2-1, 4 wins in a row! The three-time Champions League champion played crazy, 46% possession and 10 shots, and threw off the opponent by 6 points to the championship
The 2023/24 Serie A season continues, and for the Nerazzurri Inter Milan Milan have been in excellent form this season, with Sociedad tied for first place in the group in the Champions League, and in Serie A, Inter Milan are the favourites to win the title. In a key match in the 11th round of Serie A, Inter Milan challenged Atalanta, known as the little blue and black, in the first half, Darmian made a penalty, Calhanoglu opened the scoring with a penalty, Pavard went off due to injury, Mkhitaryan assisted Lautaro Martinez to extend the score in the second half, Scamacca pulled a goal back, and finally Inter Milan defeated Atalanta 2-1 away and continued to lead.
Atalanta vs. Inter Milan, Gasperini sent a starting lineup of 200 million euros, Koopmeiners, Lukman and Scamacca partnered in the front, Zappacosta, De Jong, Adelson, Rugli sat in the midfield, Scalvini, Jimsetti, Kolasinac formed the defensive line, and Musso guarded the gate. For Inter Milan, Inzaghi Jr. sent a starting lineup of 390 million euros, Thuram Jr., Lautaro Martinez partnered with two strikers, Dimarco, Mkhitaryan, Calhanoglu, Barella, Dumfries sat in the midfield, Acerbi, De Vrij, Pavard formed the defensive line, and Sommer guarded the door.
In the 21st minute of the game, Atalanta attacked in front, Zappacosta broke through on the right side and crossed, the first point in the penalty area was cleared by Pavard's header, and Ruggieri followed up with a volley at the back point and missed slightly. In the 32nd minute, Pavard collided with an Atalanta player while fighting for a ball in the penalty area, and after being examined by the team doctor, Pavard determined that he was not fit to continue the game, and then Inzaghi Jr. replaced Pavard with Darmian.
In the 39th minute, Darmian, who had just come on as a substitute, broke through into the penalty area on the right side, Musso attacked and knocked Damian down, and the referee decisively awarded a penalty, Calhanoglu took the penalty kick, Inter Milan broke the deadlock on the field, and led Atalanta 1-0 away. In the 43rd minute, Calhanoglu advanced to the edge of the penalty area with the ball in the middle of the field, and his long-range shot was saved by the goalkeeper.
In the second half, the two teams changed sides and fought again, and in the 50th minute, Inter Milan made a successful tackle in front, and Dimarco shot wide from the edge of the penalty area. In the 55th minute, Inter Milan attacked the ball from the right and crossed, the first point in the penalty area was cleared, Dimarco's second shot was blocked, De Vrij crossed again, and Lautaro Martinez scored with a header in front of the goal, but VAR intervention showed that Lautaro was in an offside position when Dimarco shot, so the goal was invalid. In the 57th minute, Mkhitaryan made a successful steal in front of the field and sent a diagonal stopper, and Lautaro Martinez scored with a kick from the left side, and Inter Milan extended the score and led Atalanta 2-0 away.
In the 61st minute, Dimarco was cut off from the backfield, Lookman made a successful steal and crossed, Scamacca followed up and scored a goal, Atalanta pulled a goal back, 1-2 behind Inter Milan. In the 73rd minute, Atalanta attacked in front, Lookman's long-range shot from outside the box was saved by Sommer, and then Scamacca's follow-up shot was blocked by Darmian. In stoppage time, Toloi was shown a second yellow card as Inter kept the score 2-1 at the end.
Looking at the post-match stats, Inter Milan had 46% possession and 4 shots on target from 10 attempts, while Atalanta had 54% possession and 4 shots on target from 14 attempts. After this campaign, Inter Milan continued to lead Serie A with 28 points, 6 points away from the city's rivals, and Atalanta ranked 5th with 19 points.