MILANO. Inter overcame Atalanta.

The match was played at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza stadium in Milano on Saturday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Daniele Orsato who was helped by Alessandro Giallatini and Alessio Berti. The 4th official was Andrea Colombo. The weather was rainy. The temperature was pleasant at 20.7 degrees Celsius or 69.22 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Inter was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Atalanta that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Atalanta was putting more pressure with 40 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, Inter managed to find the solution to win this match.​

Inter shot 20 times, 11 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Atalanta shot 11 times, 4 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Inter didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Atalanta received 1 yellow card (Rafael Tolói).

Standings

After this encounter, Inter will have 69 points to hold in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, Atalanta will stay with 61 points to hold in the 5th place.

Next matches

Inter – Formation

Inter started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Simone Inzaghi decided to play with the following team: André Onana (7.0), Danilo D’Ambrosio (6.6), Francesco Acerbi (7.4), Alessandro Bastoni (7.0), Denzel Dumfries (7.0), Nicolò Barella (7.2), Marcelo Brozović (7.3), Hakan Çalhanoğlu (7.3), Federico Dimarco (7.1), Romelu Lukaku (7.6) and Lautaro Martínez (9.1).

The home team had on the bench: Alex Cordaz, Edin Džeko, Samir Handanovič, Dennis Curatolo, Kristjan Asllani, Stefan de Vrij, Robin Gosens (6.8), Matteo Darmian (6.3), Aleksandar Stankovic, Raoul Bellanova and Ebenezer Akinsamiro.

Inter could not rely on the presence of Matteo Darmian (injured).

Substitutions

Inter made 5 changes: Federico Dimarco for Robin Gosens (70′), Alessandro Bastoni for Edin Džeko (81′), Romelu Lukaku  for Kristjan Asllani (81′), Nicolò Barella  for Stefan de Vrij (81′) and Danilo D’Ambrosio for Matteo Darmian (83′).

Best player: Lautaro Martínez​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Inter was Lautaro Martínez.

His rating is (9.1) with 1 goal, 22 passes (72% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 11. He performed 1 cross.

Atalanta – Formation

Atalanta started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Gian Piero Gasperini played with: Marco Sportiello (7.6), Rafael Tolói (6.4), Berat Djimsiti (6.5), Giorgio Scalvini (7.1), Joakim Mæhle (6.4), Marten de Roon (7.0), Éderson (6.1), Davide Zappacosta (6.1), Teun Koopmeiners (6.8), Mario Pašalić (7.1) and Rasmus Winther Højlund (6.1).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Luis Muriel (6.4), Merih Demiral, Matteo Colombo, Caleb Okoli, Juan Musso, Ademola Lookman (6.1), Francesco Rossi, Lorenzo Bernasconi and Alessandro Falleni.

Substitutions

Atalanta made 3 changes: Mario Pasalic for Ademola Lookman (61′), Éderson for Luis Muriel (69′) and Joakim Maehle for Caleb Okoli (86′).

Best player: Marco Sportiello​

The most impressive player for Atalanta was the goalkeeper: Marco Sportiello. His rating is 7.63. He performed 8 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Serie A.​

• Inter – Atalanta – 3-2
• Spezia – Torino – 0-4
• Salernitana – Udinese – 3-2
• Fiorentina – Roma – 2-1