MILANO. Inter wipes out Atalanta 4-0 with goals of Matteo Darmian (26′), Lautaro Martínez (45′), Federico Dimarco (54′) and Davide Frattesi (71′). Inter capitalized on its superior ball possession (59%).
Lautaro Martínez didn’t convert a penalty (54′) for Inter.
The match was played at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza stadium in Milano on Wednesday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Andrea Colombo with the collaboration of Alessandro Lo Cicero and Andrea Zingarelli. The 4th official was Luca Pairetto. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 9.6 degrees Celsius or 49.28 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Inter had a strong ball possession 59% while Atalanta was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Atalanta was putting more pressure with 40 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 2 were on target. Notwithstanding, Inter managed to find the solution to win this contest.
Inter shot 15 times, 7 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Atalanta shot 6 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Inter received 2 yellow cards (Matteo Darmian and Alessandro Bastoni). Talking about the opposition, Atalanta received 6 yellow cards (Isak Hien, Ademola Lookman, Berat Djimsiti , Mitchel Bakker, El Bilal Touré and Éderson).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Inter has 69 points to sit in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, Atalanta will stays with 46 points to remain in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Inter will host Genoa on the 3rd of March with a 21-5 head to head statistic in favor of Inter (8 draws).
Atalanta will host Bologna on the 3rd of March with a 16-7 head to head stats in favor of Atalanta (6 draws).
Inter – Formation
Inter
76'
62'
54'
Inter started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Simone Inzaghi decided to play with the following team: Yann Sommer , Benjamin Pavard , Stefan de Vrij , Alessandro Bastoni , Matteo Darmian , Nicolò Barella , Kristjan Asllani , Henrikh Mkhitaryan , Federico Dimarco , Marko Arnautović and Lautaro Martínez .
The home team had on the bench: Davide Frattesi , Denzel Dumfries , Raffaele Di Gennaro, Davy Klaassen , Tajon Buchanan, Carlos Augusto , Yann Bisseck, A. Stanković, Emil Audero and Alexis Sánchez .
Inter could not rely on the presence of Davy Klaassen (injured).
Substitutions
Inter made 5 changes: Matteo Darmian for Denzel Dumfries (46′), Davide Frattesi for Davy Klaassen (73′), Federico Dimarco for Carlos Augusto (69′), Henrikh Mkhitaryan for Davide Frattesi (62′) and Lautaro Martínez for Alexis Sánchez (68′).
Player of the match: Davide Frattesi
The most impressive player for Inter was Davide Frattesi.
His rating is with 1 goal, 3 passes (100% accurate) and 1 key pass.
His performance was sensational also because he began the encounter from the bench before entering in the 62′.
Atalanta – Formation
Atalanta
Atalanta started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Gian Piero Gasperini played with: Marco Carnesecchi , Giorgio Scalvini , Berat Djimsiti , Sead Kolasinac , Hans Hateboer , Mario Pasalic , Éderson , Davide Zappacosta , Teun Koopmeiners , Aleksei Miranchuk and Charles De Ketelaere .
They had on the bench: Isak Hien , Marten de Roon, Juan Musso, Rafael Tolói, José Luis Palomino, El Bilal Touré , Ademola Lookman , Mitchel Bakker , Michel Ndary Adopo , Paolo Vismara, Gianluca Scamacca, Emil Holm and Matteo Ruggeri.
Substitutions
Atalanta made 5 changes: Giorgio Scalvini for Isak Hien (58′), Aleksei Miranchuk for Ademola Lookman (57′), Teun Koopmeiners for Michel Ndary Adopo (57′), Sead Kolasinac for Mitchel Bakker (58′) and Charles De Ketelaere for El Bilal Touré (76′).
Player of the match: Éderson
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Atalanta was Éderson.
His rating is with 51 passes (94% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 5.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
