Celtic’s next Champions League opponents suffering injury crisis

Atalanta manager Gian Piero Gasperini is without several key players <i>(Image: PA)</i>
Atalanta manager Gian Piero Gasperini is without several key players (Image: PA)
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Celtic have been boosted ahead of this week's UEFA Champions League showdown with Atalanta set to be without up to six internationalists.

The Scottish champions travel to Italy for a difficult game against the Serie A stalwarts after hammering Slovan Bratislava in their opening match and then being battered by Borussia Dortmund in their second game.

But the Bergamo side have an injury crisis after central defender Sead Kolasinac was ruled out with flu and the Bosnian international defender is now a major doubt for Wednesday.

Europa League holders Atalanta are also missing injured captain, Italian international Rafael Toloi, Ivory Coast international full back Odilon Kossounou and ex-West Ham striker Gianluca Scamacca who has won 20 caps for Italy.


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And they will also be without two more Italian internationals Marco Brescianini and Giorgio Scalvini for the game at the Gewiss Stadium.

Atalanta started their Champions League campaign with a goalless draw with Arsenal and a 3-0 win against Shakhtar Donetsk in Gelsenkirchen, Germany.

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