The Champions League calls, Inter must respond. Tonight (20.45), in anticipation of the midweek round, the Nerazzurri will necessarily have to beat Cagliari, otherwise the Romans could really run away. A constraint that derives from the affordable opponent but also, if not above all, from the latest results that have brought only 2 points in 3 games.
Spalletti's team has lost its way of scoring and, consequently, that of success, with the logical consequence of leaving the Champions League zone. But woe to pessimism: the Romans remain just one point away and the goal is still close at hand, provided they rediscover the verve of a few weeks ago.
“We created the chances, but unfortunately we didn't score and now we play a lot – the analysis of the Inter coach – We had created the possibility of managing something, we threw it away. Now there are six games left, I don't know how many points it will take to reach the Champions League but we will have to keep thinking about the moment. There is only one goal against Cagliari: to win”.
It is useless to hide, after all failing the appointment with the 3 points would make it difficult to continue to hope. It's not so much a mathematical argument, that, all in all, would still be remediable. Rather, the calendar between now and the end of the tournament should be considered, which will see Inter face Juventus and Lazio, in addition to the mangy Chievo, Udinese and Sassuolo.
In short, against Cagliari you really can't go wrong and therefore the goal problem must be solved, in one way or another. Too convenient to point the finger only at the attackers, more useful to find the causes of an often predictable maneuver and make it much more effective, perhaps by changing something.
Spalletti thought exactly like this and tonight he will put aside his usual 4-2-3-1 to switch to 3-4-2-1, in search of new and more profitable ideas. In front of Handanovic, therefore, it will be a 3-man defense with Skriniar, Miranda and D'Ambrosio, with Cancelo, Gagliardini, Brozovic and Santon in midfield, Rafinha and Perisic in the trocar, Icardi in attack.
"There are only a few games left in the championship and we have to look for the result against anyone, no matter the name of the opponent." Strong words those of Diego Lopez, who wanted to charge his Cagliari in view of what seems to be at least a difficult undertaking.
At San Siro it will be 3-5-2 with Cragno between the posts, Romagna, Ceppitelli and Andreolli in the back, Faragò, Ionita, Cossu, Padoin and Lykogiannis in the midfield, Pavoletti and Han in attack.
