Juventus' promising start (two consecutive 3:0 victories) puts pressure on Inter to maximise their performance at the beginning of the season. Inter Milan are seen as the clear favourites in their clash with Atalanta, despite both teams dealing with numerous personnel losses.
In 180 minutes of Serie A action, Inter have generated 4.49 xG—only Atalanta have more (5.55). After a disappointing draw with Genoa (2:2), the team confidently handled Lecce at home (2:0), assisted by newcomer Mehdi Taremi in this match. The former Porto forward is likely to replace Lautaro Martínez, who is recovering from injury. It's worth noting that Inter operate in their aggressive 3-5-2 formation, with the coaching staff enhancing play through substitutions during the match.
Atalanta also managed to handle Lecce in the first round (4:0), but unexpectedly lost to Torino last weekend (1:2). Mateo Retegui scored again for Atalanta (3+0 in Serie A), but even 3.51 xG and 25 shots weren't enough for a victory. On Wednesday, the team officially parted ways with key midfielder Teun Koopmeiners, who was sold to Juventus, but his replacement Lazar Samardžić is already impacting Atalanta's attack.
In the past two seasons, four out of the five head-to-head matches between these teams have gone total over 2,5. Inter and Atalanta make no secret of their attacking preferences—we can expect goals from them on Friday.
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Simone Inzaghi
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coach | ||
| Player | Matches | Goals | |
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In squad
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Yann Sommer
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gk. | 2 | -2 |
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Andrei Radu
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Josep Martínez
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Raffaele Di Gennaro
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Alessandro Bastoni
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df. | 2 | 0 |
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Federico Dimarco
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df. | 2 | 0 |
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Francesco Acerbi
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df. | 2 | 0 |
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Matteo Darmian
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df. | 2 | 1 |
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Benjamin Pavard
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df. | 1 | 0 |
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Yann Aurel Ludger Bisseck
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df. | 1 | 0 |
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Stefan de Vrij
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Carlos Augusto
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mf. | 2 | 0 |
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Davide Frattesi
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mf. | 2 | 0 |
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Denzel Dumfries
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mf. | 2 | 0 |
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Hakan Çalhanoğlu
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mf. | 2 | 1 |
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Henrikh Mkhitaryan
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mf. | 2 | 0 |
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Kristjan Asllani
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mf. | 2 | 0 |
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Nicolò Barella
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mf. | 2 | 0 |
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Piotr Zieliński
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Tajon Buchanan
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Marcus Thuram
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fw. | 2 | 2 |
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Mehdi Taremi
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fw. | 2 | 0 |
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Lautaro Martínez
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fw. | 1 | 0 |
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Marko Arnautovic
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fw. | 1 | 0 |
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Eddy Salcedo
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Joaquín Correa
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Gian Piero Gasperini
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coach | ||
| Player | Matches | Goals | |
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In squad
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Marco Carnesecchi
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gk. | 1 | -2 |
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Francesco Rossi
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Rui Patrício
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Berat Djimsiti
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df. | 2 | 0 |
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Davide Zappacosta
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df. | 2 | 0 |
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Isak Malcolm Kwaku Hien
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df. | 2 | 0 |
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Marco Palestra
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df. | 2 | 0 |
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Matteo Ruggeri
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df. | 2 | 0 |
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Ben Godfrey
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df. | 1 | 0 |
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Albert Navarro
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Brandon Soppy
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Giorgio Scalvini
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Odilon Kossounou
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Rafael Tola
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Raoul Bellanova
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Sead Kolašinac
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Charles Marc S. De Ketelaere
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mf. | 2 | 0 |
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Federico Cassa
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mf. | 2 | 0 |
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João Paulo Ferreira Lourenço
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mf. | 2 | 0 |
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Marco Brescianini
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mf. | 2 | 2 |
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Mario Pašalić
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mf. | 2 | 0 |
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Marten de Roon
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mf. | 2 | 0 |
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Ibrahim Sulemana
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mf. | 1 | 0 |
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Lazar Vujadin Samardžić
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mf. | 1 | 0 |
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Mitchel Bakker
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mf. | 1 | 0 |
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Nicolò Zaniolo
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mf. | 1 | 0 |
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Juan Cuadrado
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Viktor Kovalenko
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Mateo Retegui
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fw. | 2 | 3 |
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Ademola Lookman
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Gianluca Scamacca
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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