Gianluca Scamacca: From West Ham struggles to Europa League success

Gianluca Scamacca, initially signed for £30.5 million, has transformed from struggling at West Ham to excelling in Europe. Despite initial challenges, he has found success in European competitions and has been praised by teammates and his agency. Under manager Luciano Spalletti, Scamacca has shown impressive form domestically and in Europe, with ten goals since March 6.

Gianluca Scamacca: From West Ham Struggles To Europa League Success

Gianluca Scamacca’s journey from struggling at West Ham to shining in Europe showcases the resilience of a talented footballer. Initially signed for £30.5 million from Sassuolo, Scamacca faced challenges adapting to English football, with injuries and stylistic mismatches hindering his progress.

Despite this, he found success in European competitions, notably contributing to West Ham’s Europa Conference League triumph. However, issues persisted, leading to his departure to Atalanta for £27 million last summer. Criticisms from teammates and his agency’s loss of trust highlighted the difficulties he faced. Nonetheless, Scamacca’s determination prevailed. Under the guidance of manager Luciano Spalletti, he has flourished, demonstrating impressive form both domestically and in Europe.

Recent performances, including crucial goals against Liverpool and Marseille, underscore Scamacca’s resurgence. With ten goals since March 6, he ranks among Europe’s most prolific strikers. Moreover, his potential return to the Italian national team for Euro 2024 reflects his remarkable turnaround and bright future in football.

Here is the highlight video of Gianluca Scamacca’s skills and goals. 

Gianluca Scamacca

Gianluca Scamacca

Forwarder

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Age: 25

195 cm

85 kg

Season 2023/2024
Played 28 9 Missed
Minutes 1424 50.9 Avg
Goals 12 0.4 Avg
Assist 6 0.2 Avg
Attempt 23 0.8 Avg
Passes 414 14.865.1% AvgSucc
Yellow 1 0.0 Avg
Red 0 0.0 Avg

This season he played in total 9 times for 559 minutes for Europa League.

Gianluca Scamacca scored 6 goals for Atalanta. He procured no assists. He received 1 yellow card and no red cards.

His team is currently 5th in Europa League. In the last match Atalanta won 2-1 against Salernitana.

Atalanta performance and stats

Atalanta

Manager: Gian Gasperini
Rank 5th
Win 20
Draw 6
Loss 10
Goals 67-39
Diff 28
Rank 1st
Win 4
Draw 2
Loss 0
Goals 12-4
Diff 8

Atalanta is currently 1st in the Europa League with 14 points.

In the last 11 games, it has won 6 times, drawn 4 times, and lost once. In its last match, Atalanta drawn 1-1 against Olympique Marseille.​​

It has a positive goal difference after scoring 12 goals and conceding 4.​

Atalanta will play the next match in Europa League against Olympique Marseille on Thursday 9th of May in Bergamo. The prediction is Atalanta winning the match.​

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