Napoli resists as long as they can, but Inter makes the Super Cup take the direction of Nerazzurri Milan.
It is right, even before talking about the pitch, to dedicate a thought to Gigi Riva, legend of Italian football who passed away just as the dispute was starting in Arabia. But, when it comes to Thunderclap, it is necessary stop and pay your respects. Despite the (many) beautiful things seen on the pitch in recent days, the feeling is that more than Lautaro Martinez lifting his first trophy as Inter captain, the images that will remain for posterity of this Arab away match will be those of the half stadium empty Napoli-Fiorentina, the minute of silence (hasty and improvised) for Gigi Riva booed by the Arab public, the embarrassing declarations of the Italian sports staff on the reasons for the Saudi choice. For the future we must ask ourselves whether petrodollars could be worth more than having and giving an integral, coherent and true concept and image of our football. The game is perhaps not worth the risk, even more so in light of the damage to the image resulting from this long series of misunderstandings and fools which far outweighed the economic advantage;
Napoli side, the match starts uphill even more than the premises would suggest: to yet another forfeit, that of Mario Rui, Mazzarri responds with il match winner Zerbin, deployed on the right wing in the 3-4-2-1 reconfirmed for the occasion. A clear tactical plan for Mazzarri, who prepares the match that he knows best, that of resistance to the bitter end;
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A Napoli match which, at least initially, complicates Inter’s plans: Inzaghi’s Nerazzurri suffer from the pressure of their opponents, who dirty up the start of their opponents’ moves as best they can. As the minutes passed, the Nerazzurri’s physical, technical and tactical superiority allowed Inter to gain the upper hand;
An advantage which, although evident, did not bear fruit in the first half: in the first half Napoli managed to hold on, despite not managing to create any real problems for Sommer. In the second half the game takes definitively, the way of Milan, with the expulsion of Simeon which only makes the task easier for Inter, and complicates Napoli’s match even more, which soon it becomes a survival mission while waiting for penalties and to contain Inter’s exuberance;
The mission almost succeeds, with Lautaro’s goal arriving only in the 90th minute after a siege that lasted the entire second half. A mission which, it must be said, leaves some doubts in the management: the double substitution that calls Kvaratskhelia and Politano out of the contest with more than twenty minutes left, the only offensive men on the pitch and above all the only penalty takers of the team, leaves many doubts. Tonight’s victory can mean a lot for Inter, much more than adding another trophy to a trophy cabinet that has remained intact for too long. And not just because winning helps you win. Playing this type of match, against teams like Mazzarri’s Napoli, is an important step in a journey of mental growth that cannot stop now. Especially if the victory of a final comes after beating the reigning Italian Champions and Vice Champions in quick succession. A series of such prestigious close victories will have to be fundamental to inject confidence, awareness, patience and maturity into Inzaghi’s boys, qualities that will have to be essential with an increasingly dense calendar and a constant long-distance and deferred final against an opponent who he certainly won’t give up.
2024-01-22 21:52:36
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