Serie A: Atalanta vs Inter Milan
At 3:45 a.m. Beijing time on January 17, 2022, the 22nd round of the Serie A, Atalanta will host league leaders Inter Milan. Atalanta's performance in recent seasons has been good, consecutive Champions League qualification, and the team's performance this season is still stable, after 20 rounds of league, achieved 12 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses, ranked 4th in the league with 41 points, and the league leader has an 8-point gap, the difficulty of winning the championship is not small; and in the case of 2 rounds of less matches, the same as the Juventus points behind them, the temporary point situation is still good. From the data point of view, Atalanta scored 44 goals in 20 league rounds, conceded 26 goals, the overall offensive and defensive performance is good, with Zapata, Passalic and Malinowski as the offensive core of the forward line, the firepower is still very sharp, but there is still a certain gap between the defensive end and other top-ranked teams.
Atalanta won two consecutive wins after the winter break, first a 6-2 victory over Udinese at the end of the league, then against Venice in the Round of 16 of the Italian Cup, with goals from Murrill and Maher, and finally won the opponent 2-0 easily and successfully qualified. It is worth noting that Atalanta's home results this season have not been ideal, with 3 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses in 9 league home games, and its home home ranks 12th in the league.
Inter Milan was last season's Serie A champions, although the team was slightly slow at the beginning of the season, but with the deepening of the schedule, the Nerazzurri reversed the current, after 20 rounds of league, achieved 15 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss, ranking at the top of the league table with 49 points, and currently in the case of one round of less matches, 1 point higher than AC Milan, the lead is not obvious. From the statistical point of view, Inter Milan scored 51 goals in 20 rounds of the league, conceded 16 goals, the attacking end is the first team to score the most goals in Serie A, and the defensive end is also very good, it is currently the second fewest team in the league, and recently conceded one more goal than Napoli.
Inter Milan's results are still good after the winter break, first in the league end to win the Blue Eagles Lazio 2-1, and then in the Italian Super Cup, with the extra time, the Italian Super Cup champion was pocketed, which is the first trophy of the Nerazzurri this season, which has greatly helped to motivate morale, but the disadvantage is that extra time still has a certain impact on the team's physical fitness. In addition, Inter Milan's away results in the league this season are still remarkable, although the only defeat is on the road, but its away ranking is still high in the league.
In terms of past meetings between the two teams, Atalanta has achieved 1 win, 5 draws and 4 defeats in the past 10 matches against Inter Milan, and the past performance is at a disadvantage, and the first leg of this season has only shook hands with each other 2-2, and the most recent victory dates back to November 2018. In terms of recent conditions, the results of both sides after the winter break are good, but Inter Milan have played 120 minutes in the Italian Super Cup and are not as good as their opponents in terms of physical fitness. From the data point of view, the performance is slightly ambiguous, but combined with the strength and heritage of both sides, this battle Inter Milan is still worth looking forward to.