The roar of Inter. The 3-0 over Lazio shows, once and for all, the strength of the Nerazzurri and sends out a strong, if not very strong, signal to the entire championship. In fact, we are convinced that not even the Juventus squad has remained indifferent to what happened at the Olimpico, while the contenders for the Champions League can put their minds at peace: at this rate there will be one place less for the Europe that counts.
Yes, because perhaps this Inter is not yet playing as well as it could but this, in the light of what has been seen for a month and a half, only goes in its favor: who knows what it will be able to do when the mechanisms are oiled to perfection...
The match in Rome appeared to be balanced and open to any type of prediction, but instead ended with an overwhelming victory, the sixth in a row in the league. Only successes have come since the internal slide with Parma on 15 September, moreover conceding only two goals: numbers that make Spalletti's the best defense of the tournament, as well as one of the most serious candidates for the role of anti-Juve.
At this point, in fact, talking about qualifying for the Champions League is an understatement: Inter, in fact, has shown that they are superior to the Romans and Milan. And then, when you have a striker like Icardi, everything becomes easier. One goal in the derby and two last night, demonstrating that the Argentine knows how to have an impact especially in big matches, when points are obviously worth double. There is little to do: Maurito changes the balance.
Lazio (also) noticed it, forced, in spite of themselves, to bow to his incredible sense of goal. The first arrived in the 28th minute with a robbery, the second in the 70th minute with a high school right (dribbling)-left (shooting) play. In between Brozovic's splendid shot from distance (41') and the usually excellent Handanovic, capable of denying Lazio the reopening of the match on several occasions.
"We're happy with what we're doing but we're not anti-Juve, in fact I'd say we're anti-ourselves - explained Spalletti in the press conference - In the first half we played very well, doing everything we wanted, in the second half instead we are back to being the anti-nobody, without having a precise brand”.
Inexplicably harsh words, at least in appearance: because then, looking closely, the clear intent to raise the bar on a mental level emerges, a bit like Allegri. On the other hand, no psychological maneuvers for Inzaghi, if not to cheer up his Lazio: the fourth defeat in the league coincides with the fourth direct clash, testifying to how much his players are unable to assert themselves against the most important opponents. The qualities are there but certainly it is difficult to do better than this with a dull and inconclusive Milinkovic-Savic, a Property with wet dust and a Luis Alberto reduced to the role of reserve.
"We're not looking for excuses, Inter were superior to us and we had to do more – admitted a disconsolate Inzaghi – I don't know if there is a complex of direct clashes, perhaps we lack the condition we show in the other matches or perhaps, simply, there we don't find a Handanovic who makes such saves. Now let's lick our wounds and look forward: we will redeem ourselves with Spal ".
It might not be enough to defend the Champions League area, now seriously undermined by Milan: if the Rossoneri were to win tomorrow's second leg against Genoa, in fact, they would jump into the standings. Problems that don't concern Inter, by now launched towards other objectives: a sea that Spalletti knows how to navigate very well and which can lead to shores that are as unexplored as they are wonderful.
