the beginning of a new idea – Corriere.it

Barcelona offers Inter the ideal match, the one that Inzaghi prefers, a careful kick, based on the strength of the opponent and therefore generous with space in his half field. It was once said that it was the game of Herrera’s Inter or Trapattoni’s Juve. But there was never a fixed rule, the flexibility ball, not eternal numbers.
Inter played the perfect match this time
started slowly, resisted, suffered, kept the width of the counterattack and finally gave it to his champions.

Barcelona made a lot, not danger. Perhaps the small regret having stopped early, when Barcelona were in great difficulty. It was a race to close first. Xavi was a difficult and overrated opponent, his team has nothing from the past, he appears and disappears in the game, he has no people to dribble or speed. His 3-3-4 immediately canceled Pedri, who was fourth in attack, and unbalanced the game. Inter was formidable in controlling the restarts, immediately full of proposals. Barella and Lautaro and Gosens scored goals after active stops, those that start alone with a gesture, a final action. It takes class to start them and it takes enormous quality to complete them. They are among the few cases where luck has nothing to do with it, they are just great goals.

Inter full of these players, the one that has the most. He must play according to convenience, without seeking beauty, perhaps speculating on the race, not always trying to dominate it. Beauty comes from space, like at Camp Nou. For this not only a qualification almost earned this, but the beginning of a new idea, of a freed Inter who can play to win many more games. Dumfries decisive this time also in the double role. A little too explosive Onana, attentive and covered by the midfield De Vrij and Skriniar, precious Calhanoglu and Mkhitaryan. This is Inzaghi’s Inter. We try to use it well rather than discuss it.

Sorry to leave Napoli only at the end credits
. one of the two teams with full points in Europe, the other Bayern. He has scored ten goals for Ajax in two games, even playing to change formation and scorers. Right now he represents the best part of our football. Time often changes things, but if Napoli remains this, it is right to keep it in the race until the end.