MILAN – Ahead of tonight's match between Atalanta and Inter, we offer you a selection of facts and figures courtesy of Football Data.
After Thursday's European triumph in Belgrade, the Nerazzurri now have their sights set on an 11th straight victory away from home, and at the same time an 11th straight victory in all matches. Inter's ten consecutive wins in all competitions have come in Serie A against ChievoVerona (0-2 away), Fiorentina (2-1 at home), AC Milan (0-1 away), Catania (2-0 at home), Bologna (1-3 away), Sampdoria (3-2 at home) and Juventus (1-3 away), and in the Europa League against Neftçi (1-3 away) and Partizan Belgrade (1-0 at home, 1-3 away). The last time the Nerazzurri failed to win a game was on 23 September, a 0-2 home defeat to Siena in Serie A. Stramaccioni's side have also claimed victory in their last ten away matches: against Hajduk Split and Vaslui (0-3 and 0-2 respectively in the Europa League), Pescara, Torino and Chievo Verona (0-3, 0-2 and 0-2 in Serie A), Neftchi Baku (1-3 in the Europa League), AC Milan, Bologna and Juventus (0-1, 1-3 and 1-3 in Serie A) and most recently Partizan Belgrade (1-3 in the Europa League). The last time the Nerazzurri didn't manage to win on the road was in the 3-1 defeat to Lazio on 13 May (Serie A). So far Inter have won all 11 away matches in 2012/13.
Sunday evening's meeting between these two Nerazzurri teams is a also match-up between Serie A's two most in-form sides. Since the international break in October, Inter have won all four league fixtures and clocked up 12 points, while Atalanta are joint second (with Fiorentina) in the form table with 10 points accumulated from three wins and a draw.
Inter have scored at least once in each of their last 15 games away to Atalanta, registering 22 goals overall. The last time they failed to hit the net in Bergamo was on 19 January 1992, a 1-0 win for Atalanta in Serie A.
Atalanta have hosted Inter in Bergamo 56 times in total, with 14 home wins, 19 draws and 23 wins for Inter.
Andrea Stramaccioni and Stefano Colantuono are yet to cross paths as coaches. The current Atalanta manager has faced Inter five times: four draws (three at home) and one win for the Nerazzurri in Milan. Andrea Stramaccioni is facing Atalanta for the first time.Antonio Damato from the refereeing section of Barletta is the referee for tonight's game. He has previously overseen four matches involving Atalanta (three wins and one defeat for the Bergamo side) and 12 games with Inter (nine wins, one draw and two defeats for the Nerazzurri).
