Atalanta go into Atalanta vs Frosinone 11th in Serie A with 9 points from 7 matches and a negative goal difference of minus 1. Frosinone are 6th with 13 points from 7 games and a positive goal difference of 4. The gap is small on paper, but the form line is not. Atalanta have lost two straight matches, 2-0 at Ajax in the UEFA Europa Conference League and 3-2 at AC Milan in Serie A.
Raimondo's scoring run
Antonio Raimondo has 7 goals in 7 Serie A matches this season, and that is the main reason Frosinone look awkward to play against. He scored 3 in the 4-2 win over Sassuolo on 2026-10-16, which was the kind of burst that changes the way opponents set up. TuttoMercatoWeb quoted Raimondo as saying he is “not to be touched at the moment” and ready to lead the attack again from the first minute. That may be a touch of striker bravado, but the numbers already match the mood around him.
Atalanta's defensive problems
Atalanta's bigger issue is availability. They are missing four central defenders, Sead Kolasinac, Giorgio Scalvini, Isak Hien and Odilon Kossounou, while Kamaldeen Sulemana and Giacomo Raspadori are also unavailable and Franck Kessie is a major doubt with a calf strain. That leaves a side that already looks short of rhythm with even less room to manage a striker in this kind of form.
M. Alvini has only Grillitsch absent and 26 players available for the match in Bergamo, so Frosinone arrive with a much cleaner selection picture. That is a real edge in a game that could be decided by one good spell from Raimondo or one more wobble from Atalanta. The home side need a response on 25 October, because the league table and the injury list are both working against them.
Written by Daniel Hartley with AI-assisted research, cross-checked against 2 outlets. How we work →
