Inter need to get back on track and revive the Mauro Icardi-Stevan Jovetic partnership, while Alessandro Diamanti is on the Atalanta bench.
It kicks off in Bergamo at 14.00 GMT, follow the action as it happens on our LIVEBLOG.
Roberto Mancini’s men seemed all set to be crowned Winter Champions last week when suffering a shock 1-0 home defeat deep into stoppages against Sassuolo.
Inter need to get back on track and revive the Mauro Icardi-Stevan Jovetic partnership, while Alessandro Diamanti is on the Atalanta bench.
It kicks off in Bergamo at 14.00 GMT, follow the action as it happens on our LIVEBLOG.
Roberto Mancini’s men seemed all set to be crowned Winter Champions last week when suffering a shock 1-0 home defeat deep into stoppages against Sassuolo.
They are now joint second with Juventus, having lost the leadership to Napoli, and hope their impressive away record can turn things around.
Felipe Melo continues his three-match ban and is the only real absentee, but Fredy Guarin – on the verge of a €14m transfer to Jiangsu Suning – takes the midfield role with his first start since December 13.
Having been shelved for several weeks amid reports Jovetic would be loaned away, Jovetic partners Icardi and Adem Ljajic upfront.
Atalanta have lost four on the bounce and the tension is sky-high with Guglielmo Stendardo reportedly ruling himself out of this game following a row with Coach Edy Reja.
Mauricio Pinilla, Alberto Grassi, Carlos Carmona and Gabriel Paletta are injured, while new signing Diamanti is on the bench after a loan from Watford.
Alejandro ‘Papu’ Gomez supports Italy Under-21 international Gaetano Monachello, surprisingly dropping German Denis.
Inter won here 4-1 last season, but before then had a negative record at the Stadio Azzurri d’Italia, failing to win in five visits.
Atalanta: Sportiello; Masiello, Toloi, Cherubin; Conti, De Roon, Cigarini, Kurtic, Dramé; Gomez, Monachello
Atalanta bench: Bassi, Radunovic, Bellini, D'Alessandro, Migliaccio, Denis, Estigarribia, Diamanti, Brivio, Kresic, Raimondi
Inter: Handanovic; D'Ambrosio, Miranda, Murillo, Telles; Guarin, Medel, Brozovic; Ljajic, Icardi, Jovetic
Inter bench: Carrizo, Juan Jesus, Kondogbia, Palacio, Biabiany, Montoya, Santon, Ranocchia, Gnoukouri, Perisic, Nagatomo, Manaj