Inter vs Atalanta prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2024-08-29 18:45.
[p]A goal in either half against Lecce last time out gave champions Inter Milan their first league win of the season (2-0), after starting the campaign with a 2-2 draw against Genoa. That victory curiously marked the eighth time across their last 11 Serie A matches that the Nerazzurri have found the net exactly twice.[/p]
[p]The win was achieved without injured captain Lautaro MartĂnez and coach Simone Inzaghi was quick to note the positives of not being “anchored” to a single player, especially with the Argentina striker a doubt for this match against Atalanta. A strong H2H record should boost hopes that they can do the job without him, with Inter having won the last four league H2Hs, netting 12 goals in the process and helping make up their longest winning streak since December 2001 against their visitors. [/p]
[p]Atalanta are coming off a 2-1 loss to Torino for their second defeat across three competitive matches (W1), but coach Gian Piero Gasperini still claimed to be “happy” with improvements shown since the Super Cup final loss to Real Madrid. Rarely have the away side slipped into a prolonged run of negative results and haven’t actually lost consecutive league games since March, although that was part of a four-game winless run which included a 4-0 defeat here to Inter. [/p]
[p]The setback at Torino ended what had been an impressive four-game away winning streak in the league. Getting that away run back on track will need Atalanta to improve another negative record here as they haven’t recorded a league win against Inter at San Siro since March 2014 (D3, L7).[/p]
[p]Key battle: Matteo Darmian scored Inter’s opening goal in their win over Lecce, and the defender did the same in the last H2H at this venue. His primary task here could be to halt Atalanta’s new signing Mateo Retegui, who has given or extended the lead for his team on the day with his last five league strikes, including one at San Siro last season against AC Milan.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Five of Atalanta’s last seven away league games featured exactly three goals.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Sridhar Bhamidi[/i][/p]