Atalanta’s ten victories in a row are extraordinary, however… And Napoli, forged in the image and likeness of Conte, is also traveling at Scudetto pace. All true, but on the night at the Olimpico, Inzaghi’s Inter presented the credentials for the tricolor to the championship by unleashing the perfect storm on a Lazio in the ball, fresh from their second success against Napoli. The poker bears the signatures of Calhanoglu, Dimarco, Barella, Dumfries, Carlos Augusto and Thuram and will act on the heads of the opponents for the title as a sort of warning: the Nerazzurri remain the reference point of the championship and are capable of raising the level when necessary replicating the intensity and quality of last season’s ride.
Against Lazio it was needed precisely to provide a response to Atalanta and Napoli. Mission accomplished with the paradox that the Inter symphony was able to do without the acute goals of the men in charge of the goal until Thuram’s final seal, which was just right for the statistics. The victory was built on the overwhelming superiority of the wingers, the best in Serie A, with the active collaboration of the midfield of the starters and the work of the two defense arms, almost never read by Baroni’s rearguard.
Don’t be fooled by the ranking. Inter are third with an asterisk (missing the trip to Florence) and virtually at best alongside Atalanta who celebrated Lookman’s African Ballon d’Or just as Inzaghi’s team was walking at the Olimpico. In short, there is nothing definitive in the Roman blitz but the seasons are also made up of signals sent to the others and the victory against Lazio promises to be the milestone on which to build the run-up to Scudetto number 21.
Inzaghi also closed the circle with the fall at Leverkusen. He had been criticized for an exaggerated turn in the Champions League and for the excessively controlled attitude of his team. At the Olimpico he demonstrated with facts that he had done the calculations well because the pace of Atalanta and Napoli required an external break, while in January there will be time and opportunity to complete the chase to the top eight of the Champions League.
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