Atalanta and Inter square off in the most interesting game of this weekend’s Serie A round. These two units enter this contest in completely different forms, with the guests coming to Gewiss Stadium sitting atop the Serie A standings. At the same time, Atalanta has 22 points, 11 fewer than Nerazzurri, who also have a game in hand.
Things aren’t that bright for La Dea, who needs to step up now and push the tempo; otherwise, international games next year will stay out of reach. That’s a cruel, yet truthful fact, and to be honest, there’s not much time for them to react.
As for Inter, they are battling their archrivals, AC Milan and Napoli, and also Roma, with all of these teams three points apart. They too don’t have too much room for error, and are under pressure.
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Atalanta VS Inter Milan
Atalanta
La Dea significantly improved its performance compared to several weeks ago. They have won 6 of their last 7 contests, and what’s very important, they have kept a clean sheet in 4 of those meetings. Also, what we need to add is that in each but one of their triumphs, this team had scored at least twice.
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Atalanta isn’t as efficient as it was in previous years, and that’s evident in its home games. In 8 appearances, this team has 3 triumphs, 4 ties, and one loss. The goal difference is 11-8, and that’s less than 2.5 goals per game.
A big deal here is that Gian Piero Gasperini left for Roma last year, which was a huge blow to this team. Ivan Juric replaced him, but was fired before Raffaele Palladino took over following the Croat’s disastrous start. So the team didn’t really have too much time to adapt and prepare.
Inter
Nerazzurri were eliminated from the Super Cup semis by Bologna on penalties. It was 1-1 after 90 minutes, but Inter failed to be focused during the penalty shootout. This was the second loss in the past 3 events for this unit, but the good thing is that none were in the Serie A.
In this competition, the Nerazzurri have three triumphs in a row, and 6 in the last 7, which is a very good record at the moment. The sole loss during that stretch was against AC Milan, 0-1.
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Inter is very good away from home, having 5 wins and two defeats in 7 appearances. Chivu’s crew scored the most goals of all teams, 13, and allowed 9, which isn’t as confident as some would expect. However, the Serie A is much tougher than last year.
Atalanta VS Inter Milan Head to Head
Inter harasses Atalanta, winning in the last 8 straight and not losing against this rival in 15 consecutive matches. Therefore, it seems the Nerazzurri have a formula for this club.
Last year, we saw them clash three times, with Inter rolling over the rivals, winning each encounter by a total of 8-0. Inter has four clean sheets in a row over Atalanta.
Atalanta VS Inter Milan Predictions
Atalanta is in good shape, but they aren’t playing well against Inter, and that’s a fact. Are they ready to respond and break the negative stretch, we aren’t that sure.
On the other hand, Inter plays tough, rigid football and is tactically well-endowed in this regard. Although rivals are breathing down their necks in the Serie A standings, this unit won’t come out swinging; it will be cautious.
All this suggests that we should see some goals here, yet not too many. Moderate efficiency, 2 or 3 goals seems as the perfect fit, and that’s our suggestion for Sunday’s derby in Serie A.
