After their Coppa Italia exertions in midweek, Inter Milan will look to secure a place in the UEFA Champions League next season when they welcome Atalanta to the San Siro for the penultimate league game of the 2022/23 season.
Inter won the Coppa Italia title for the second season in a row on Wednesday, with a brace from Lautaro Martínez sealing a 2-1 comeback win over Fiorentina. The Nerazzurri will now be able to extend the celebrations by avoiding defeat against Atalanta which would confirm their top-four finish.
Coach Simone Inzaghi acknowledged their priorities after Wednesday’s win stating, “We have the league again, and then Istanbul”, where they face Manchester City in the UEFA Champions League final.
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Inter should be confident of winning where given that they have won their last two home league games. Another victory here will make it the first top-flight season head-to-head double over Atalanta since 2014/15 after they won the reverse fixture 3-2.
Meanwhile, Atalanta are fighting for their lives here, with victory over Inter their only realistic route to Champions League football next season. But even their destiny is not completely in their hands as they can only hope that AC Milan lose to Juventus.
Gian Piero Gasperini’s men come into this last round sitting in fifth position, three points behind AC Milan. So even if they win here and Milan beats Juventus, they won’t qualify for the UCL. But if they win here and Juventus loses, they can still hope for a top-four finish on the last day of the season.
Yet, they are also fighting for more than a top-four finish, as Europa League is not secure. So a win here will give them a chance to play UCL and keep their chances of playing Europa League football next season, given that they are one point ahead of sixth-placed AS Roma.
Four wins from their last six games (L2) suggest the visitors may be finding their feet at just the right time. But they must break a poor away spell, having failed to win here against Inter since March 2014.
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