Internazionale vs Atalanta, 2024-25 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie A
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4 - 0
4 - 0
Inter cruise past Atalanta with Thuram double
A Marcus Thuram double helped Inter Milan to an emphatic 4-0 win over Atalanta on Friday, the second straight Serie A home win for the defending champions.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Own Goal by Berat Djimsiti, Atalanta. Inter Milan 1, Atalanta 0.
- 7': Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 7': Foul by Éderson (Atalanta).
- 8': Attempt saved. Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Federico Dimarco.
- 10': Goal! Inter Milan 2, Atalanta 0. Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Benjamin Pavard.
- 11': Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Matteo Darmian (Inter Milan).
- 12': Berat Djimsiti (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan).
- 15': Attempt saved. Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Lazar Samardzic.
- 15': Attempt missed. Mateo Retegui (Atalanta) left footed shot from very close range is close, but misses the top left corner.
- 18': Foul by Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta).
- 18': Matteo Darmian (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Benjamin Pavard (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Marco Brescianini (Atalanta).
- 21': Attempt blocked. Marco Brescianini (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mario Pasalic.
- 24': Attempt missed. Mateo Retegui (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Lazar Samardzic.
- 25': Delay in match (Inter Milan).
- 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 27': Attempt blocked. Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolò Barella.
- 29': Delay in match because of an injury Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan).
- 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 33': Delay in match because of an injury Berat Djimsiti (Atalanta).
- 34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 38': Hand ball by Mateo Retegui (Atalanta).
- 39': Attempt missed. Lazar Samardzic (Atalanta) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Marco Brescianini.
- 40': Foul by Berat Djimsiti (Atalanta).
- 40': Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan).
- 42': Lazar Samardzic (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Mateo Retegui (Atalanta).
- 42': Francesco Acerbi (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Offside, Inter Milan. Marcus Thuram is caught offside.
- 45': Foul by Lazar Samardzic (Atalanta).
- 45': Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Marten de Roon (Atalanta).
- 45': Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Marten de Roon (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Inter Milan 2, Atalanta 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Inter Milan 2, Atalanta 0.
- 46': Attempt missed. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Marcus Thuram.
- 47': Goal! Inter Milan 3, Atalanta 0. Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 49': Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Lazar Samardzic (Atalanta).
- 50': Foul by Mateo Retegui (Atalanta).
- 50': Francesco Acerbi (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Attempt missed. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Federico Dimarco with a cross following a fast break.
- 53': Foul by Mateo Retegui (Atalanta).
- 53': Francesco Acerbi (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 53': Mateo Retegui (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 54': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Raoul Bellanova.
- 54': Attempt missed. Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hakan Çalhanoglu with a cross.
- 55': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Berat Djimsiti.
- 56': Goal! Inter Milan 4, Atalanta 0. Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
- 58': Substitution, Atalanta. Rafael Tolói replaces Raoul Bellanova.
- 61': Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Mateo Retegui (Atalanta).
- 61': Substitution, Inter Milan. Kristjan Asllani replaces Hakan Çalhanoglu.
- 61': Substitution, Inter Milan. Carlos Augusto replaces Alessandro Bastoni.
- 63': Attempt missed. Mario Pasalic (Atalanta) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Éderson.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Lazar Samardzic (Atalanta) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Berat Djimsiti.
- 66': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Francesco Acerbi.
- 67': Offside, Inter Milan. Lautaro Martínez is caught offside.
- 68': Foul by Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan).
- 68': Rafael Tolói (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Federico Dimarco.
- 70': Attempt missed. Mateo Retegui (Atalanta) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Berat Djimsiti.
- 70': Delay in match (Inter Milan).
- 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 73': Foul by Éderson (Atalanta).
- 73': Kristjan Asllani (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Marco Brescianini (Atalanta) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 75': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Benjamin Pavard.
- 75': Attempt missed. Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan) left footed shot from long range on the left misses to the left following a fast break.
- 77': Attempt blocked. Kristjan Asllani (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolò Barella.
- 79': Substitution, Inter Milan. Davide Frattesi replaces Nicolò Barella.
- 79': Substitution, Inter Milan. Mehdi Taremi replaces Marcus Thuram.
- 79': Substitution, Atalanta. Marco Palestra replaces Lazar Samardzic.
- 80': Substitution, Atalanta. Charles De Ketelaere replaces Davide Zappacosta.
- 80': Foul by Berat Djimsiti (Atalanta).
- 80': Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 81': Davide Frattesi (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Marten de Roon (Atalanta).
- 82': Attempt blocked. Davide Frattesi (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lautaro Martínez.
- 82': Offside, Inter Milan. Federico Dimarco is caught offside.
- 83': Substitution, Inter Milan. Marko Arnautovic replaces Lautaro Martínez.
- 85': Attempt missed. Rafael Tolói (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mateo Retegui.
- 87': Foul by Matteo Darmian (Inter Milan).
- 87': Matteo Ruggeri (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 89': Foul by Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan).
- 89': Marco Palestra (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 89': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Marten de Roon.
- 90': Attempt missed. Marko Arnautovic (Inter Milan) right footed shot from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Kristjan Asllani with a cross following a corner.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Offside, Inter Milan. Federico Dimarco is caught offside.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Mateo Retegui (Atalanta) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Charles De Ketelaere with a through ball.
- 90'+2': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Francesco Acerbi.
- 90'+3': Offside, Atalanta. Marco Brescianini is caught offside.
- 90'+4': Offside, Inter Milan. Marko Arnautovic is caught offside.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Inter Milan 4, Atalanta 0.
- 0': Match ends, Inter Milan 4, Atalanta 0.
Statistics
 ATA |
INT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 6 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 5 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 1 | Saves | 1 |
| 45.4 | Possession | 54.6 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 369 | Accurate Passes | 461 |
| 413 | Passes | 510 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 19 | Crosses | 11 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.5 |
| 24 | Long Balls | 35 |
| 9 | Accurate Long Balls | 17 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 13 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 3 |
| 10 | Effective Clearances | 20 |
| 10 | Clearances | 20 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 71,745
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 71,745
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Napoli | 8 | +7 | 18 |
| 2 | AC Milan | 8 | +7 | 17 |
| 3 | AS Roma | 7 | +4 | 15 |
| 4 | Internazionale | 8 | +8 | 15 |
Line-Ups
Internazionale (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Yann Sommer (GK) |
| 15 | Francesco Acerbi |
| 95 | Alessandro Bastoni |
| 28 | Benjamin Pavard |
| 22 | Henrikh Mkhitaryan |
| 23 | Nicolò Barella |
| 20 | Hakan Çalhanoglu |
| 32 | Federico Dimarco |
| 36 | Matteo Darmian |
| 10 | Lautaro Martínez |
| 9 | Marcus Thuram |
Atalanta (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 29 | Marco Carnesecchi (GK) |
| 19 | Berat Djimsiti |
| 22 | Matteo Ruggeri |
| 15 | Marten de Roon  |
| 8 | Mario Pasalic |
| 13 | Éderson |
| 77 | Davide Zappacosta |
| 16 | Raoul Bellanova |
| 32 | Mateo Retegui |
| 44 | Marco Brescianini |
| 24 | Lazar Samardzic |
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