Inter have pushed everyone forward now, but they just can't find away through this resilient Atalanta defence.
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There will be a minimum of three minutes added time played.
89'
Decent chance! Vecino with a header which looked to be heading on target, but it's well blocked and goes out for another Inter corner.
88'
Final few minutes remaining now and time is running out for someone to make themselves a hero and clinch the victory for their side. Inter are trying to create an opportunity, but there isn't enough pace and intensity to their game.
86'
Inter go close at a corner, but they just can't quite turn the ball goalwards after Icardi flicks the ball on at the near post and Atalanta do well to recover and clear the danger.
84'
The visitors have everyone back behind the ball defending, trying to soak up the Inter pressure. They are defending well in numbers and will be happy to keep a clean sheet and take a point away from the game.
82'
M. Pessina enters the game and replaces J. Iličić.
Final Atalanta substitution now and Ilicic is the man coming off, he has been replaced by Pessina.
79'
We're approaching the final 10 minutes or so of the game now, can either side go on and score a late winning goal? Inter certainly look more likely, as they are seeing much more of the ball.
77'
K. Baldé enters the game and replaces M. Politano.
Inter make their third and final substitution of the game, with Politano making way for Keita.
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M. Barrow enters the game and replaces M. Pašalić.
Another Atalanta substitution and it's Pasalic who is coming off and his replacement is Barrow.
73'
M. Politano gets yellow.
Politano is the first Inter player to be booked today, after his late challenge just inside his own half.
70'
Skriniar shows his frustration by diving into the back of Illcic and giving away a free-kick, the Atalanta players are appealing for a yellow card to be shown. However, the referee lets the Inter centre-back off with that one.
68'
The visitors are starting to frustrate Inter and their supporters, as they are pushing high up the pitch and not allowing them time to play out from the back. Icardi and Perisic have hardly been involved during this second half.
66'
Borja Valero enters the game and replaces R. Gagliardini.
Inter make their second change of the game, with Gagliardini coming off and he has been replaced by Valero.
65'
Still no goals here between Inter and Atalanta midway through the second half and we haven't seen much goalmouth action from either side. It looks like one goal might be enough to clinch all three points.
63'
G. Mancini gets yellow.
The second yellow card of the game is shown to Mancini.
62'
A. Masiello enters the game and replaces J. Palomino.
Atalanta make their first substitution with Palomino the man coming off and he has been replaced by Masiello.
59'
There are a few whistles around the San Siro now, with fans disappointed at the lack of goalmouth action. It's not been the most entertaining second half so far. Plenty of time still left to play though.
57'
It's perhaps time for the two managers to think about making a few changes to their sides, as the pace of the game has dropped in the last couple of minutes and neither team looks like scoring right now.
55'
Poor effort! Gomez gets the free-kick all wrong and it flies high over the crossbar. Wasted opportunity.
54'
Free-kick to Atalanta in a very good position around 25 yards out after Illcic is tripped. It looks like Gomez is lining up the shot...
52'
The game is very open at the moment, with both teams struggling to put eachother under sustained pressure and threaten to carve out a goalscoring chance.
48'
Illcic with a terrific ball into an excellent area in the box, but Gomez just can't get on the end of it at the far post. They are just lacking the final clinical touch in front of goal at the moment.
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The second half is underway!
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HALF-TIME: INTER 0-0 ATALANTA
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There will be a minimum of one minute added time played.
43'
There atmosphere is excellent inside the San Siro, with both sets of supporters making their voices heard, knowing how vital this game is for their sides Champions League ambitions.
41'
Excellent play! Gomez with a terrific low cross into the six-yard box after breaking away frorm his marker down the right wing. However, no teammates are on the same wavelength and they fail to tap the ball home from just a couple of yards out.
39'
There's not long to play until the break now, can either side break the deadlock before the half-time whistle?
35'
Atalanta look dangerous on the counter-attack, that's where they are stretching the Inter defence and causing them a few problems. Handanovic hasn't yet had a save to make in the Inter goal.
33'
That Icardi chance a few minutes ago seems to have brought Inter to life, they are playing with much more intensity now and have upped the pace of their game.
