Coppa Italia 2022-23: Inter Milan vs Atalanta: Predicted lineup, injury news, head-to-head

The Nerrrazuri host the Goddess in the league cup for the quarterfinals on Tuesday.

Inter Milan are enjoying a decent season and has advanced to the Coppa Italia quarter-finals. They also won the Super Coppa Italia, defeating AC Milan in the final 3-0. The club is ten points behind Napoli in second place and is coming off a 2-1 win over Cremonese in their previous game.

While Atalanta are only two points behind Inter Milan and has been in pretty good form. The club has not lost in their last five matches and is aiming to make the Coppa Italia semi-finals.

Kick-off: 1:30 am IST, 1st, Feb, 8 pm GMT, 31st Jan

Inter Milan form (all competition): W-L-W-D-W

Atalanta form (all competition):  W-D-W-W-D

Players to watch

Inter Milan

Lautaro Martinez

Regardless of the absence of Romelu Lukaku, Lautaro Martinez has been proficient in front of goal for Inter Milan this season and Inter don't have to stress about a shortage of goals since the Argentine has been on the scoresheet in the last five matches.

Atalanta

Jeremie Boga

While Atalanta has their own incredible players, Jeremie Boga has been top-notch from the centre of the field. He has aided Atalanta in creating space and distributing the ball across the field. He will be a key figure for Atalanta in the match against Inter Milan.

Injuries and team news

Inter will be without Marcelo Brozovic and Samir Handanovic until next week due to injuries. Meanwhile, Atlanta will be without Jose Luis Palomino and Davide Zappacosta.

Head-to-head stats

Matches: 136

Inter Milan: 73

Draws: 36

Atlanta: 27

Predicted lineup

Inter Milan (3-5-2): Onana; Skriniar, Acerbi, Bastoni; Dumfries, Gagliardini, Calhanoglu, Mkhitaryan, Dimarco; Martinez, Dzeko

Atalanta (3-4-2-1): Musso; Toloi, Demiral, Scalvini; Hateboer, De Roon, Koopmeiners, Maehle; Boga, Lookman; Hojlund

Prediction

Both clubs have been in excellent form, and it will be a tight match given Atlanta's undefeated record in their last five matches. While Martinez's goal-scoring exploits have aided Inter, they cannot solely rely on him. And a head-to-head match is on the cards, but Inter Milan will prevail with the help of their heavy weaponry in the team.

Prediction: Inter Milan 2-0 Atlanta