Two clubs in opposite halves of the Serie A table will do battle today in a league match between Atalanta and Inter Milan. The first-division clash scheduled for 9 a.m. ET will be held at the Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia in Bergamo and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on beIN Sports en Español.
What They're Saying
Inter Milan manager Roberto Mancini (via Football Italia): "Icardi is a great lad, and just as easy to manage as all the others. He's a young striker who has to improve, but he has that essential quality-he can score. We ask him to do that, but he knows that he must also improve his participation in the build-up and his movement."
Atalanta striker Mauricio Pinilla (via Football Italia): "I think it's possible to win at least one of the two games [against Inter and Juventus], no matter what the circumstances. As for the number of goals I'm going to score, I'm going to give an answer off the top of my head and say I'll notch at least two."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Pinilla's confidence doesn't match his form. In five appearances with Atalanta, the 31-year-old has one goal.
Atalanta's Projected Lineup (4-4-2): Sportiello; Bellini, Stendardo, Benalouane, Masiello; Moralez, Cigarini, Carmona, Zappacosta; Pinilla, Denis
Inter Milan's Projected Lineup (4-3-1-2): Handanovic; Dodo, Jesus, Ranocchia, Santon; Brozovic, Medel, Guarin; Shaqiri; Palacio, Icardi
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (lineups and statistics via WhoScored).
Standings
| Rnk | Team | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juventus | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 47 | 10 | 37 | 53 | |||
| 2 | AS Roma | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 36 | 17 | 19 | 46 | |||
| 3 | Napoli | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 42 | 30 | 12 | 42 | |||
| 4 | Fiorentina | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 23 | 12 | 38 | |||
| 5 | Sampdoria | 22 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 35 | |||
| 6 | Lazio | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 37 | 26 | 11 | 34 | |||
| 7 | Palermo | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 33 | |||
| 8 | Genoa | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 30 | 26 | 4 | 32 | |||
| 9 | Torino | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 31 | |||
| 10 | Internazionale | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 33 | 29 | 4 | 29 | |||
| 11 | AC Milan | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 32 | 29 | 3 | 29 | |||
| 12 | Sassuolo | 23 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 29 | 33 | -4 | 29 | |||
| 13 | Udinese | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 30 | -4 | 28 | |||
| 14 | Verona | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 37 | -13 | 24 | |||
| 15 | Empoli | 22 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 21 | 26 | -5 | 23 | |||
| 16 | Atalanta | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 29 | -10 | 23 | |||
| 17 | Chievo | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 26 | -10 | 21 | |||
| 18 | Cagliari | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 29 | 42 | -13 | 19 | |||
| 19 | Cesena | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 43 | -22 | 15 | |||
| 20 | Parma | 22 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 20 | 47 | -27 | 9 |
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