Another win, another great team performance. Inter responded with a show of strength to Juventus' warnings in quick time. Another direct clash, that of "Maradona", showed that the blacks play with the consciousness of superiority and the calmness of those who know that they can win in any field.
According to some former coaches (for example Fabio Capello), the title is won when you have the defense with the fewest goals conceded. Inter has one. According to others (see Arrigo Sacchi), you triumph when you score more than others. Inter has this record as well.
Between the so-called "starters" and "reserves" there are points of contact, which the current Inter embodies in an almost surprising way. If it's true that Maradona's sweet night had some initial suffering (Politano's initial cross and Sommer's mixed save), it's equally true that from Calhanoglu's goal onwards, the Blacks dominated the match. . With total team participation.
Simone Inzaghi, who exactly a year ago was questioned, as it inevitably happens to all coaches who do not guarantee continuity of performance for their team, has today managed to build a "perfect machine".
Without any possibility of denial, today's Inter are the best since the historic treble, perhaps a little more refined in terms of play and team combinations, although less rich in individuality. An Inter who, barring any unforeseen sensational events, are Serie A's leading contenders to win the title and the long-awaited second star.
Football consists of emotions and not numbers, but this "sprinkling of arithmetic" can help and introduce more weighty and decisive topics: 6 wins in 7 season away games in Italy with only 2 goals against, 9 games in total without conceding goal, 10 goals scored by midfielders.
All this to say that Inzaghi's work has corrected the defects highlighted on many occasions last season, defects which have limited, at least in the championship, the opportunities to oppose Spalletti's Napoli.
Let's start with the direct clashes, since Napoli's was the most convincing test. The serious limitation of Inzaghi's team in the first half of last season has already turned into a strong point. In this first part of the championship, victories came against Milan, Rome and Napoli, plus a draw as a guest against Juventus.
In the second stage, Inter will have to face Napoli and Juventus at home. Not a small advantage. The other big metamorphosis concerns the relationship between the championship matches and the Champions League.
A year ago, Inter squandered a lot of points in the games that preceded or followed a European match. This season, thanks also to a less crowded calendar and a simpler group (last year it was Barcelona and Bayern Munich), the "Champions" factor was almost painless for the black man.
But if up to this point the discussion has focused on the higher systems, there is an Inter who offer a great image of themselves on the pitch. To begin with, he learned to handle the emergency perfectly. In the summer it was said: Inzaghi has two teams at his disposal.
True, but even then you may find yourself in trouble. Successive injuries to Pavard, Baston and De Vrij highlighted the creativity of the coach, who "invented" Carlos Augusto as a central defender, a task he performed very reliably.