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MILAN – Three points worth one piece of the Scudetto. Thanks to a flash from Skriniar early in the second half, Inter beat Atalanta responding to the victories of Milan and Juve. At the end of a tense and physical match, played inch by inch, with Gasperini’s team dominating the game for long stretches, Conte slides his seventh consecutive victory in the league returning to +6 over the Rossoneri.
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Count unleashed, Skriniar decisive: Inter beat Atalanta
Dangerous Lukaku and Zapata
The Inter coach relies on strikers Lukaku and Lautaro, with Hakimi and Perisic on the outside and Vidal preferred Eriksen in midfield. On the other hand, Gasperini focuses on Pessina and Malinovskyi in support of Zapata. Inter at first tries to play the game, but Atalanta responds blow by blow and takes the game in hand: the game is very intense, with many confrontations and physical duels. Conte is agitated on the bench and is reprimanded after a fight with Mariani himself. At 25 ‘Djimsiti saves Lukaku very well in the area. Zapata responds by scaring the Inter defense with a couple of ideas, who are struggling to keep up with Bergamo’s streaks. Gasperini’s team, aggressive in all areas, does not let Inter midfielders breathe and when they attack it is always scary. At 39 ‘Zapata heads from a corner, but Handanovic stops everything with an instinctive rejection. In the next action it is Djimsiti who anticipates everyone in the area, with Brozovic saving on the line.
Skriniar decides in mischia
Gasperini believes in it and at the beginning of the recovery he changes by inserting Ilicic instead of Malinovskyi. Conte responds with Eriksen for Vidal. At 9 ‘, in a corner in the Atalanta area, Skriniar anticipates everyone after a series of rebounds and surpasses Sportiello with a right-footed shot. Inter multiplies their energies and shortly after Romero saves a slip on Lukaku. Atalanta endures and with the passage of the minutes finds the balance. At 24 ‘Zapata almost equalized with a low shot in the area that touched the post with Handanovic beaten. Shortly after the attacker comes out to make room for Muriel. Miranchuk also enters through Pessina. Atalanta pushes with more conviction, crushing Inter. At 31 ‘Muriel puts Handanovic at the near post. Conte is worried and changes again, inserting Sánchez and Gagliardini for Lautaro and Brozovic. Gasperini also tries it with Pasalic and Palomino, but the final assault is rejected by the Inter defense. Conte, also exhausted, rejoices next to his bench.
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