Simone Inzaghi’s thrilling tactics have seen Nerazzurri pull clear of their city rivals – and the rest of the Italian top flight
ow else could it end but like this: tempers boiling over and the red card being shown to one player after another as Interwith a win over neighbours Milan? Denzel Dumfries and Théo Hernández were first to be sent off after squaring up in midfield at the start of injury time. Milan’s Davide Calabria followed moments later for throwing a forearm into the face of Davide Frattesi at a corner.
To watch your rival pull away is painful, but being forced to wait at the finish line and host their celebration is a special kind of nightmare. Milan were the designated home team for Monday’s game at the stadium these clubs share. Before kick-off, Ultras in the Curva Sud adapted an old Banksy mural for their choreography of a maid sweeping Inter under the carpet, accompanied by the words “NOTHING CHANGES”.
Inter had played down the importance of this game before kick-off, with both the manager, Simone Inzaghi, and CEO, Beppe Marotta, insisting that winning here was “not an obsession”. Their words, too, rang false. So many Inter supporters had turned out to encourage them at their training facility on Sunday that Dumfries was forced to abandon his car 1km from the gates and finish his commute in on foot.
Inter’s title celebrations flowed from San Siro to Piazza Duomo, fans flooding into the square outside Milan’s cathedral and players arriving later to take up positions on a balcony overlooking them. An official title celebration and open-top bus tour will be planned for the coming days, but there were flags, fireworks, and a tractor here for a preliminary party that lasted past three in the morning.
That Inter have not only stayed competitive but reclaimed their status as Italy’s top club owes to Inzaghi’s work creating a fluid, thrilling tactical system, as well as some exceptional recruitment by Marotta and his front office team. It felt fitting that Inter’s decisive second goal should be scored by Thuram – the revelation of this season after joining, like Calhanoglu before him, on a free.
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