scoring encounter. Back Zapata to score first and Atalanta to win available at odds of 7.44 providing a good value option.