Enzo Maresca admitted he was "worried" by Chelsea's slump after Atalanta's 2-1 victory in the Champions League extended the Blues' winless run to four matches on Tuesday.
Cole Palmer will miss Chelsea's Champions League clash with Atalanta on Tuesday as boss Enzo Maresca tries to keep the injury-plagued forward fresh.
Croatian Ivan Juric has been sacked as coach of Atalanta after back-to-back Serie A defeats left them in the bottom half of the table, the club announced on Monday.
Napoli lead the Serie A pack with a perfect 12 points from their first four matches of the league campaign.
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia scored a superb goal as Paris Saint-Germain began the defence of their Champions League crown with a comprehensive 4-0 win over Atalanta.
Gian Piero Gasperini is set to join Roma on a three-year contract with a net salary of five million euros a season as the capital club try to re-establish themselves in the Serie A top four.
Atalanta qualified for the Champions League on Monday by beating Roma 2-1 and mathematically securing a place in Serie A's top four.
Atalanta were defeated 1-0 by fellow Champions League hopefuls Lazio.
Lautaro Martinez is gunning for the treble after scoring in Inter Milan's 2-0 win at Atalanta which moved the Italian champions three points clear at the top of Serie A.
Davide Zappacosta went closest to breaking the deadlock five minutes before half-time when he clipped the outside of the post after great work from Ademola Lookman.
Napoli currently lead Inter Milan by two points, but the latter have a game in hand.
Gustaf Nilsson shot Club Brugge to a 2-1 win over Atalanta on Wednesday with a controversial penalty in stoppage time to boost the Belgians' chances of reaching the last 16 of the Champions League.
Atalanta's faltering Serie A title bid took another hit on Saturday with a 1-1 draw against Torino after their star striker fluffed his chance from the penalty spot.
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Romelu Lukaku fired Napoli six points clear at the top of Serie A with the decisive goal in Saturday's thrilling 3-2 win at title rivals Atalanta
Atalanta are four points behind Serie A leaders Napoli, and need a victory over them to keep their hopes alive.
Denzel Dumfries scored both goals as Inter Milan defeated Atalanta 2-0 on Thursday in Riyadh to book his team a place in the Italian Super Cup final.