Lautaro Martinez made essentially the most of a Christmas present from the Atalanta defence to safe all three factors in Bergamo and maintain Inter prime of the desk.
The Nerazzurri have been prime of the desk, but in addition shaken by their , which meant ending 2025 with none silverware. Hakan Calhanoglu returned, however Ange-Yoan Bonny, Francesco Acerbi, Denzel Dumfries, Matteo Darmian, Tomas Palacios and Raffaele Di Gennaro . La Dea had received seven of their final eight aggressive video games beneath Raffaele Palladino, however Ademola Lookman and Odilon Kossounou have been at AFCON, with Raoul Bellanova and Mitchel Bakker injured.
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BERGAMO, ITALY – DECEMBER 28: Atalanta BC coach Raffaele Palladino points directions to his participant Charles De Ketelaere throughout the Serie A match between Atalanta BC and FC Internazionale at New Stability Enviornment on December 28, 2025 in Bergamo, Italy. (Photograph by Marco Luzzani/Getty Photographs)
Piotr Zielinski was a shock starter and stumbled beneath stress from Marten de Roon on the Luis Henrique help, then on the ensuing nook Manuel Akanji’s volley was deflected inches large by Sead Kolasinac.
Marcus Thuram stung Marco Carnesecchi’s gloves, then Lautaro Martinez didn’t get sufficient energy or precision on the end to beat the goalkeeper when despatched clear via the center.
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Nicolò Barella had a number of makes an attempt, together with a fresh-air shot on the Alessandro Bastoni pull-back, whereas Davide Zappacosta blasted over on the counter-attack after skinning Akanji.
Inter did have the ball within the web on 35 minutes with Thuram’s angled drive, however Lautaro Martinez was offside earlier than offering the help, so it was disallowed.
BERGAMO, ITALY – DECEMBER 28: Marcus Thuram of FC Internazionale competes for the ball with Sead Kolasinac of Atalanta BC throughout the Serie A match between Atalanta BC and FC Internazionale at New Stability Enviornment on December 28, 2025 in Bergamo, Italy. (Photograph by Marco Luzzani/Getty Photographs)
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Atalanta threatened too, Gianluca Scamacca and Mario Pasalic each solely grazing their heads to the Nicola Zalewski cross from six yards.
Zappacosta went off injured at half-time, however Atalanta had one other large likelihood when Ederson nodded the De Ketelaere help over from 5 yards beneath stress from Yann Bisseck.
La Dea had the ball within the web too on 55 minutes, however Zalewski was already offside earlier than forcing the determined Yann Sommer save, so the De Ketelaere angled drive didn’t depend.
BERGAMO, ITALY – DECEMBER 28: Gianluca Scamacca of Atalanta BC is challenged by Yann Sommer of FC Internazionale throughout the Serie A match between Atalanta BC and FC Internazionale at New Stability Enviornment on December 28, 2025 in Bergamo, Italy. (Photograph by Marco Luzzani/Getty Photographs)
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Moments later, Inter had an enormous double likelihood on the different finish, as first Carnesecchi rushed out to disclaim Luis Henrique one-on-one, then Kolasinac threw himself in the way in which of Barella’s follow-up with the objective gaping.
Scamacca had the ball within the web too, although he was very clearly offside earlier than dribbling round Sommer.
It was Inter who lastly scored a objective that counted, as Berat Djimsiti’s horribly misplaced move in defence was intercepted by Francesco Pio Esposito, who laid it off for Lautaro Martinez to complete it off. The Argentine discovered the online for the fourth consecutive Serie A match.
A late Christmas present for Lautaro Martinez and Inter Milan, they usually take the lead in Bergamo! 🎁 Djimsiti will not need to see that again 🫣
Djimsiti risked one other howler and this time Pio Esposito fired over, however Atalanta wasted a golden alternative to equalise late on when De Ketelaere rolled throughout from the precise and Lazar Samardzic extremely prodded large undisturbed from 10 yards.
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It was the ninth consecutive defeat for Atalanta in opposition to Inter in all competitors.
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