Determined performance by Atalanta – claims a point away to Inter
Atalanta got a point away from home against a strong Inter on Saturday. The Serie A match finished 2-2 (1-2).
The hosts Inter started best and were already 1-0 up already from the kickoff. After only 5 minutes Lautaro Martinez found the net, with an assist from Nicolo Barella.
Atalanta equalised to make it 1-1 after half an hour’s play as Ruslan Malinovskyi scored.
The team took the lead, when Rafael Toloi scored, in the 38th minute.
It took until the 71st minute before Edin Dzeko equalised for Inter. This brought the final score to 2-2.
It means that Inter have taken points for the sixth game in a row and have yet to lose this season.
Inter have 3 wins and 2 draws with a 16–7 goal difference in the last 5 games, while Atalanta have 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss and a 6–5 goal difference.
The last meeting between the teams ended in a 0-1 home win for Inter in March 2021.
Inter are unbeaten at home, after two games. Atalanta have all wins after two away games.
Inter have scored 20 goals. They have scored 12 goals at home. They’ve conceded 7 goals in total.
Atalanta have scored 8 goals in this campaign. Away from home they have scored 8 goals. They’ve conceded 6 goals in total.
Inter have opened the score in 2 of their 5 of the games, and have a winning ratio of 50 percent when scoring the first goal.
In the next games in the Serie A, Inter will take on Sassuolo (away) on 01 October 2021, Lazio (away) on 15 October 2021 and Juventus (home) on 23 October 2021. Atalanta play Milan (home) on 02 October 2021, Empoli (away) on 16 October 2021 and Udinese (home) on 23 October 2021.