{"id":523833,"date":"2024-02-19T16:18:44","date_gmt":"2024-02-19T14:18:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/betcentral.onpressidium.com\/?p=523833"},"modified":"2024-02-19T16:21:29","modified_gmt":"2024-02-19T14:21:29","slug":"inter-milan-v-atletico-madrid-preview-predictions-and-best-bets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/machibet777-affiliate.com\/soccer\/inter-milan-v-atletico-madrid-preview-predictions-and-best-bets\/","title":{"rendered":"Inter Milan v Atletico Madrid \u2013 Preview, Predictions, and Best Bets"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Inter Milan host Atletico Madrid at the San Siro on Tuesday in the UEFA Champions League.<\/a> Inter lost last season\u2019s final to Man City and will have their eye on another deep run in the competition. Atletico are looking to reach at least the quarter-finals as they did in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Inter have had a sublime domestic season, lost just one of their 24 Serie A matches and held a nine-point gap at the top of the table. With 59 goals scored and just 12 conceded, they\u2019ve been incredible going both ways this term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n They won 3-0 at home over Lazio and then 1-0 away at Napoli and 1-0 at Fiorentina. A 1-0 home win over Juventus extended their cushion in the title race. After those four successive clean sheets, the Nerazzurri won 4-2 at Roma. On Friday, they thrashed Salernitana 4-0 at home. They put up 3.99 xG and only allowed one shot in 90 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Wingback Juan Cuadrado is out long-term with an Achilles injury. Midfielder Davide Frattesi is back in contention after a knock. Federico Dimarco was rested on Friday and will return at left wingback.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Coach Simone Inzaghi also handed Matteo Darmian a breather in the last match. The only other player ruled out is centre-back Francesco Acerbi with Stefan de Vrij set to deputise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Inter are incredibly confident and adaptable right now. They can dominate opponents or absorb pressure when needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n They will push to win this first leg. That would force Atletico to open up in Spain and expose themselves to Martinez and Thuram on the counter-attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Atletico have stuttered since December with six losses in 18 matches in all competitions. After losing three of six matches in La Liga over four weeks, they were also beaten 5-3 by Real Madrid in the Spanish Super Cup. After five wins in a row to get back on track, they went to Los Blancos and drew 1-1 in the league.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Two poor 1-0 losses followed. They were beaten 1-0 at home by Athletic Bilbao despite outshooting their opponents 20-9. They then lost 1-0 at Sevilla after again dominating large parts of that clash. On Saturday, they thrashed Las Palmas 5-0 at home as they created 3.47 xG from just 35% possession at home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Coach Diego Simeone is without wingback Vitolo and Thomas Lemar in the midfield. Cesar Azpilicueta and striker Alvaro Morata are both out injured. Veteran centre-back Gabriel Paulista is also absent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jose Gimenez is back after an injury and Antoine Griezmann will start after a rest this weekend. Rodrigo De Paul and Axel Witsel are also set to start. Marcos Llorente surprisingly played as a striker over the weekend but could revert to midfield or even be benched.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n This season has seen Simeone play quite an open and attacking game. However, they will go to Italy and be pragmatic in the first leg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A draw would feel like a win but even a one-goal defeat would keep the tie alive before the return leg in Spain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Inter Milan<\/strong> have won 8 matches in a row (21 goals scored) <\/p>\n\n\n\n The hosts are in incredible form whilst Atleti are quite inconsistent. This match sees two 3-5-2 formations face off, which may lead to the sides cancelling each other. I\u2019m backing a narrow Inter victory though. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Inter Milan host Atletico Madrid at the San Siro on Tuesday in the UEFA Champions League. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":523845,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","beyondwords_generate_audio":"1","beyondwords_project_id":"20741","beyondwords_content_id":"f0725676-64a1-420a-bcf1-9357257145cd","beyondwords_preview_token":"","beyondwords_player_style":"","beyondwords_language_id":"","beyondwords_title_voice_id":"","beyondwords_body_voice_id":"","beyondwords_summary_voice_id":"","beyondwords_error_message":"","beyondwords_disabled":"","beyondwords_delete_content":"","beyondwords_podcast_id":"f0725676-64a1-420a-bcf1-9357257145cd","beyondwords_hash":"6c29f21dd2b6a9e888f261e08c685044d1aa9967","publish_post_to_speechkit":"","speechkit_hash":"","speechkit_generate_audio":"","speechkit_project_id":"","speechkit_podcast_id":"","speechkit_error_message":"","speechkit_disabled":"","speechkit_access_key":"","speechkit_error":"","speechkit_info":"","speechkit_response":"","speechkit_retries":"","speechkit_status":"","speechkit_updated_at":"","_speechkit_link":"","_speechkit_text":""},"categories":[969,1308],"tags":[255,283,1301,256,5,1202,505],"yoast_head":"\nInter Form<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Inter Team News<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Inter Motivation<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Atletico Madrid Form<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Atletico Madrid Team News<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Atletico Madrid Motivation<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Key Stats<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Inter Milan<\/strong> have lost 1 of their last 26 matches
Inter Milan\u2019s<\/strong> Lautaro Martinez has 23 goals this season
Atletico Madrid<\/strong> have lost 2 of their last 3 matches
Atletico<\/strong> have won their last 3 UCL matches
Atletico<\/strong> have lost 6 of their 12 away La Liga matches this season<\/p>\n\n\n\nVerdict<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Best Bet: Inter Milan win at 1.80<\/a><\/strong>
Alternate Bet: Inter Milan to qualify at 1.71<\/a><\/strong>
Goalscorer Tip: Lautaro Martinez to score anytime at 2.25<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n