Before the Lazio game, the mentality of Inter fans was a little delicate. Affected by the Champions League rotation strategy, Inter Milan finally ranked second in the group, and the Champions League 1 8 finals will definitely face giants. Although it cannot be said that Inter will win Real Sociedad with full strength, it is obvious that they are more league-oriented in comparison. So the fans have a kind of worry, the Champions League is rotated, what if Lazio can't win this league?Expanding to the entire season, it is: "It's all about the league, what if I don't win the championship in the end?"”
Therefore, the fans are still in a mood of apprehension for this game, especially Lazio's home stadium has been an ominous place for Inter in recent years. Inzaghi has never won on the road in the two years since he switched from Lazio to Inter, and the last time Inter beat the Blue Eagles at the Stadio Olimpico was back in 2018, so the fans' fears are not unreasonable.
However, the absolute strength of the team is still guaranteed, Inter Milan has become more mature and stable than last season, it seems that after the baptism of the Champions League final, the players are playing more calmly and confidently, and in the face of adversity and high pressure, there is no tension of the "crazy Inter" in the past. Lazio are not the second-best team in the league last season, and their form this season is arguably at their lowest point in recent years. Before the game against Inter, they did not take advantage of the two consecutive league games with one more player, and did not reflect the numerical advantage at all, and were almost equalized at the last moment against Cagliari, and they couldn't take it down against Verona, and the structure of the whole system did not look like last season.
Even Maurizio Sarri admitted after the game: "The real Lazio is somewhere between today and last season's team. "It means that the team can do better. To be fair, Lazio have already put in their best performances of the season, having only had a handful of games of intensity and calibre from last season, especially at home. The momentum and pace they showed tonight was very similar to the 1-0 win over Fiorentina, and they didn't have the advantage overall, but they just relied on their strength to win the game. However, Inter Milan is not Fiorentina, and the ability to resist and take chances is not at the same level.
On the face of it, both teams are expected to score 1Around 35, the number of shots on goal was 13 to 12, both had 4 shots on target, and both created two absolute chances, but the final score was 0-2. The reason is simple, Inter are more mature teams, able to take every opportunity when under pressure and can turn opponents' mistakes into goals. Of course, the stars also played a key role, as Mobile is no longer a striker to be compared to Lautaro, and Rovella, who has won a single knife, is not as sharp as Marcus Thuram.
In fact, the analogy between the attacking combination of Lautaro and Marcus Thuram is a bit too much, with 16 rounds of matches in which Lautaro scored 15 goals and provided 4 assists, while Thuram scored 7 goals and assisted 9 assists, directly involved in 19 and 16 goals respectively, which can be called a dominant performance. With the help of the duo's combined attack, Inter's goal difference reached a staggering 32, while Juventus, who are in second place, have a goal difference of just 14. Lautaro, in particular, showed all his strengths with his goal in the 40th minute: good observation, decisive tackling, excellent technique and cool head. In the face of Marusic's return gift, he first circled the goalkeeper and then scored with a pickled shot from the defender.
Some felt that Lautaro's handling was a bit unusual, as if he hesitated for even a second, he was likely to lose the angle and space to break the goal, and Marcus Thuram was not far away from him. But when he pulled up his shirt and showed the words on his chest, everything seemed reasonable, and he saw a white shirt with the words "Come on, Puerto Blanca." Lautaro's hometown of Puerto Blanca was suffering from a severe storm. Lautaro said after the game: "I can't sleep at night, my city and my family are being hit by a storm and I want to solve all the problems as soon as possible. ”
Going back to the fan question at the beginning, Lazio's performance should be able to dispel many people's doubts and send a signal that if Inter want to go all out to win the league title, no one can stop them. Last season's top-eight rivals, Inter Milan, have played all over the season with an astonishing six wins and one draw, with only a draw away from Juventus. What level is Inter at now?The range of Serie A is no longer testable. Inzaghi Jr. was asked after the game about Monday's draw ceremony, and he guessed that it would be drawn against Manchester City, with a bit of fatalism. Maybe UEFA likes this kind of high traffic results, after all, it is Paris and Inter Milan who can create a topic of discussion. Inzaghi Jr. doesn't think Inter can beat Manchester City, but it doesn't hurt to test the real strength, how to verify that this season has improved again?Just play Manchester City one more time.