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Losing by a goal on the fast break, after being trailed by two goals, a match by the hair hurts excruciatingly. Losing in this way what could have been the decisive game of the Champions group against Real Madrid is an inevitable mockery. Inter come out of their first game against Real Madrid with broken bones, in a worse way than how they came out of the double against Barcelona last season. At the Camp Nou, the Nerazzurri played a legendary first half, before being crushed in the second half by Valverde’s move to insert Vidal between Conte’s construction lines. A year later, Vidal himself is once again a negative factor in Spain for Inter: he and Hakimi were the worst in the field of a team that, according to their own coach, is too happy. With three victories from nine official matches, there is nothing to be happy about: it was since De Boer that a season had not started so slowly. There is room for improvement, such as
TIE – The feeling is that Inter have entered a cycle of time. As much as he is well placed on the field and plays according to the criteria of the game, there always comes a time when something gets stuck. That something usually coincides with a macroscopic individual error, always by an unsuspected: yesterday it was Hakimi’s turn, pushed by Mendy and abandoned by his teammates. Benzema’s assistance was fatal, also because a few minutes later it was the eternal Sergio Ramos who scored the double, taking advantage of an oversight by De Vrij, who planted himself in Casemiro’s blind blocking and let the Madrid captain cut off his head . alone. Another unforgivable mistake.
As if that were not enough, another constant of this time cycle is represented by the errors under the door. There have been many situations where Inter, with a better choice of a player, could have brought home a better result. On the other hand, Lautaro throws too much in the center a few steps from Courtois, Perisic falls asleep in front of the Belgian giant and forgets to shoot, Barella turns and heads the second crossbar in two Champions League games. Luck favors the bold, certainly not Inter Milan at the moment.
YOU CHANGE – Another aspect that will inevitably end up among those in charge of this start of the season is the management of Conte’s expanded staff. At the start of the second half, Zidane took a misstep with the reckless double change on the outside, splitting the team in two and giving Inter a chance to take control of the match. At that moment Conte did not touch his team, waiting as always for the last 15 ‘to try to fix something.
And if the timing is suspect, the choice of the players is puzzling: Gagliardini’s presence seemed the prelude to an imminent entry of “offensive weight” in midfield, while Conte preferred to replace a depleted Perisic and then surprisingly insert. to an unrecognizable Nainggolan. In three, they did not give the necessary contribution to reverse the trend of Inter, also risking a 4-2 with Benzema. There is a need for clear hierarchies and, on the part of Conte, to be able to better manage the moments of the match. Cup nights are also magical because it is from the details that the winners triumph: Inter lost everything last night.
EPISODES – It is clear that this team needs the most classic of episodes to mentally unlock. The Barella heel that inspired Lautaro Martínez’s goal is a flash of light in the gloomy haze, but it was not enough: the reintegration of Skriniar and Lukaku at full capacity will be pure oxygen, allowing Inter Milan to finally line the field. ‘eleven headline. Compared to last year, 23 is the absolute certainty: Barella is a world midfielder and continues to impress with quantity and quality. Inter will cling to him, the midfield pivot around which the best-matched trio will have to be built.
Perisic, net of the macroscopic error under the goal, played an encouraging second half, kissed by the second consecutive goal. But are we really sure that Eriksen can’t be tested in that position as well? Conte has many paths ahead and the conviction that something must be done. The trials are postponed, now the important thing is to win. Already on Sunday against Atalanta, another final. Then there will be three more, from the Champions League. Everything is still possible. In addition, and above all, for what it will always be Pazza Inter.
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