SlipsTips shares his favourite fancy from the standout fixture in Serie A on Sunday.
Atalanta vs Inter Milan (Sunday, 19:45)
An exceptional run of form has seen Inter Milan surge to the summit of Serie A and they will be determined to extend their hot-streak at Atalanta on Sunday night.
Simeone Inzaghi's side have won eight league games on the bounce and they will arrive in Bergamo riding the crest of a wave after scooping the first piece of silverware of the season on Wednesday following a 2-1 extra-time Supercoppa Italiana triumph against Juventus.
However, the Nerazzurri must ensure they do not rest on their laurels this weekend when they come against an Atalanta side who are renowned for being one of the most attack-minded teams in Europe.
Gian Piero Gasperini's side haven't looked like their fluid selves at times this season, but the fourth-placed hosts were back to their devastating best in 6-2 success at Udinese last time out.
With both teams in fine fettle, I'm going to steer clear of the outright betting here and instead snap up the 5/6 (Bet 365) about Both Teams Scoring and combining for Over 2.5 Goals.
The Italian top flight has been flying the flag for goals-based backers all season and another goal-heavy game could be on the cards when two of the league's deadliest attacks do battle on Sunday night.
The high-octane hosts have fired only two blanks in 2021/22, whilst posting a mere five clean sheets across their opening 20 contests of the campaign, not to mention a whopping 15 fixtures have seen both teams score.
Remarkably, league leaders Inter Milan have made the net bulge in each of their last 39 Serie A assignments, with the reigning champions chalking up two or more strikes in a league-high 16 (80%) of their top flight fixtures this term.
What's more, Both Teams To Score and Over 2.5 Goals backers have collected in five of Inter's 10 road trips thus far, with three fixtures from that sample smashing through the Over 3.5 Goals barrier.
It's also worth noting that Atalanta have delivered BTTS and Overs profit in no fewer than 14 of their 20 league fixtures to date, and that makes the 5/6 (Bet 365) on a repeat against their top-heavy guests too big to ignore.
Recommended Bet
- Both Teams to Score & Over 2.5 Goals – 5/6 (Bet 365)
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