Two finest Italian sides Atalanta BC and Inter Milan, square off in Bergamo on Sunday. Both sides are separated by just one point in the table of Serie A 2020-21.
Match Timings: Nov 08, 7:30 PM
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Atalanta and Inter Milan lock horns at Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia to step closer to AC Milan, the leaders in the table. The inconsistency of both sides put them behind Napoli. Atalanta has won just one of the previous seven games in top-flight against Inter and even didn’t score in four of the last six meetings between two sides. Atalanta was also hammered by Premier League champions Liverpool 5-0 in Champions League, and it made Bergamo side more problematic.
La Dea lacks the most in defense part, and they have now conceded in each of their nine matches in Serie A. Gian Piero Gasperini's men are just one point ahead of the Inter, but the task would not be easy with this struggling defense.
Meanwhile, Inter Milan saw some improvement in their defense after the return of Alessandro Bastoni and Milan Skriniar. Inter conceded 15 goals in all competitions, which is slightly more than the last edition when they shipped only 7 goals in the first nine matches. Antonio Conte's men suffered a defeat against Real Madrid in their last Champions League encounter, before playing a 2-2 draw with Parma. Romelu Lukakau is a big asset for Inter, and his absence delivered a failure.
Antonio Conte is unbeaten against his former club with seven wins and a draw, so the confidence can somehow deliver through the manager. The previous meeting was also in favor of Inter as Conte’s men defeated Atalanata 2-0 in the last edition.
Possible Lineups & Current Form
Atalanta BC
Lineup: Sportiello; Toloi, Romero, Djimsiti; Depaoli, Pasalic, Freuler, Mojica; Gomez; Ilicic, Zapata
Serie A form: W W W L LW
Inter Milan
Lineup: Handanovic; Skriniar, De Vrij, Bastoni; Hakimi, Barella, Brozovic, Vidal, Young; Perisic, Martinez
Serie A form: W W D L W D
Key Players
Atalanta BC
Zapata
2 goals in Serie A 2020-21
Pasalic
1 goal in Serie A 2020-21
Inter Milan
Martinez
3 goals in Serie A 2020-21
Brozovic
1 goal in Serie A 2020-21
