A start with a bang. Conte's Inter starts as best they could and sends a loud and clear signal to the whole championship: anyone who wants to fight for the top will have to deal with her. If he is then able to even aim to win, well, we will only know this in a few days, when the market has issued its verdicts, thus establishing the definitive hierarchies of Serie A. It will also be necessary to witness more probative tests than that yesterday, although the 4-0 over Lecce hides the good performance of the opponent, capable of staying in the game and creating a few more headaches than expected at least until game time.
All this to say that Inter, on the day of their debut in a San Siro packed with almost 65 spectators, found no red carpets, if anything they were good at creating them, in perfect Conte's style. The coach's hand can already be seen and it is the biggest novelty of this team, even if Lukaku and Sensi, just to name two, have made a good contribution. However, it is clear that the handle plays a not indifferent role in a group that, about three months ago, had trembled with fear in front of Empoli, winning the Champions League only thanks to a great Handanovic, as well as the crossbar of the south curve. The same one that yesterday, after just 21', saw a splendid right-footed shot from Brozovic, for the game-changing goal.
3 minutes and San Siro celebrated again thanks to Sensi, author of a great personal play concluded with another unstoppable shot. The one-two punched Lecce but didn't knock them out: Liverani's team, on the contrary, started the second half with a good attitude, intimidating Inter with a good action by Falco, the most enlightened of his. But then, as often happens in these cases, here is the knockout blow and the signature, as if there were a script written by someone, was put by Lukaku, the most awaited man, like Conte, of the evening. His tap-in on Gabriel's defective rebound (Lautaro's shot) will not go down in history for its aesthetics but the Belgian is not that type of player. His usefulness in the Nerazzurri system, on the other hand, risks having a huge impact on the team's economy: a first taste (and what a taste!) We had yesterday and the feeling is that it's just the beginning. Romelu runs, fights, gets his teammates up, scores: what more could you ask for?
San Siro, enthusiastic at every touch of the ball, almost as if it wanted to be dragged in its turn, liked it and didn't seem at all nostalgic for Icardi, who, moreover, was beaten again by Marotta in the pre-match. “Wanda's words are annoying in terms of times and ways – thundered the CEO – I deny that any manager, especially Steven Zhang, has ever told Mauro to stay. Our common line does not change, we will carry on until the end". However, all of this takes second place to the match, which ended with a poker signed by Candreva (85 '), another regenerated by Conte's care. And it was precisely the coach who deserved the right credit at the end of the match, without however incurring that presumption which could only create problems for him and for his (now it is appropriate to say it) Inter.
“In the first half we got off to a good start, with the right desire and the right attitude – he commented at the press conference. – At 2-0 we got a bit disunited, I didn't like the last 15 minutes at all and I told the boys. Surely there is a lot to improve, in mental stability and in managing situations. Let's not forget that we've only been working for a month and a half, but these guys immediately gave me great availability. We don't have to be a spark, we have to become dynamite. I give 300% in every place I work, I immediately become the first fan”.
At the moment this is enough to ignite the Inter world with enthusiasm, determined to once again play a leading role. Only time will tell if this is really the case, but if a good morning starts in the morning…
