Another round, another draw, another round of whistles from the San Siro. For the fourth time in a row Inter miss the appointment with the victory and now the situation is really gray. The 2-2 with Bologna is a bad result, just like the expressions on the faces of Thohir and Mazzarri at the end of the match. The coach is now at serious risk of exemption, because Europe is becoming more complicated and because the game is not convincing. Not even the long-awaited penalty was able to make the Nerazzurri win, who even risked losing in the final. It would have been the apocalypse, but even so, it's not much to laugh about. Mazzarri no longer seems to have the keys to influence the team and his choices, on the contrary, are rather controversial. It's true that the quality of the squad is what it is, but the tactical immobilism, the ostracism to the young players (above all Kovacic) and the inability to beat much weaker opponents are all aggravating factors on the coach's curriculum. “The problem is the pressure, these guys can't manage the advantage and so the victories don't come – Mazzarri defended himself. – Our name is Inter, we must always try to win because we cannot afford any missteps and this creates anxiety. We miss incredible goals, even from the penalty spot and we take it at the first opportunity. I honestly see it that way."
It was supposed to be Kovacic's night, but Alvarez takes the field from the first minute. Inter got off to a good start and after 6 minutes they were already ahead: Nagatomo crossed a nice ball from the left which Icardi was very good at pounced on and punched in. The 1-0 seems to be the prelude to a quiet evening, to be lived without worries, but that's not the case. After a moment of disarray, Bologna regrouped and went looking for an opportunity to equalize. Which arrives in the 36th minute: Handanovic saves from Christodoulopoulos but can do nothing on Pazienza's razor. All to be redone for Inter, which collects the first dose of boos of the evening from its audience. At the start of the second half Mazzarri pushes the team forward: D'Ambrosio in Kovacic, with Alvarez playing as a winger in midfield. The mentality seems to be the right one and in the 63rd minute the Nerazzurri pass. It's again Icardi who draws the joker with a spectacular right foot that slips into the net after touching the post. It seems made again, but the fragility of this Inter knows no bounds. In the 73rd minute Rolando made a sensational mistake in the center of the area, effectively giving the ball to Kone: for the Greek, scoring the 2-2 was child's play. San Siro grumbles but the worst is yet to come. In the 83rd minute Mantovani yanks Palacio, for Mazzoleni it's a penalty. The penalty spot taboo (he had been missing for 33 games) however confirmed itself as such: Milito, who had entered a few minutes earlier in place of Cambiasso, kicked badly and Curci rejected. The mistake puts Inter down and they even risk losing: in the 92nd minute Acquafresca has the sensational chance to make it 2-3 but Handanovic saves everything with a miracle. Thus it ends 2-2 and the Nerazzurri fans show their thumbs down. This Inter is seriously risking compromising qualification for the Europa League, the minimum objective of the season. Even Thohir, who would hardly tolerate such a failure, has noticed this.
