Atalanta gags Inter

Simone Inzaghi and Inter will therefore not have fallen head over heels into the trap. Nor will they be completely untangled. This Sunday in Bergamo, Atalanta stifled the usual offensive flamboyance of ^{Interisti. Enough to give birth to a never razor-sharp 0-0, which preserves the status quo at the top of Serie A.}

Le Brozo show

The confrontation is sizeable, between two of the most playful teams in Italy. If the celebration is promising, no one wants to give in to the intoxication of the party, the two camps soberly corking the champagne from the first quarter of an hour. It’s rather a bitter beer that both teams draw in the first half, as a bitter fight quickly takes shape in midfield. Only one guy manages to really extricate himself from the molasses of the midfield: Marcelo Brozović, omnipresent at the recovery of the ball as if to initiate the actions of his people. Not enough to panic Atalanta, whose offensive brilliance still arises intermittently. Shortly before the break, Pašalić – after a superb collective action – drops into the box, after a slight contact with Perišić. The referee remains impassive, and the two teams end the first act with a zero on the scoreboard.

The Wall of Bergamo

It is Inter who takes the helm after the break, while Barella and Brozović, now dominant in the middle, are more likely to touch Džeko in front. The Bosnian can unleash a cachou from the right and start a well-felt one-two, but the military discipline of Atalanta allows him to hold on behind. The Dea decided to squeeze the loaves and does it rather well, in the face of Nerazzurri who don’t actually have that much to eat in front of them. The last ten minutes will still take on a crazier hue: Muriel, launched against, first loses a face-to-face with Handanovič. A few minutes later, D’Ambrosio – served by a brilliant pass from Barella – also ruined his chance. Frustrating, but nothing dramatic for the two teams: Inter remains on the first step of Serie A, when Atalanta, it still points to 4 ^e league rank.

^{Atalanta (4-3- 2-1): Musso – Djimsiti, Demiral, Palomino, Pezzella – De Roon, Freuler, Pessina (Miranchuk, 78e}) – Koopmeiners, Pašalić (Zappacosta, 90^e) – Muriel (Piccoli, 86e). Coach: Gian Piero Gasperini.

Inter (3-5-2): Handanovič – D’Ambrosio, Škriniar, Bastoni (De Vrij, 83^{e) – Darmian (Dumfries, 67e), Barella, Brozović, Çalhanoğlu (Vidal, 67e), Perišić – Sánchez (Correa, 67e), Džeko (Martinez, 82e). Coach: Simone Inzaghi.}

Results and classification of Serie A

By Adrien Candau