Serie A – Atalanta at home to Internazionale

The Gewiss Stadium sees Sunday action as Atalanta take on Inter – 12:30pm GMT.

Sunday’s clash at the Gewiss Stadium- sees fifth placed Inter, travel to sixth-placed Atalanta in the Serie A.

Atalanta face their opponents, equal on points, it will likely be a thrilling encounter

Atalanta will be keen to retain their winning form, having beaten Lecce 2-1 in their last fixture.

Also, Atalanta keep finding ways to win, having secured eight victories in their last 14 meetings is astonishing this season. With 27 points, they currently sit sixth in the League. The breakdown for the team’s record is 8 wins, 3 losses and 3 draws having won eight fixtures, drawn three games, and lost three matches.

When Atalanta host Inter, they will do so on the back of three victories, two darts, and two losses on their own ground.

Winning this fixture will see Atalanta on 30 points.

A solid defensive team

So far, Atalanta’s defence has been outstanding, as they have conceded 12 goals. The number of goals that a team scores can sometimes give a misleading impression of performance. Atalanta have found the net 20 times (16 from open play and four penalties), but their performance at times this season has been average. This is largely down to the efforts of their stand-out attackers – Ademola Lookman (6), Teun Koopmeiners (4), and Rafael Toloi (1).

Atalanta are missing three players through injury or illness. This will affect Gian Piero Gasperini’s selection choices significantly.

Internazionale face his opponents with equal points, with both keen to make progress

Inter will be full of confidence, going into this fixture on that back of two successive wins against Bologna and Juventus. They will need this if they are to retain their run.

Also, Inter keep finding ways to win, having secured five victories in their last six games is astonishing this season. With 27 points (9W, 5L and 0D), they are established in fifth position in the League having won nine meetings and lost five fixtures.

Inter’s away record is remarkable and poses a significant threat to Atalanta. In the 7 games they’ve played on the road this season, they have so far won three matches and lost four fixtures.

Internazionale will see 30 points so far this season, should they secure a win.

Good Attacking Performance

Inter have a good scoring record this season, with 31 netted so far (29 from open play and two penalties). Their stand out attacking players have been Lautaro Martinez (7), Nicolo Barella (5), and Edin Dzeko (4). Inter have conceded 20 goals.

Inter are no strangers this season to illness and injury and Simone Inzaghi is concerned that Sunday’s fixture could see him without two of his key players

Atalanta v Internazionale – Head-to-Heads.

Regarding their historical duels the recent form between these two sides has seen Inter with a greater number of wins. In the last 48 meetings, they have enjoyed 24 wins, to Atalanta’s nine victories. Also, Inter have been hugely successful away to Atalanta of late, winning 19 fixtures times in the last thirteen. In their most recent meeting of this fixture was January 2022 and the score line ended up with a 0-0 draw.

Performance Report

For Atalanta, Ademola Lookman, one of their best scorers, has nettedsix goals in 14 League games this campaign, while Lautaro Martinez is a top performing player who has scoredseven goals in 14 League fixtures this Serie A Season for Inter.

Other standout players for Atalanta are Ademola Lookman and Teun Koopmeiners with six goals each and for Inter are Nicolo Barella and Edin Dzeko with five goals and four goals respectively.