It is a potential title decider in Serie A on Sunday night as third-placed Atalanta play host to the league leaders Inter Milan in Bergamo, with just three points separating the two teams.
Atalanta produced a stunning result in their last league encounter, inflicting just Juventus' second defeat of the season with an emphatic 4-0 victory away from home. In fact, their last two away victories have seen them score nine goals, after a 5-0 win at Empoli.
However, Atalanta's home form has not been as strong, as they are now winless in five matches in all competitions at the Gewiss Stadium. That will be a major concern as they welcome the current Scudetto holders.
Inter are in great form, as they are unbeaten in six games across all competitions, winning five of them. That included a 2-1 victory at San Siro against Feyenoord in the second leg of their UEFA Champions League (UCL) last-16 tie in midweek, which saw them advance into the quarter-finals 4-1 on aggregate.
Inter's H2H record against Atalanta is also outstanding, having not lost against them since 2018. That has included no fewer than seven consecutive victories in all competitions in the most recent meetings.
It all points to an away victory in Bergamo, but Atalanta are a top side and will certainly not want to give up the chance of winning a historic first Scudetto.
How the bookies view it: Atalanta favourites to break curse
Atalanta are actually favourites with BoyleSports at 7/5 to win, with Inter priced at 6/4 and a draw at 23/10.
Recent head-to-head: Dumfries double secures Inter win
Inter won 2-0 in the reverse fixture at San Siro, with Denzel Dumfries scoring a brace. The Dutch wing-back is so threatening when he marauds forward, and is a tempting 7/1 with BoyleSports to score anytime.
Players to watch: Martinez back to cause trouble
Ademola Lookman scored three goals in Atalanta's previous two big away wins, and he can cause any team trouble on his day.
Lautaro Martinez should return to the starting XI after being rested against Feyenoord, and he has a great record against Atalanta with six goals in the last five years – no player has a better record against them in Serie A in the same period.
Predicted lineups
Atalanta will be missing a number of key players with Stefan Posch and Juan Cuadrado joining the long-term absentees on the injury list.
Piotr Zielinski is likely to miss a month with injury for Inter, while Stefan de Vrij is also a major doubt.
Atalanta: Carnesecchi, Djimsiti, Hien, Kolasinac, Bellanova, De Roon, Ederson, Zappacosta, De Ketelaere, Lookman, Retegui.
Inter Milan: Sommer, Pavard, Acerbi, Bastoni, Dumfries, Barella, Calhanoglu, Mkhitaryan, Augusto, Martinez, Thuram.
Anything else catch the eye?
Both teams are capable of scoring plenty of goals, so backing Both Teams To Score (BTTS) at 8/13 with BoyleSports seems a safe market to explore.
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