Our prediction for this Serie A match:
All eyes will be on Gewiss Stadium when Atalanta and Inter lock horns in a highly-anticipated Serie A game on Saturday afternoon. The Orobici aim to build on a 3-0 win over Empoli, but they face a difficult task against the title-chasing Nerazzurri. A man to keep an eye on in the home team will be Gianluca Scamacca, who scored a brace in Monday’s clash, while both Davide Zappacosta and Jose Luis Palomino are out of contention with injuries.
The visitors, on the other hand, recorded a hard-fought 1-0 win over Roma at the weekend, with Marcus Thuram breaking the deadlock. Inter are eager to retain top position in the standings, but seeing that Atalanta are tough to beat in Bergamo, we are tempted to put our money on draw. Juan Cuadrado remains on the sidelines with a muscle injury, while Marko Arnautovic should recover in time to face Atalanta.
Highlighted Player (Hakan Calhanoglu):
Hakan Calhanoglu is another one in the long line of Turkish footballers who were born in Germany, so it is hardly surprising he came to prominence thanks to his performances in Bundesliga. The attacking midfielder with great vision and very good goalscoring record started his professional career at Karlsruher, scoring impressive 17 goals in 50 league outings to earn a move to Bundesliga side Hamburg.
The spell at Imtech Arena was merely a stepping stone for bigger things as 11 goals in his debut top flight campaign persuaded Bayer Leverkusen to splash nearly €15 million on his services. That proved a very good investment as Calhanoglu continued the rich vein of form, and it is now a matter of time before he joins one of European powerhouses.
The midfield maestro had a bright start to his career in the Turkey national team, scoring 5 goals in first 16 caps, and chances are he will become a leader for Milli Takim in the foreseeable future.
Highlighted Team (Atalanta):
Atalanta Bergamasco Calcio, better known as Atalanta Bergamo is an Italian football club from Bergamo which was founded in 1907 and is currently active in the Serie A.
The club host it’s home games in the Atleti Azzuri d’Italia stadium which holds a capacity of 27 000 sats. The club colors of Atalanta Bergamo are blue and black. Atalanta Bergamo holds the nickname Nerazzuri which is the same as Inter Milan.
Biggest succes of Atalanta Bergamo was in 1963 where the club managed to win the national cup (Coppa Italia). Atalanta won the Serie B three times (in 1959, 1984, 2006 and 2011). In Europe the club from Bergamo managed to stunt and reached the semi finals of the Europe Cup 2.