Before Atalanta - Sturm

This Styrian was the only player to score in Bergamo

Sturm and Atalanta already met in the Europa League in 2023.

(Bild: Sepp Pail)

After Marbella and Catez, it was back to packing their bags for the Sturm players at home - on Monday they're off to Bergamo, where an old acquaintance awaits on Tuesday with Atalanta in the last away game of the Champions League. A Sturm player from bygone days assesses the chances of Graz.

The Blackies have already experienced coach Gian Piero Gasperini's unpredictable 3-4-3 in the last Europa League clash, but the team has become even stronger: Captain Martin de Roon, Scherpen's Dutch compatriot, holds the team together as Gasperini's right-hand man in midfield. Alongside the Brazilian team player Ederson, who is under discussion at Real Madrid, but for whom Atalanta have set the limit at 60 million euros.