BERGAMO. Inter conquered Atalanta to win 2-1. It was Inter to strike first with a penalty of Hakan Calhanoglu at the 40′. Then Lautaro Martínez scored again for Inter in the 57′ minute. Eventually, Gianluca Scamacca reduced the distance for Atalanta (61′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.
The match was played at the Gewiss Stadium stadium in Bergamo on Saturday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Simone Sozza who had the assistance of Damiano Di Iorio and Filippo Bercigli. The 4th official was Antonio Giua. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 10.34 degrees Celsius or 50.61 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 64%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Atalanta was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Inter that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Atalanta was putting more pressure with 62 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 4 were on target. Nonetheless, Inter found a way to find the solution to win this contest.
Atalanta shot 14 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Inter shot 10 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Atalanta received 4 yellow cards (Rafael Tolói, Marten de Roon, Gian Gasperini and Sead Kolašinac). Talking about the opposition, Inter received 1 yellow card (Denzel Dumfries).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Atalanta will stay with 19 points to remain in the 5th place. Regarding the opposition, Inter will have 28 points to hold in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Atalanta will host Sassuolo on the 18th of February with a 17-4 head to head stats in favor of Atalanta (5 draws).
Inter will host Salernitana on the 18th of February with a 4-0 head to head in favor of Inter (1 draw).
Atalanta – Formation
Atalanta
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35'
61'
Atalanta started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Gian Piero Gasperini decided to play with the following team: Juan Musso , Giorgio Scalvini , Berat Djimsiti , Sead Kolašinac , Davide Zappacosta , Marten de Roon , Éderson , Matteo Ruggeri , Ademola Lookman , Teun Koopmeiners and Gianluca Scamacca .
The home team had on the bench: Rafael Tolói , Hans Hateboer , Emil Holm, Mario Pašalić , Luis Muriel , Charles De Ketelaere , Mitchel Bakker, Nadir Zortea, Michel Ndary Adopo, Marco Carnesecchi, Francesco Rossi, Giovanni Bonfanti and Aleksei Miranchuk.
Substitutions
Atalanta made 5 changes: Sead Kolašinac for Mario Pašalić (55′), Davide Zappacosta for Hans Hateboer (55′), Giorgio Scalvini for Rafael Tolói (62′), Ademola Lookman for Charles De Ketelaere (80′) and Teun Koopmeiners for Luis Muriel (80′).
Best player: Ademola Lookman
The most impressive player for Atalanta was Ademola Lookman.
His rating is with 41 passes (83% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 12. He performed 3 crosses.
Inter – Formation
Inter
Inter started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Simone Inzaghi played with: Yann Sommer , Benjamin Pavard , Stefan de Vrij , Francesco Acerbi , Denzel Dumfries , Nicolò Barella , Hakan Calhanoglu , Henrikh Mkhitaryan , Federico Dimarco , Lautaro Martínez and Marcus Thuram .
They had on the bench: Alessandro Bastoni, Stefano Sensi , Raffaele Di Gennaro, Davy Klaassen, Davide Frattesi , Kristjan Asllani , Carlos Augusto , Yann Bisseck, Matteo Darmian , Lucien Agoumé, Alexis Sánchez and Emil Audero.
Inter could not rely on the presence of Matteo Darmian (injured) and Alexis Sánchez (injured).
Substitutions
Inter made 5 changes: Benjamin Pavard for Matteo Darmian (33′), Federico Dimarco for Carlos Augusto (70′), Henrikh Mkhitaryan for Davide Frattesi (70′), Lautaro Martínez for Alexis Sánchez (86′) and Hakan Calhanoglu for Kristjan Asllani (86′).
Best player: Hakan Calhanoglu
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Inter was Hakan Calhanoglu.
His rating is with 1 goal, 77 passes (95% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 12. He performed 5 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
