INTER, AGAINST UDINESE IT'S AN EXAMINATION – TRUTH! A VICTORY WOULD GIVE THE LONG-WAITED SIGNAL BY THE FANS. RANIERI'S CHARGE: "WE WANT TO GO BACK UP THERE!"
Just win. Inter, who will receive Udinese at the San Siro tonight, have only one goal. Easy to say, a little less to put into practice, but if the Nerazzurri want to continue climbing the table, they have no choice. Any 3 points against the Friulians would not only have the power to change the standings (let's not forget that Inter still have to make up for the match in Genoa) but would also send a strong signal to the whole championship. Something like "the Nerazzurri are still behind, but if they keep winning...".
That's why tonight Inter won't be able to afford any mistakesnor to repeat the performances against Cagliari and Siena. Individual plays were enough to beat the Sardinians and Tuscans (as well as a referee oversight and a bit of luck), but much more will be needed against Udinese. Guidolin is working a miracle again this year, as can be seen by looking at the standings. For once therefore, Inter - Udinese will see the values reversed, even if the forecasts still give Ranieri's team the favourite. Speaking of "Sor Claudio", he too begins to show signs of good humor. In fact, in yesterday's press conference, at first he surprised everyone by stating that he hadn't seen Rennes - Udinese in the Europa League, then, once he realized the accusing looks of the reporters present, he had a good laugh. Ranieri certainly saw tonight's rivals' match, which he highly esteems and considers almost an example: “It's one of the wonder teams in the championship, Pozzo has formed a formidable school. They take on interesting young people, then sell some of them, but they always manage to maintain a level of training. It's a competitor for the first in the standings and we want to get back to those positions".
Ranieri wants to win and with him the entire Inter environment. So far the fans have remained rather lukewarm in the face of the Nerazzurri coach's comeback claims, but it is clear that an en – plein of victories between now and Christmas would change everything. Ranieri knows that to recover all those positions it will take a different Inter, physically and mentally, and in this sense he appeared confident: “”We are reaching a good condition, however everything is linked to the mental aspect. I don't judge my path, the president has to do that. I give the team a nice 6,5, even though I know we can give more, because we aim for excellence”. Beating Udinese wouldn't mean we got there, but it would certainly be a good sign.
