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Inter Milan – Atalanta (Serie A)

Inter Milan and Atalanta will face each other on Sunday at San Siro, Milan, for the 13rd round of the Serie A. Yet to know the taste of defeat for the first time this season, Inter Milan have kept pace with Napoli over the last six games and are considered title contenders for now. Atalanta, on their turn, saw their form been impacted by Europa League football this season, and that makes them unpredictable.

Inter Milan are 3rd placed in the league table with 30 points, result of 9 wins and 3 draws, with 23 goals scored and 9 goals conceded.  Inter Milan managed to keep their fantastic form since the beginning of the season and kept pace with Napoli, being only 2 points behind them, which makes this Milan side a serious title contender, at least for now. The team entered in the international break after a 1-1 home draw against Torino, a somewhat disappointing result, and in case Inter Milan had won that game, they would have been in the top of the table right now. Of their 6 matches played at home for Serie A, the Nerazzurri won 5 games and drew the other one, with 13 goals scored and 5 goals conceded.

The Biscione have the 3rd best defensive sector in the competition, being the 3rd team with fewer goals conceded, and are the 5th most effective attack in Serie A, with Mauro Icardi being the 2nd top scorer of the competition, with 11 goals scored. Luciano Spalletti’s men are very well organized at the back, and very effective up front, and unlike their opponents they don’t have any competition to be concerned about. With Juve facing a difficult trip to Genoa in order to face Sampdoria, Inter needs to be at their best here and get the 3 points here.

In their last 5 official matches, Inter Milan has a record of 3 wins and 2 draws. This sequence of results started with a 3-2 win against AC Milan. This result was followed by a 0-0 draw against Napoli, a 3-2 win over Sampdoria, a 1-2 victory against Hellas Verona, and in their last match, a 1-1 draw against Torino.

Probable Lineup: Handanovic – D’Ambrosio, Skriniar, Miranda and Nagatomo – Gagliardini and Vecino – Candreva, Valero and Perisic – Icardi.

Atalanta, on their turn, are 10th placed in the league table, with 16 points, result of 4 victories, 4 draws and 4 defeats, with 19 goals scored and 16 goals conceded. Atalanta’s league form has been impacted by Europa League football this season, and that makes them unpredictable with coach Gian Piero Gasperini being forced to rotate key-players in order to avoid unwanted injuries. In the Europa League, La Dea are achieving a very good performance and leads Group E, but in Serie A things do not look so good for them, being placed in the middle of the table and already 7 points behind the european spots.

Atalanta are yet to win their first game away from home, drawing 2 and losing the remaining 3, with a total of 5 goals scored and 10 goals conceded. La Dea have been showing a good effectiveness up front, but defensively there are aspects to be worked on, and this trip to San Siro will be a test to what was worked during the international break.

In their last 5 official games, Atalanta has a record of 2 victories, 2 draws and 1 defeat. This sequence of results started with a 1-0 win over Bologna. This result was followed by a 3-0 victory against Hellas Verona, a 2-1 defeat against Udinese, a 1-1 draw against Apollon Limassol, for the Europa League, and in their last game, a 1-1 draw against SPAL. Spinazzola is out due to injury.

Probable Lineup: Berisha – Tolói, Caldara and Masiello – Hateboer, Roon, Cristante and Gosens – Gomez and Ilicic – Petagna.

Inter Milan have won 4 of their last 8 direct clashes, drawing 2 and losing the remaining 2.

Playing at home and enjoying a fantastic moment of form, and well aware that Juventus might drop points in this 13rd round, Inter Milan can not miss this opportunity to get 3 more points and move a little higher in the league table.