To get rid of this terrible disappointment, it will be necessary to bring home that couple of domestic trophies left on the table, also because now energies can be managed in an even more democratic way.
Those who in these places had seen Acerbi not surrender to fate and Lamine Yamal, those who rubbed their eyes for an unthinkable desire for power against the great Bayern, yesterday paid the ticket for another type of spectacle: in Europe, in the space of a few months, Inter went from epic to tragic. On Italian soil, however, the opposite journey could happen: here the old disappointment can soon turn into glory. The last championship, thrown away at the best moment as we were approaching the sun of the Champions League, hurt the club and the players almost as much as the defeat in Monaco against PSG: for this reason, the possibility of winning the championship immediately, crushing all the competition without the slightest mercy, has become the main fuel of the season. Inter, bruised by this night, which will remain among the worst in their recent history, will inevitably return to focusing only on Serie A, their main objective, which has already been very evident in recent weeks. The Italian Cup must also be linked to the championship, which has been missing for a couple of seasons now: if on the one hand the Nerazzurri enjoy a reassuring +10 over Milan in the standings, on the other they are helped in the Cup by a path without any big names, given the semi-final against Como and the possible final with one between Atalanta and Lazio. The national “double” is clearly in the sights, much easier than another unimaginable ride in the Champions League.
beyond the nightmare
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If it is true that imagining other magnificent European nights like those of last spring bordered on utopia, it is equally clear that the Bodo Glimt was well within the reach of Chivu’s boys: this is the evidence that hurts all the fans. Specifically, the tyrant of Serie A and finalist of the last Champions League exited the following edition against a team of good technical level, but never even close to the round of 16 and with a turnover that was twelve times lower: given the premises, the thud is thunderous. To get rid of this terrible disappointment, it will therefore be necessary to bring home that couple of domestic trophies left on the table, also because now the energies can be managed in an even more democratic way, without additional efforts in Europe: in a context like this, the absence of Lautaro – what would have been needed in the yellow jerseys last night – worries decidedly less. According to Beppe Marotta, however, not even the -20 million that will be included in the budget is too scary, given that Bodo Glimt has evaporated the 11 million bonus for the possible entry into the round of 16 of the Champions League and the subsequent foreseeable big profit at San Siro: “Even if we had to go out, we would have to remedy the budgetary aspect in the running. It’s absolutely not a problem”, the president had said before the match, tactically putting his hands forward. So summer will come and some players will be sold and the club hopes by that date to be able to put a new three-color patch on the chest: nothing other than the scudetto can make us forget this Norwegian nightmare.
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