BERGAMO – We preview tonight's match at the Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia with a selection of facts and figures provided by Football Data.
Colantuono gunning for win number 200
Stefano Colantuono is one victory away from making it 200 wins in his professional coach. He collected his first 199 triumphs in Serie A (47), Serie B (103), Serie C-1 (14), Serie C-2 (9), Coppa Italia (14), Serie C Coppa Italia (4), European competitions (1) and other tournaments (7). Colantuono has played 445 competitive matches as a coach, with 122 draws and 124 defeats. He first tasted success in Serie C-2 on 3 March 2002, when his Sambenedettese side beat Imolese 2-1 away.
Atalanta and Inter among five teams yet to receive a penalty in Serie A 2013/14
After nine rounds of Serie A, Atalanta and Inter are among five sides (along with Parma, Catania and ChievoVerona) who have not been awarded a penalty yet this season.
Mazzarri has goals on the bench...
Inter lead the way – joint with Roma – for the number of goals scored from substitutes in Serie A 2013/14: the Nerazzurri have four, Icardi and Milito having plundered two each.
...and throughout the team
Mazzarri's men are also one of three Serie A teams (Roma and Fiorentina the others) who have managed to get ten different names on the score sheet in the nine league encounters played so far. The ten Nerazzurri goalscorers are Alvarez, Cambiasso, Guarin, Icardi, Jonathan, Milito, Nagatomo, Palacio, Rolando and Taider.
Inter have best goalscoring record after nine games in three-point era
Inter and Roma have the league's best attacks after nine matches with 23 goals each, thus equalling the record set on three previous occasions since three points for a win were introduced in 1994/95: by Lazio in 1999/00, AC Milan in 2002/03 and Juventus in 2003/04.
Inter unbeaten on the road in five, their best away run for a year
The Nerazzurri are currently on a five-match unbeaten run away from home. Since losing 3-1 to Napoli on 5 May, they have won two and drawn three on their travels. The last time Inter went five away games without losing was August-November 2012, when they strung together ten matches without defeat.
Colantuono edges previous encounters with Mazzarri
Stefano Colantuono and Walter Mazzarri have locked horns 11 times during their coaching careers. The current Atalanta boss has a slight edge, having won four matches versus Mazzarri's three, while the remaining four have been drawn.
No defeats in six for Colantuono against Inter
Stefano Colantuono has faced Inter seven times in his coaching career, with a record of W2, D4, L1. The coach is unbeaten in the last six of those games, his only loss coming in his first meeting with the Nerazzurri: Inter 2-1 Atalanta on 23 December 2006.
Mazzarri and Atalanta on level pegging
Previous results between Walter Mazzarri, as a coach, and Atalanta are perfectly balanced, with six wins apiece and six draws.
