Lautaro unplayable puzzle, Lukaku continues to deny. Inter collapse from 75 ': Conte gets angry, but he resists

Inter, what suffering. It all seemed made for trouble-free handling, after four to one marked by Lautaro Martinez: the doublets of Toro and di Lukaku they had put the three dots on ice, then Conte makes a double substitution and his own pull the plug. It's easy to take it out on Valentino Lazaro, pointing him out for the error that leads to the 4-2 of Sassuolo. But beyond the episode, it is the whole team that collapses mentally and is posted by a tarantolato Boga, whose surgical right bags Handanovic and gives unexpected hope to De Zerbi, condemning With you to a final apnea. All is well that ends well, anyway: Inter starts to win again, it brings home two important performances by its two strikers and again offs Atalanta and Napoli, paired behind the Nerazzurri. There Juventus it's always there, at one point. But the head is now at Borussia Dortmund: on Wednesday night at San Siro there is an important piece of qualification for the knockout stages.

THAT BULL – Lautaro Martinez was the headache of Marlon and, with him, of all the defense of Sassuolo. Simply, the Toro is a puzzle that for the Neroverdi players has remained unsolved: the Argentine striker has physically dominated his opponents, he was faster and more ferocious in every contest or contested ball. He showed his entire repertoire, until it was replaced: he scored a goal with a high qualitative rate, two impeccable penalties were taken, slipping in among the defenders, he made fouls and also created the opportunity for a personal hat-trick – but his shot ends wide, slightly, behind a beaten Council. Of course, the defensive system of the Sasol has left the field open to the Toro raids and receptions for Lukaku, but Lautaro showed all its potential and gave concrete response after the errors submitted to Genoa: three games, four goals.

LUKAKU'S ENVIRONMENT – There has been a lot of talk about the performance of Lukaku in this break for the national teams. The Belgian has had several physical problems, but as Opta remembers it has been since the time of a certain Diego Milito – exactly ten years ago – that an Inter striker did not score four away goals in the first eight games. They make five in total, thanks to the first network with the Lecce: is behind only a Building, Zapata is Berardi in the top scorer standings. Signs of strength, bearing in mind the legitimate difficulties in settling into a new reality. The basketball player with whom 9 scored yesterday is emblematic of how much his physical power can unleash: reception back to the door, movement on the pivot and right foot. The way he is Lautaro the penalty kicks share is another small spot of the unity of this team, like when he calls everyone to gather to celebrate his goals. At the service of the team, with humility, a dose of preventable error and the desire to break the world: perhaps the deal Lukaku he was judged too hastily.

BLACK OUT – The last 15 minutes of Inter have worried a lot, Antonio With you. Which continued to embrace as for the rest of the race, but with a growing apprehension. The double change that has taken off from the games Lautaro is Candreva has shut down Inter, which has since entered into a dangerous apnea and the one with which Sassuolo has tried to recapture the race has caused the Nerazzurri to stagger. He had promised himself "Madness no more", but some remains. Like against Sampdoria, Inter staggers but in the end manages not to collapse thanks to an unexpected compactness, with Stretcher that duels on every ball and turns on the light. Politano is Lazaro they go wrong, but they are unjustifiable on the whole considering that the whole team is losing the compass: certainly the Austrian is the one most cited by the fans, for the error with which he sends into the goal Djuricic and for a constant feeling of insecurity on his side, but he too tightens the lines in the end and helps his companions to bring home the three points. Which means 21 in eight games, second place solitary and a bit of turnover carried out in view of the Dortmund. Everything is ready for a great race at San Siro.