Squad depth and defensive stability are expected to be decisive in this matchup, and both factors favor Inter.

Atalanta come into this game with several key absences caused by injuries and international duty. Kossounou, and Bellanova are all unavailable in defense, while attacking threat Lookman is away with his national team. These absences weaken both ends of the pitch.

Inter also have missing players, including Acerbi, Bonny, Dumfries, and Darmian, but the squad has enough depth to compensate without a major drop in quality.

Head-to-head history is heavily one-sided. Inter have won each of the last five meetings, with a dominant goal difference of 14-1.