29'
We're just in a lull period of the game at the moment, not much is happening at either end of the pitch. It's very evenly matched and neither team has really been tested at the back so far.
27'
Perisic does well down the right wing. he cuts inside and beats his marker, before trying to flick the ball over another Atalanta defender and cross into the box. However, he takes a heavy touch and the ball runs away from him and out of play.
23'
R. Nainggolan enters the game and replaces M. Brozović.
Here is the enforced Inter substitution, with Brozovic unable to carry on and it's a straight swap in midfield, with Nainggolan replacing him.
22'
It doesn't look like Brozovic is going to be able to continue here and Nainggolan is getting ready on the sidelines to come on as his replacement.
19'
Atalanta with their first corner of the game now, but Inter deal with the ball into the box well and clear the intial danger. However, the visitors pick up the ball again straight away and come straight back.
17'
Atalanta are now enjoying more of the ball, but it's all in the middle of the pitch as Inter are doing a good job of putting them under pressure high up the pitch and not allowing them time and space on the ball.
15'
The pace of the game has dropped now, as both teams settle into the game. Just two places separate the two sides in the Serie A table, so it should be a tight game.
13'
This is better by the visitors, they've managed to get on the ball in the Inter half, but the hosts are defending well and aren't getting into the final third just yet.
7'
It's all Inter the opening few minutes of the game, with the visitors struggling to settle down and string a few passes together. Icardi and Perisic look very lively up top.
5'
Another corner here for Inter, they've started the game well and playing with a lot of pace and are already causing the Atalanta defence plenty of problems.
3'
Inter have the ball in the back of the net from the resulting corner, but the linesman has his flag up for offside after a close range finish. Good start to the game.
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P. Gollini gets yellow.
Early chance for Inter as Icardi plays the ball through to Perisic, who tries to race through on goal but Atalanta get players back and put the ball out for a corner.
Inter try to play a quick corner after receiving a new ball from the stands, they take the set piece but Gollini keeps the other ball in play so there are two on the pitch and the referee has to stop the game. The Atalanta keeper is shown a yellow card.
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We're underway!
Hello and welcome to our LIVE match commentary of the Serie A clash between Inter and Atalanta at the San Siro.
Inter will be eager to return to winning ways at home after suffering back-to-back defeats against Lazio and Eintracht Frankfurt. However, they did beat Genoa 4-0 in midweek, with former captain Mauro Icardi returning to the side and getting on the scoresheet.
Atalanta are enjoying a good season so far, they sit just outside the top four, they are currently fifth and just one point behind AC Milan and five behind Inter. The visitors beat Bologna 4-1 at home on Thursday.
INTER (4-2-3-1): Samir Handanovic; Danilo D'Ambrosio, Milan Skriniar, Miranda, Kwadwo Asamoah; Roberto Gagliardini, Marcelo Brozovic; Matteo Politano, Matias Vecino, Ivan Perisic; Mauro Icardi.
INTER SUBS: Radja Nainggolan, Cedric Soares, Dalbert, Daniele Padelli, Antonio Candreva, Keita Balde Diao, Borja Valero, Joao Mario, Andrea Ranocchia.
ATALANTA (3-4-2-1): Pierluigi Gollini; Gianluca Mancini, Berat Djimsiti, Jose Luis Palomino; Hans Hateboer, Marten de Roon, Remo Freuler, Timothy Castagne; Mario Pasalic, Josip Ilicic; Alejandro Gomez.
ATALANTA SUBS: Robin Gosens, Arkadiusz Reca, Francesco Rossi, Etrit Berisha, Matteo Pessina, Andrea Masiello, Dejan Kulusevski, Roberto Piccoli, Musa Barrow, Roger Ibanez.
The teams are out on the pitch and kick-off is just a few minutes away, stay tuned for all of the match action!
Despite the goalscoring chances failing Inter's way, there hasn't been much separating the two sides and this game could go either way, we just need to see more quality in front of goal.
That's all from us today folks, we hope you enjoyed the game!
Inter tighten their grip on third position, now five points ahead of AC Milan in fourth, whilst Atalanta move level on points with Milan, just below them on their head-to-head record. Inter face struggling Frosinone next time out and Atalanta also face a relegation threatened side in their next game, as they welcome Empoli.
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