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Atalanta faced Inter Milan recently at the New Balance Arena for the 17th fixture of Serie A, and the game ended with an extremely important win for the Nerazzurri.

Although Atalanta put on a convincing overall performance and came very close to scoring the equalising and winning goals, they failed to do so and will have to accept the loss.

The loss leaves Atalanta 10th with 22 points, five behind the European spots, but a bit further from the top four.

Atalanta’s mission for the rest of the season will be complicated as the target will be to achieve one of the top four spots, but due to the fierce competition for those spots, it will not be that easy for Atalanta, especially if they keep losing points for the coming crucial period.

On the other hand, the win guarantees more stability for Inter Milan and allows everyone to work more easily during this intense period, especially after the disappointing elimination from the Italian Supercup.

Thanks to their win against Atalanta, Inter Milan now top the standings once again, with 36 points and one more delayed game to play.

In this tactical analysis article, our focus will be on Inter Milan’s intelligent use of defenders (centre-backs and wing-backs) in the attacking phase, and on how their role in this phase is becoming even more central to the team’s attacking plans.

Over the past couple of weeks, Total Football Analysis has brought out in-depth player analysis articles on two of the best up-and-coming holding midfielders in the world today: Aleksandar Pavlović at Bayern Munich and Chema Andrés at VfB Stuttgart.

Aged 21 and 20 years old, respectively, the pair of midfielders are two of the brightest rising stars in the Bundesliga this season.

This scout report caps off our search for young holding midfielders in the German top-flight, as we take a trip north east of Stuttgart and Munich to Red Bull Arena where we’ll examine 24-year-old Nicolas Seiwald at RB Leipzig.

Seiwald is a pure Red Bull product, having come through the ranks at Red Bull Salzburg from his childhood before moving to FC Liefering in 2019.

The Austria international spent a year and a half at Liefering before joining the Red Bull Salzburg first-team.

Three years later, he made the move to the German Bundesliga with RB Leipzig in a €20m transfer.

This Nicolas Seiwald scout report examines the Austrian midfielder’s style of play and outlines what the ideal tactical setup is for the now €18m-valued midfielder, per Transfermarkt, as well as explaining why he may represent the best value of the three Bundesliga midfielders we’ve analysed in this series.

Can 3rd place Aston Villa take 3 points off Arsenal today?

Take a look at our Unai Emery tactical analysis and how his side pose a major threat today.

AFC Bournemouth have not had the season that many expected from them.

Yet they remain a dangerous team, take a look at Andoni Iraola's tactics as they face Chelsea today.

Take a look at our Matheus Cunha & Bryan Mbeumo player analysis as Manchester United play Wolverhampton Wanderers in what should be 3 points for the Reds.