13 wins, three draws and only one defeat. This is the provisional balance after the first 17 league games played this year by Inter and Juventus. As he also tells us Il Corriere dello Sport, the nerazzurri and the bianconeri thus find themselves level on points at the top of the standings and although they boast six points of advantage over the third place occupied by Lazio (who however have played one game less), they are the main suspects for the victory of the championship of Serie A 2019-2020.
Juventus took back the lead in the standings
After the 3-1 defeat suffered at the Olimpico in Rome against a highly inspired Lazio, who also overwhelmed them in the Italian Super Cup, many thought that Juventus would feel the pinch and would not be able to recover the two points behind leaders Inter. In the space of just one week, however, everything changed and thanks to the 3-1 home win against Udinese also told by Sky Sports and at the same time the Nerazzurri drew at the Franchi stadium in Florence, the Old Lady promptly managed to regain the top of the standings. Just in the last match played at the Stadium, Sarri placed his trust for the first time from the first minute in the trident of wonders formed by Dybala, Higuaín and Ronaldo and this choice immediately paid the desired dividends. Indeed, Juventus was the protagonist of one of the best performances of the season and got the better of their opponents without too much difficulty. It is no coincidence, therefore, that even taking a look at the odds on the site Betting hen, Juventus – despite the defeat in the Super Cup – is still considered the absolute favorites to win what would be their ninth consecutive Scudetto. While waiting for Douglas Costa and Ramsey to be available again, the feeling is that this is just the beginning of a cycle still made up of victories and good play, despite some hiccups such as in Riyadh.
Inter is in an accident emergency
If we leave out the 11 star players, the main difference between Inter and Juventus seems to lie precisely in the different depths of the Nerazzurri and Bianconeri squad. While the Old Lady can boast one of the most complete groups in all of European football, the Appiano Gentile club still looks like an open building site and the qualitative difference between the owners and their substitutes is too evident. As also told by Calciomercato.com, the recent injuries of Candreva, Asamoah, Politano, Sensi and Barella have further highlighted the limitations of building the Inter squad and it is no coincidence that, after the defeat in the Champions League against Barcelona, the league was also stopped against Fiorentina. Conte, for his part, will have to be good at making the most of the human capital at his disposal, but the feeling is that this Inter still needs something, or rather someone, to reach the level of its historic opponents.
In any case, after 17 league matches, Inter are enjoying the top spot in the company of Juventus and as football fans we can only hope that this duel will continue until the end of the season. Juventus, to date, seems to have something more than their Nerazzurri rivals but who knows if the January transfer market can give Conte some nice surprises.
