Overtaking mission, second act. L'Inter try again to take first place in the standings at the expense of Juve, even if only because of the calendar. If against the Parma, in fact, the chance was certified by the draw of the bianconeri a Lecce, instead, here it is a question of a mere question of time, given that the Lady will then be able to answer tomorrow against Genoa. In any case, the nerazzurri cannot and do not want to stop any longer, otherwise, rather than looking at who is in front, it will be the case to protect their backs.
The trip of Brescia (21pm) however presents several pitfalls, as admitted by Antonio Conte in the stormy post-match conference on Saturday. Yesterday, however, thanks to the shareholders' meeting, the coach remained silent, receiving however important reassurances from Marotta.
“The coach, as it should be, is never satisfied and worries if there are difficulties – explained the CEO. – Some players have dropped out and therefore we all share this moment of emergency, looking at the January transfer market with great optimism. We must respect the economic-financial balance but we are ready to seize all the opportunities of the case…”.
The technician will thus have the required aid, in the meantime, however, he will have to grit his teeth and try to achieve his goals (on all the eighths of the Champions League) with the current squad.
Even today Inter will be without Sensi, D'Ambrosio, Vecino and Sanchez, all absences destined to last a long time, more or less.
Having said that, the technical difference between the men available and Corini's Brescia remains evident, which is why it is reasonable to expect a Nerazzurri victory, without ifs, ands or buts. Conte seems determined to confirm the usual 3-5-2 with Handanovic in goal, Skriniar, De Vrij and Godin in defense, Candreva, Barella, Brozovic, Gagliardini and Asamoah in midfield, Lautaro Martinez and Lukaku in attack.
In front there will be an angry Brescia and, for the first time this season, worried. The defeat against Genoa, the third in the last four matches, left him in third from bottom place, unleashing, predictably, the restlessness of Cellino.
"I have never contacted other coaches, I have faith in Corini" declared the president of the swallows, thus denying Prandelli's voice, which has become rather insistent, but the feeling is that today's match could be decisive.
To disturb Brescia then there is a Balotelli who, as usual, gets talked about more for the off-field nonsense (the last one is a smashed camera for a Marassi operator) than for the gestures inside, so far limited to a goal (however useless) against Napoli. In short, he too will have his eyes fixed on him, also because Corini will line him up as owner alongside Donnarumma. For the rest, in Brescia's 4-3-1-2, we will see Joronen in goal, Sabelli, Cistana, Gastaldello and Mateju in defense, Bisoli, Tonali and Romulo in midfield, Spalek in the trocar.
