Atalanta CEO Luca Percassi explains the surprising changes to the starting XI for the Supercoppa Italiana against Inter. ‘We wanted to create a squad that was as competitive as possible.’It kicks

Join us for all the build-up and action as it happens from the Supercoppa Italiana semi-final between Inter and Atalanta. It kicks off at the Al-Awwal Park Stadium in Riyadh at 19.00 GMT. The tournament is again in the Final Four format, so Scudetto winners Inter face Coppa Italia runners-up Atalanta, then tomorrow Juventus take on Milan.

This Italian Cup match between Inter Milan and Atalanta will be broadcast this Thursday evening on L’Equipe Live Foot, from 8 p.m. Inter Milan and Atalanta face each other in the semi-final of the Italian Super Cup this Thursday evening at 8 p.m.

Inter captain Lautaro Martinez will get the nod again alongside Marcus Thuram after returning to the scoresheet, while Nicolò Barella, Hakan Calhanoglu and Henrikh Mkhitaryan playing in the recurrent midfield trio.

Inter trust Lautaro Martinez and Marcus Thuram in the Supercoppa Italiana semi-final, while Atalanta totally revamp with Lazar Samardzic and Nicolò Zaniolo upfront.It kicks off at the Al-Awwal Park