Serie A

Inter vs. Atalanta: Scudetto and Champions League

After their derby defeat, Inter hope to bounce back, but Atalanta need points to keep their Champions League dream alive.

Inter are currently seven points clear of Milan with ten games remaining. After their derby defeat ended a run of 14 wins and one draw, Inter now take on Atalanta, hoping to shut down Milan’s hopes of a comeback in the title race. Atalanta have different ambitions. After nine consecutive unbeaten results, they lost some momentum following their defeat to Sassuolo and a draw with Udinese. The Champions League spots are five points away, and the side from Bergamo need a win to make the most of the head-to-head clash between Como and Roma.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

There have been 73 official meetings in Milan between the two sides: Inter have won 51 (most recently 4–0 in Serie A 2024/25), there have been 12 draws (most recently 2–2 in Serie A 2021/22) and Atalanta have won 10 (most recently 2–1 away in Serie A 2013/14).

Since 2015/16, across all competitions, Atalanta have beaten Inter only twice in 23 meetings: 2–1 in Bergamo on 23 October 2016 and 4–1 at home on 11 November 2018. The remaining record is 14 Inter wins and seven draws. Since that last Atalanta win, there have been 16 meetings between San Siro and the New Balance Arena, ending in 11 Inter wins and five draws.

Inter are coming off nine straight wins over Atalanta in all competitions, home and away: 22 goals scored and five conceded.

Inter have not lost at San Siro to Atalanta in Serie A since 23 March 2014 (1–2): since then, they have recorded eight wins and three draws.

DID YOU KNOW?

Lautaro Martínez is the second-highest scorer in Inter–Atalanta meetings (in Milan and Bergamo), with eight goals. Only Sandro Mazzola has more (12).

After Milan–Inter, Inter failed to score in a Serie A match for the second time this season after 15 games; the only other goalless league match was also against Milan, in the reverse derby (Inter–Milan 0–1 on 23 November 2025, Matchday 12).

Inter are also on a run of two straight official matches without scoring: 0–0 at Como in the Coppa Italia and Milan–Inter 1–0 last weekend. Chivu’s side last scored through Çalhanoğlu in the 70th minute of Inter–Genoa 2–0 in Serie A; their current drought stands at 200 minutes.

Inter are the Serie A 2025/26 team with the most goals scored by substitutes (10).

Inter are among the teams that have gained the most points in second halves compared with the half-time score (+14), level with Milan.

Inter are among the top teams for goals scored in the opening 15 minutes of the first half (9, level with Como and Napoli), in the final 15 minutes of the first half (stoppage time included) (10, level with Milan) and in the final 15 minutes of matches (stoppage time included) (17).

This match features the top two teams for form in the second half of the season in Serie A 2025/26: Inter with 22 points, and Atalanta with 18 (level with Milan and Como).

Atalanta have gone seven straight matches without a clean sheet, conceding 16 goals in total; their last clean sheet was the 2–0 away win at Lazio in Serie A on 14 February.

For the first time under Palladino, Atalanta have gone two consecutive league matches without a win (against Sassuolo and Udinese). Earlier this season, a longer winless run occurred between Matchdays 5 and 12 (five draws and three defeats), but Palladino was in charge only for the last match in that sequence (Napoli–Atalanta 3–1 on 22 November 2025).

COACHES and PLAYERS

It will be the third official meeting between Cristian Chivu and Raffaele Palladino: in the previous two, Chivu has one win and there has been one draw.

In Serie A, Atalanta are Lautaro Martínez’s third-favourite opponent: he has scored eight goals against them, behind only Salernitana (10) and Cagliari (12).

Federico Dimarco has made the most key passes in Serie A 2025/26 (66).

Only Riccardo Orsolini (5) has hit the woodwork more often than Gianluca Scamacca and Henrikh Mkhitaryan (4 each) in Serie A 2025/26.

Gianluca Scamacca scored against Udinese: it was his eighth league goal of the season. He had not scored a brace since Atalanta–Cagliari 2–1 on 13 December 2025.

Among goalkeepers with at least three appearances in Serie A 2025/26, only Mile Svilar (84.8%) and Mike Maignan (81.2%) have a better save percentage than Marco Carnesecchi (79.6%).

DISCIPLINE

Suspended: none

Cautioned: Palladino (Atalanta)

REFEREE

MANGANIELLO (PASSERO – ROSSI L.) IV: COLLU, VAR: GARIGLIO, AVAR: CHIFFI

UPCOMING MATCHES

Fiorentina-Inter (Sunday March 22th, 20.45 CET)

Atalanta-Verona (Sunday March 22th, 15.00 CET)

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