Atalanta - Inter (1 Aug 20) [0-2]

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Its going to be so annoying if we end up 4th after all this.
 

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I remember 1-4 win in 2015 under Mancini. A good game in a shiat season.
 

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We will win 3 - 2,
Thats all.
Brace from Lautaro and Lukaku.
 

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You guys forgetting it’s Atalanta who HAS to win if they want to make history..not us. The pressure is all on them.
Draw is enough for us.
 

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Draw is enough to secure 3rd spot (can get us to 2nd too if Lazio fails). Dunno who the fuck wants to finish 3rd? That's 5m€ less prize money than 2nd.
 

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Draw is enough to secure 3rd spot (can get us to 2nd too if Lazio fails). Dunno who the fuck wants to finish 3rd? That's 5m€ less prize money than 2nd.

But also 3rd brings 5 m more compared to 4th :work:

I hope Napoli will play against Lazio seriously. If they do like they did previous years (Lazio is horrendous in Napoli) and manage to at least draw against them then even a draw for us would make do for 2nd. I do agree that we cannot play for a draw against Atalanta and get it, we must play for a win.
 

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Both teams will be going for it, should be interesting to watch. I heard it's worth more money too if you finish second ca.10million.

There is a huge financial motivation for Inter to finish the season in second place. La Repubblica explains by highlighting several factors including TV rights money which depends on ranking position at the end of the season.

“The distribution of Serie A television rights is calculated for 15% based on the league final positions. Juventus will collect €23.4M, €19.4M for second place. Third and fourth will collect €16.8M and €14.2M respectively.”

Not just TV rights however, because the final rankings are also important when it comes to Champions League market pool sharing.

“For three-year period between 2018 and 2021, Italian clubs will be given a total of €51.5M to be divided in half based on matches played in European Cup competition (the further you advance, the more you earn) and the other half will be based on their final rankings. Juventus can already count on €10.3M, €7.7M will go to second, €5.1M to third and fourth will receive €2.6M. Therefore, between second and third place, the difference is roughly €5M. It’ll be €10M between second and fourth.”

He let Napoli win the cup didn't he ;)

Yea, just like Conte let juBe win za Scudetto :trolldad:
 

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Apart from the 10m extra (2nd vs 4th), there is also the question of momentum and confidence. If we finish 2nd, we will go into the EL games and next season with more confidence. It makes a big difference, this is a big game.

Won't be easy. Beating this Atalanta at home can be difficult for even the best teams in Europe.
 

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Gosens own goal before join us
 

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As the stats have shown, empty stadiums means home games have not been an 'advantage'. So the whole "going away to Atalanta" thing doesn't ring the same at all.

That said, it will be a tough game as it should be (2 v 3) and the result is pretty much up-in-the-air. I hope we're on the right side of the result.
 

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We should not switch off thinking we can relax after the UCL spot is secured. The 2nd place is a must and not just because of the TV money, but also our fate in the next UCL season.
Ranking 2nd means we will avoid City, Barcelona, or Dortmund.
Ranking 3rd, knowing our luck, means we will be thrown into the group of Madrid, City, and PSV.
It is a very massive difference and I can only imagine we would miss the knock out stage again at the last match and we would have another sweet travel for the glorious EL to Azerbaijan and eastern Russia.
 

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Want to see Skriniar or Godin instead of D'Ambro for this one. Atalanta likes to draw you out of position by playing with a loan striker and sending their attacking mids to run at the defense at will. I'm not so worried about being beat for pace out wide; I'd rather have someone who's more comfortable defending in tight spaces closer to goal. We could always send D'ambrosio in later for utility and that sweet far post header.
 

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Draw is enough to secure 3rd spot (can get us to 2nd too if Lazio fails). Dunno who the fuck wants to finish 3rd? That's 5m€ less prize money than 2nd.

Wait, if we tie,and Lazio win, aren't we on even points, and we have better goal average?
I thought head to head don't count anymore.
So confused on when it counts and when it doesn't.

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We should not switch off thinking we can relax after the UCL spot is secured. The 2nd place is a must and not just because of the TV money, but also our fate in the next UCL season.
Ranking 2nd means we will avoid City, Barcelona, or Dortmund.
Ranking 3rd, knowing our luck, means we will be thrown into the group of Madrid, City, and PSV.
It is a very massive difference and I can only imagine we would miss the knock out stage again at the last match and we would have another sweet travel for the glorious EL to Azerbaijan and eastern Russia.
This has been explained several times i think. That's not how it works.
 

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We should not switch off thinking we can relax after the UCL spot is secured. The 2nd place is a must and not just because of the TV money, but also our fate in the next UCL season.
Ranking 2nd means we will avoid City, Barcelona, or Dortmund.
Ranking 3rd, knowing our luck, means we will be thrown into the group of Madrid, City, and PSV.
It is a very massive difference and I can only imagine we would miss the knock out stage again at the last match and we would have another sweet travel for the glorious EL to Azerbaijan and eastern Russia.

2-4 spots are all the same regarding European competitions. What matters is how good one plays in CL/EL.
 

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Tactics ...Barella to take Gomez out the game
Lukaku + RWB to Attack from the right hand side
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Tactics ...Barella to take Gomez out the game
Lukaku + RWB to Attack from the right hand side
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We don't need no stinkin tactics....just run all day
 

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Wait, if we tie,and Lazio win, aren't we on even points, and we have better goal average?
I thought head to head don't count anymore.
So confused on when it counts and when it doesn't.

No. If we tie, we have 80 points and Lazio win will give them 81 points. We will only have even points with Lazio if we lose and Lazio draw.
 
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