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Inter fails to beat Bologna and Napoli smiles: Conte's team remains alone in the lead but with one game more

Inter wastes the opportunity to close in on Napoli at the top of the table. A bizarre 2-2 draw with Bologna

Inter fails to beat Bologna and Napoli smiles: Conte's team remains alone in the lead but with one game more

Wasted opportunity. TheInter does not go beyond draw with Bologna and thus throws away the chance of going one point behind Napoli, with one game less, moreover. With the standings current, however, even winning the recovery of Florence (still undated at the moment) Inzaghi would not surpass Conte, limiting himself to joining him on equal points. The first place of the Azzurri thus becomes "real" and Atalanta also stays alive, although the calendar smiles once again on Inter, busy at home against Empoli in conjunction with the direct clash between the other two.

Inter – Bologna 2-2: Italiano stops Inzaghi and makes Conte smile

The match at San Siro was open and entertaining, just as expected. Much credit must be given to Bologna, who came to Milan without any fear and was able to play openly against the reigning champions, in their own stadium to boot. It must also be said thatInter it was certainly not at its best: ok the large and competitive squad, but renounce simultaneously with Calhanoglu e Mkhitaryan It's not easy for anyone, just like always playing with the same defense, exhausted after the Pavard's stop, Acerbi e Bisseck. From the beginning there was the feeling that Bologna was more on the ball and the advantage of Castro (15'), moreover shortly after the stick hit by Moor (9'), confirmed it. The slap woke up Inter, also because Italiano, as we know, does not deviate from his Zemanian football (very high defense and pressure on the opponent) even when ahead by a goal. And so, in the 19th minute, here is the splendid transition signed Thuram-Dimarco, with Dumfries to reiterate online the Skorupski's rescue, for the inevitable 1-1. The match was definitely uncorked, with chances from one side to the other: first Marco's (tiro outside of a breath), then Odgaard (header saved by Sommer). In the final moments of the first half Inter took the lead thanks to Lautaro, very good at exploiting yet another action in the space of his teammates, with Dimarco the usual great assistman (45+1'). The goal just before half-time suggested a Nerazzurri victory, also because Bologna, the common thought, should have gone out on a limb, leaving real craters in front of Skorupski. Wrong equation, because if it is true that Italiano has further raised the center of gravity, it is also true that Inter has run out of gas, limiting itself to a couple of counterattacks, which were also poorly exploited. In the 64th minute the Rossoblu pressure was rewarded by the 2-2 of Holm, born from a wrong save by Dimarco and finished by a deflection by Bastoni, decisive in beating Sommer. From then on the Nerazzurri started to press again, even if Ursu forced the Swiss goalkeeper into another good save. Inzaghi still had a chance to make it 3-2, but Thuram's great play was badly wasted by Taremi, clumsy and cumbersome on a ball that only had to be pushed into the net. The 2-2 was archived amid protests from Inter for some decisions of Pairetto, making Bologna, Naples and even Bergamo smile, all in the running for their respective objectives.

Inzaghi: “There is a bit of a bitter taste in the mouth, but we must only look at ourselves”

“I have to congratulate Bologna, as well as my boys who played a great match – the thought of Inzaghi -. We were coming off a tour de force, but we fought and created, conceding the right amount. We had many chances to score the third goal, we were always in the game. There is regret for not having scored the three points, but we did what we had to. There is a bit of a bitter taste in the mouth, even though we were playing against a physical, organized team that always came to get us high. The goals conceded? They were a bit too similar to each other, we could certainly have defended better. I don't know if this result can give confidence to the others, we were coming off six wins in a row, we drew and now we have to continue by giving something more. We have problems with rotation and the calendar, all the games in this championship are very difficult. We only look at ourselves, at the moment we are having difficulties, first in defense and now in midfield. Frattesi also couldn't play from the start, unfortunately I was only able to change two players. We are trying to speed up the recoveries”.

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