Following their recent midweek success, Inter Milan will continue their Scudetto defense on Sunday evening, when they visit Atalanta BC in a local derby with kickoff at 10:45 pm.
The Nerazzurri are the historically dominant side in the derby with AC Milan. They will arrive in Bergamo, having secured the first trophy of the season by winning the Supercoppa Italiana.
Inter Milan coach Simone Inzaghi claimed his first trophy for the club since taking over from title-winning predecessor Antonio Conte in the summer with Wednesday’s Supercoppa Italiana win over Lazio.
Juventus’s defeat to Roma in this year’s Derby d’Italia will be a bitter pill to swallow for the Serie A champions. Roma last year usurped the black-and-white side as Italian champions.
With the match seemingly destined for penalties, Inter substitute Alexis Sanchez scored in the final minute of regulation time to give the league champions a Supercoppa victory over Napoli.
Atalanta claimed a point from their latest tussle with AC Milan, but they have drawn four and lost two of their last six Serie A games against the Rossoneri. Atalanta is without winning the clubs’ last six Serie A encounters, drawing four and losing two.
Milan has nevertheless failed to score a free-scoring side in three of their last four Serie A matches against Inter. They are now looking for their first league victory in this fixture since November 2018.
Atalanta vs. Inter Milan Head to Head
Both sides have 29 games against each other, with hosts taking 12 wins while opponents with 6 wins. Here is a look at their previous encounters:
Home
- Atalanta 2-0 Venezia
- Udinese 2-6 Atalanta
- Genoa 0-0 Atalanta
- Atalanta 1-4 Roma
- Hellas Verona 1-2 Atalanta
Away
- Inter 2-1 Juventus
- Inter 2-1 Lazio
- Milan 1-0 Torino
- Salernitana 0-5 Inter
- Inter 4-0 Cagliari
Inter Milan Team News
Since returning from a spell in self-isolation with COVID-19, Inter striker Edin Dzeko should feature up front again, joining his regular partner Lautaro Martínez. The Bosnian forward has scored seven times against Atalanta in Serie A; no other team has recorded as many goals against Dzeko.
Atalanta Team News
Meanwhile, Atalanta hopes that Berat Djimsiti will be fit to return after he was injured last weekend. Captain Rafael Toloi and Ruslan Malinovskyi are also likely to start after Gasperini made several changes for the midweek game.
Prediction and Odds
Atalanta rarely sits back against the top sides, and Inter has scored first on 16 occasions in Serie A this season. Both teams will be feeling confident going into this enticing encounter, which should be explosive from the kickoff.
- Draw
- Double Chance
- Goals Under 3.5
