Atalanta is waiting for him to complete their atomic attack, in a wait that should end at (the end?) of February. Because at the beginning of August, in the friendly match in Parma, Gianluca Scamacca he was forced out due to a knee ligament injury. Prognosis and diagnosis agree, at least six months off, after having won a Europa League as a protagonist – in particular with the great double at Anfield against Liverpool – and with a so-so European Championship, on the long wave of a national team, that of Spalletti, who was unable to express a team effort, moving forward more through solitary initiatives than with a positive idea.
In the summer of 2023, however, Scamacca had preferred Atalanta to Inter to get to the European Championships as a starter. Which duly happened, even though he was inundated with criticism for being incapable of changing the team’s fortunes, as perhaps Vieri had done during the 1998 World Cup. Thus, in the relay with Retegui, he was unable to appear immovable. Not that the former Genoa player did much better, it must be said.
Now they will find themselves together, starting in February, for a season finale that promises to be incandescent. Atalanta is waiting for him to understand if he can be the new winter signing, although the idea is to – perhaps – add another center forward. Just in case he needs more time to get back. Today Gianluca Scamacca turns 26.