Atalanta vs. Inter: Stats and trivia

MILAN - League action is back this weekend following our home draw in the Champions League against Barcelona. At 12:30 CET on Sunday, the Nerazzurri will take on Atalanta in Bergamo and in collaboration with Opta, here are all the stats that you need to know.

Atalanta and Inter have previously played each other 114 times in Serie A, with the Bergamo outfit recording 23 wins, 29 draws and 62 defeats. Only against Juventus (64) have Atalanta registered more losses in Serie A. Inter have won five of their last eight league matches against Atalanta, while also drawing twice and losing once.

Inter have won all of their last seven league matches – a feat achieved for the first time since December 2008. Inter have not won four successive Serie A games away from home since November 2012, when they previously picked up a streak of six.

Marcelo Brozovic has made more passes than anyone else in Serie A this season (845). As for goalkeepers who’ve made at least two league appearances, SamirHandanovic (83 percent) has the highest rate of shots saved.

At the other end of the pitch, MauroIcardi has scored six goals in his last five Serie A matches against Atalanta in Serie A, yet zero in his previous five in Bergamo. RadjaNainggolan has already scored against Atalanta in Serie A, bagging three goals in 13 games against La Dea – two of these were at the Stadio Atleti Azzurri d’Italia (the last coming in April 2016).

Danilo D’Ambrosio’s first goal in Serie A was against Atalanta in September 2012, while RobertoGagliardini scored in his first Serie A appearance against Atalanta – coming during a 7-1 win in March 2017. Prior to joining the Nerazzurri, Gaglardini made 14 Serie A appearances for Atalanta in 2016.