Atalanta – Inter

Inter will beat Atalanta in the marquee match of the round

Inter leads the Italian championship after 15 rounds. The previous match, however, the snakes were playing in the country’s Super Cup. Kivu’s charges faced Bologna and took the lead as early as the 8th minute. Rossoblu managed to equalize in the first half thanks to Orsolini’s penalty conversion. After the break, the Nerazzurri took the field with a determination to win. Despite Inter’s dominance, the match went to a penalty shootout. A string of missed penalties by Kivu’s players allowed the Friulians to progress further in the tournament bracket. In the previous round of the championship Inter faced Genoa. As is often the case, Kivu’s charges made the difference already at the start of the match. Goals by Bisek and Martinez allowed the Nerazzurri to go in at the break with a comfortable lead. Vitinha’s reply goal tempered the Genoese defeat, but did not affect the result. Atalanta also faced the Griffins in the last match. Genoa, it seemed, had simplified the Bergamasques’ task as early as the 3rd minute. Leali’s straight red card, however, did not unsettle De Rossi’s charges. The Genoese had no shortage of chances and were dangerous on the counterattacks. Nevertheless, De Rossi’s charges did not allow the opponent to gain any points. In the 90+4th minute Gin headed the ball into the opponent’s goal. In the previous round Atalanta beat Cagliari not without similar problems. The goddess’s victory was brought by Scamacca’s goal in the 81st minute. The results of the latest head-to-head meetings between the opponents are quite telling. Inter has proven stronger than Atalanta for eight matches in a row! In this stretch the goal difference in favor of the snakes stands at 21 to five. Moreover, the Bergamaschi scored their five goals in three matches. In the last season the clubs met three times. The first-round meeting at Giuseppe Meazza ended in a crushing 4:0 victory for the hosts. In January of this year the Milanese side defeated the opponent in the Italian Super Cup semifinal 2-0. The Bergamo meeting in the second half of the Serie A season ended in a confident 0-2 victory for the snakes. Under Roberto Palladino, Atalanta began to collect three points more often. But among their recent successes one can perhaps single out only the victory over Chelsea. Inter will be a serious test for the Bergamaschi. It is unlikely that the goddess will withstand him.