Team Analysis
Inter Milan
Inter Milan won three consecutive Italy Super Coppa titles in the 2021, 2022 and 2023 seasons, and the team are motivated to achieve a 4th consecutive title in this tournament.
Inter Milan forward Marcus Thuram is leading the Serie A scorer list with 12 goals (no penalties). Lautaro Martinez has also scored 6 goals in this league. The two together lead the offensive end for Inter Milan.
Inter Milan's big midfielder Nicolo Barella was named Player of the Month in the club as he was recognized for his active offensive and defensive performance in the midfield.
Inter Milan will face Venezia FC in the next league game on January 12th, not in a busy fixture. As the first game in 2025, the team can go all out for a win in this Italy Super Coppa game.
Inter Milan beat Cagliari Calcio 3-0 in the last league game, making it 4 wins in a row among all events. It is obvious that the team have already got rid of the loss to Bayer 04 Leverkusen in UEFA Champions League.
Inter Milan lost only to AC Milan in 13 home games among all events this season, with 10 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, showing strong performances.
Inter Milan kept conceding goals at the back, but they improved defensive performance and confidence recently, with 4 clean sheets in a row. They conceded 15 goals in 17 league games as one of the 2nd best defensive teams in Serie A.
Inter Milan are the strongest offensive team in this Serie A, scoring 45 goals in 17 league games, with an average of 2.6 goals per game. They even scored 13 goals in the last 4 games.
Inter Milan won all of the last 6 encounters against Atalanta, including two 4-0 wins recently, so they have a huge mental advantage this time.
AH market provided home team a -0/0.5 line to back Inter Milan, which reveals their strong home records and superior H2H records.
Daniele Chiffi will referee the the 'black and blue derby' in this Italy Super Coppa semifinals. He has refereed a total of 14 Inter games with a record of 8 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses.
Atalanta
Atalanta haven't won the Italy Super Coppa trophy in history, but they made a breakthrough by winning the first UEFA Europa League in team history in May, so the team will surely want to have a breakthrough performance in the Italy Super Coppa.
Atalanta forward Ademola Lookman, who has scored 9 league goals this season, has also been active up front and the team will need to rely on his performance in attack.
Atalanta drew against the giants Lazio 1-1 in the last league game away from home. They kept unbeaten in the last 4 games with 3 wins and 1 draw, showing remarkable performances overall.
Atalanta achieved 7 consecutive away wins among all events, including tough rivals like AS Roma and Napoli, so they should not be underestimated in away games.
Inter Milan's center-backs Francesco Acerbi, Matteo Darmian, Benjamin Pavard and goalkeeper Raffaele Di Gennaro are all out with injuries. They are shorthanded at the back.
Atalanta's top forward Mateo Retegui has scored 12 league goals (including 2 penalties) this season, but he missed the last league game due to a thigh injury, and is unavailable for this crucial battle as well, giving a huge blow to their offensive end.
Atalanta's another forward Gianluca Scamacca missed many games due to the knee injury, and he is also unavailable for this game.
Atalanta conceded goals in the last 3 consecutive games, and even conceded 2 goals against Empoli FC, the team below the middle of the table, which reveals their problems at the back.
Tips
The Italy Super Coppa semifinals will see two title contenders in Serie A.
Inter Milan are in better form recently. The striking partnership of Marcus Thuram and Lautaro Martinez has been devastating in Serie A.
Besides, the team kept clean sheets in a row, with top performances on both ends.
Atalanta are leading in the Serie A table, but Mateo Retegui's absence still has a big impact, and there are many problems at the back end.
The offensive and defensive ends are both worrying, so we believe Inter Milan to win this battle.
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