Free Seria A Betting Pick: Inter v Atalanta Prediction

August 29, 2024

The third round in Italy’s top flight kicks off this Friday, August 30, so we’ve prepared yet another free Seria A betting pick with the most accurate Inter v Atalanta prediction. Tipped as favorites to win the league and defend last year’s title, Internazionale are already trailing Juve with two points after drawing their opener against Genoa. Atalanta have used some of the funds gained from winning the Europa League last season to further improve their squad, as they will also take part in the Champions League 24/25. Historically, Atalanta have always been a though nut to crack for the big teams in Italy, and they might cause the Nerrazuri another slip up in the early stages of their campaign.

Solid Inter Looking to Maintain Dominance

Last season, Inter were the best team in Italy by far. They have a deep squad, and in an interview earlier this week, ex Inter, Roma, and Real Madrid forward Antonio Cassano stated that even their second unit is capable of winning the Seria A. The idea is that the Nerazzuri have kept their squad intact, and it was far better than anyone else already. They’ve made two quality additions that should only improve it further. The arrivals of Iranian forward Mehdi Taremi and midfield maestro Zelinski ensure that.

What I really like about this Inter management, Marotta and Zanetti in particular, is how they’ve managed to assemble this high quality squad mostly on free transfers. Fact of the matter is that Inter simply don’t have the funds to spend like crazy on the transfer market. The days of Moratti are long gone. Nowadays, the black and blue from Milano have to be smart about their dealings and they are doing a great job at it.

Here are some quick examples. Andre Onana was brought in for free, had one good season, and they sold him to Man United for over 50 million Euro. Hakan Calhanoglu was signed on a free transfer, and has turned into one of the best holding midfielders in Europe, currently on a streak of 17 penalties scored without a miss. Henrik Mkhitaryan, who some considered to have had his best days behind him, was also signed on a free transfer and has turned the wheels of time playing great football as well. Another major free transfer was the addition of Marcus Thuram, who Inter decided to turn into a center forward and is one of the best strikers around.

As you can probably guess, both Taremi and Zelinski were also signed after their contracts expired.

Team News And Expected Lineups

Of course, we cannot make a winning free Seria A betting pick without analyzing the latest team news part of this Inter v Atalanta prediction. Lautaro Martinez missed the home opener against Lecce last week, but he took part in the last training session ahead of the encounter against Atalanta, so he might take part in this match. Zelinski is also training, but he might have to wait for his debut till after the international break.

The latest news are that Inzaghi will give Fratessi a place in the starting lineup and Aslani will come on as a sub in the second half. This would mean that Inter should have Chala, Barela and Fratessi in midfield against Atalanta. Thuram is certain in attack, and he will be partnered by either Martinez or Taremi, depending on the Argentine’s condition.

As far as Atalanta are concerned, Gianluca Scamacca suffered a cruciate ligament injury in a preseason friendly match and will be out for six months. That’s a major blow for Gasperini as he had a really good season last year. The management did a good job to bring in Retegui, and I expect him to make another big step in his development and score over 10 goals this season.

Charles De Ketelaere was signed from Milan on a permanent transfer after leading the team in goals last year while on loan. Former Inter right-back Raoul Bellanova was signed from Torino for 20 million Euro. Another interesting signing is Ben Godfrey transferred in from Everton for 12 million Euro. Nicolo Zaniolo and Marco Brescianini have been signed on loan deals.

Europa League final hat-trick hero Ademola Lookman did not play in the team’s first two games as there were rumors circulating that he was closing a move to PSG. It seems, however, that the transfer failed at the end, and he is now back training with the squad, so he might play at the Meazza on Friday.

Inter v Atalanta Prediction

Let’s take a quick look at the betting odds ahead of this Inter v Atalanta prediction. As expected, the champions are viewed as favorites with a home win offered at about 1.60. A win at the Meazza for Atalanta, which would be their first in 10 years, would pay off quite nicely at 5.50. The draw, which is quite the reasonable pick here, is offered at about 4.20.

Atalanta were super impressive in their opener against Lecce trashing them by 0:4 with newcomers Retegui and Brescianini scoring two goals each. Atalanta lost the following game against Torino, but Retegui was on the scoresheet again.

On the goalscorer’s market, one of our free Seria A betting picks for today is that Retegui will continue his run and score against Inter and the odds at Anytime have good value at over 3.25. Lookman to score at Anytime is also interesting at 4.00.

Given that Atalanta are super dangerous up front and play with a lot of pace, I’m quite certain they will score. A goal for Inter at home is a guarantee nowadays. Thus, the absolute best Inter v Atalanta prediction and free Seria A betting pick for today is that both teams will score.