Once upon a time the San Siro pitch was a nightmare for Inter and Milan because of the grass that didn't grow, that froze in winter and dried up in summer, and of the mantle that had to be turfed continuously. Not to mention the series of injuries (especially on the Rossoneri side in recent years), the cause of which was mainly due to Giuseppe Meazza's pitch.
All true, but now Inter and Milan will have something to regret about that cursed grass: in fact since when has it been implanted the latest generation carpet, synthetic mixed with a natural grass base, both Stramaccioni's and Allegri's boys only made up for it in their home games.
Just think not only of first three days of this championship, in which only the "2" sign has been seen at San Siro for now (Milan defeated by Sampdoria and Atalanta, Inter from Roma), but considering also the Berlusconi Trophy and the two elimination rounds of the Europa League played by the Nerazzurri, the balance is equally merciless: a draw (Inter's with Vaslui, but suffering like never before) and five defeats.
However, while Moratti's club has at least redeemed itself away from home, gaining access to the Europa League and winning two games out of two away from Milan in the league (the not irresistible Pescara and Turin, to be honest), the figure is even more chilling for Milan: it was in fact since the 1930/31 season – therefore for 82 years – that Milan had not lost the first two matches played at the San Siro. At the time, however, the opponents were not a newly promoted team and a team with the declared objective of a peaceful salvation but Lazio and Juventus, two candidates for the title. And as if that weren't enough, in two games the Rossoneri failed to score a single goal, an all-time negative record.
Of what to have nostalgia for the old shabby grass of San Siro, in short. And Napoli takes care of increasing the "regrets", which on an absolutely disastrous field first tamed Jovetic's excellent Fiorentina and then yesterday, on a slightly better ground but not yet worthy of Serie A, also won the resistance of the Parma: 6 points out of 6 at home, and leadership in the standings with nine points. A case?
