INTER Cesar Maicon, Lucio, Samuel, Chivu Zanetti, Stankovic, Palombo, Obi Milito, Pazzini

ATALANTA Consigli Bellini, Ferri, Manfredini, Peluso Schelotto, Carmona, Cigarini, Moralez Marilungo, Denis

The Nerazzurri are also likely to freshen up their midfield with Angelo Palombo and Joel Obi coming in for Andrea Poli and Wesley Sneijder respectively, with the Dutchman ruled out with a groin strain.

Giampaolo Pazzini is to be rewarded for his late goal against L'OM by replacing Diego Forlan from the offset. However, midfielders Fredy Guarin and Ricardo Alvarez are both ruled out of the game through injury.

Additionally, Stefano Lucchini, Guglielmo Stendardo and Simone Tiribocchi all face late fitness tests ahead of the fixture, but Cristian Raimondi is fit again and will almost certainly take his place on the bench.

• Inter have scored in each of their last 27 matches against Atalanta in Serie A.

• The Nerazzurri have beaten the Orobici on the last six occasions at home.

• Claudio Ranieri's men saw their winless streak of seven games come to an end against Chievo last week, while they also kept a first clean sheet in eight.

• However, Inter are still without a win in four at the Giuseppe Meazza.

• Atalanta are unbeaten in their last six games, conceding just twice, but have drawn four of these.

• Away from home, Stefano Colantuono's side have won just one of their last nine games.

• The Bergamaschi have lost more games against Inter than against any other Serie A rival.

• Atalanta have won just one of their last 13 top flight tussles with the Nerazzurri.