Inter vs. Atalanta, everything you need to know

On Saturday 14 March at San Siro, Cristian Chivu's side host Atalanta in a 15:00 CET kick-off on matchday 29 in Serie A – a fixture that rarely lacks intensity or entertainment.

The clash at the Meazza has traditionally favoured the Nerazzurri and sees two of the league's most prolific sides go head to head. In the reverse fixture – Inter's final match of 2025 – Lautaro's strike proved decisive.

HEAD TO HEAD

Saturday's clash between Inter and Atalanta will be the 130th Serie A meeting between the two sides. The record clearly favours Inter: they have won 71, Atalanta 24, with 34 draws. La Dea are the team Inter have scored the most goals against in the competition, while for Atalanta, Inter are the side they have lost to most often (71 times) and conceded the most goals against (233).

Recent encounters have been particularly favourable to the Nerazzurri. Inter have won all of their last seven league meetings with Atalanta, scoring 19 goals and conceding just five. Only once in their history have our Nerazzurri managed eight consecutive Serie A wins against La Dea, between 1964 and 1967 under Helenio Herrera.

Inter are also unbeaten in their last 14 league matches against Atalanta, with nine wins and five draws. Across all competitions, Atalanta have failed to score against Inter in five successive games – four in the league and one in the Supercoppa Italiana semi-final – and have lost nine matches in a row to the Nerazzurri. In the second half of the Serie A season, La Dea have not beaten Inter in eleven encounters (four draws and seven losses) since their 2-1 victory on 23 March 2014.

STATE OF PLAY

Inter continue to lead several Serie A statistical charts. Chivu's side have scored the most goals from corners this season (15), with Atalanta in second place on eight, level with Roma.

Defensively, Inter are also the team with the most clean sheets (ten). Our Nerazzurri also stand out for their aggression in the final third: no team has recovered more balls in the attacking third.

Going forward, Inter (512) have taken more shots on goal than any other side in the league. They also lead the way for touches in the opposition box (987), while conceding the fewest in their own (399).

DIMARCO: THE KING OF ASSISTS

Federico Dimarco continues to be one of the standout performers for the Nerazzurri this season. Only Michael Olise (16) has managed more assists than the Inter wing-back (14).

Dimarco is one of only five players since 2004/05 to register over five assists from open play (eight) and more than five from set-pieces (six) in a single Serie A season.

PIO ESPOSITO'S GROWTH

Francesco Pio Esposito has scored four goals in Serie A this season. In the three-points-for-a-win era, only four Inter players have managed at least five goals in the league before turning 21: Nicola Ventola, Obafemi Martins, Mario Balotelli and Mateo Kovacic.

BONNY'S NUMBERS

Ange-Yoan Bonny has scored four of his five goals this season at home. In total, he has been involved in seven goals in twelve home appearances so far this campaign, after finishing last season with just four goal involvements in 19 appearances on home soil.

OPPONENTS: ATALANTA

Atalanta arrive in solid league form ahead of the clash. Since Raffaele Palladino took over in the dugout on 11 November, only Inter, AC Milan and Napoli have collected more points in Serie A: 33 from 17 games, the same as Como.

During this period, Palladino’s team have shown great defensive solidity, conceding just 15 goals – fewer than all teams except Inter and AC Milan.

In the league, Atalanta have lost only one of their last 11 matches (seven wins and three draws): a 2-1 defeat to Sassuolo on 1 March. After that match and their 2-2 draw with Udinese last time out, La Dea could go three games without a win for the first time since the period between September and November.

On the road, their record is perfectly balanced under Palladino: three wins, two draws and three defeats. Tactically, Atalanta have registered more direct attacks than any other Serie A team this season (60). This figure contrasts with Inter's defensive solidity, with only AC Milan, Cagliari and Udinese conceding fewer.

Atalanta's most recent match was in the Champions League, where they lost 6-1 at home to Bayern Munich in the first leg of the round of 16. For the match against Inter, Palladino is expected to send his team out in a 3-4-2-1 formation, with Carnesecchi in goal, Kossounou, Hien and Kolasinac at the back, Zappacosta, de Roon, Pasalic and Bernasconi in midfield, and Samardzic and Zalewski supporting Scamacca up front.

SERIE A, MATCHDAY 29

Friday 13 March Torino vs. Parma, 20:45 CET

Saturday 14 March INTER vs. Atalanta, 15:00 CET Napoli vs. Lecce, 18:00 CET Udinese vs. Juventus, 20:45 CET

Sunday 15 March Verona vs. Genoa, 12:30 CET Pisa vs. Cagliari, 15:00 CET Sassuolo vs. Bologna, 15:00 CET Como vs. Roma, 18:00 CET Lazio vs. AC Milan, 20:45 CET

Monday 16 March Cremonese vs. Fiorentina, 20:45 CET

DISCIPLINARY SITUATION

SUSPENDED Inter: - Atalanta: -

ONE BOOKING AWAY FROM SUSPENSION Inter: - Atalanta: Palladino (coach)

REFEREE

The referee for Inter vs. Atalanta will be Gianluca Manganiello.

Referee: Manganiello Assistants: Passeri-Rossi Fourth official: Collu VAR: Gariglio AVAR: Chiffi

INTER vs. ATALANTA, WHERE TO WATCH ON TV

Inter vs. Atalanta, scheduled for Saturday 14 March at 15:00 CET, will be broadcast live exclusively on DAZN. The match can be followed via the DAZN app on smart TVs, or streamed on mobile devices such as PCs, smartphones, and tablets.

UPDATES ON INTER TV

You'll find all the usual updates and pre-match coverage on Inter TV, with the latest from San Siro ahead of the clash. Our Livematch show before Inter vs. Atalanta will go live at 13:45 CET and will also be available on the Club’s official YouTube channel until 14:50 CET. After the game, stay tuned for full post-match coverage, including analysis, insights, and interviews.