The perfect couple for an Inter who has to believe it

Another round, another race. Just three days after Cristiano Ronaldo's last-breath penalty that prevented Inter from returning alone to the top of the rankings, the Beloved again has the opportunity to try again today in Bologna, trusting in the difficulties that Juventus could find in the derby, despite the Toro beaten in the house of Lazio seems very little compared to the technical power of the bianconeri.

But in spite of these speeches that certify that Inter, after ten days, is currently the only team capable of putting pressure on the winners of the last eight championships, yesterday Antonio Conte held a press conference with the handbrake on , as his face seemed drawn, the tone of his voice did not permit proclamations or slogans capable of harangue the crowds.

A precise question if he still feels inside himself the famous small percentage of final victory that invites him to start with enthusiasm every his adventure as coach, Conte has not denied the thing, but he has added in a very clear way that to speak now of Inter from scudetto , is above all a media operation. Bitter truth? A consummate actor's strategy of someone who has a privileged relationship with badges? Time will tell.

Meanwhile, the former head coach of the National team claims that Inter must first return, after so many years, to becoming credible, on and off the field, and continues to beat on the concept of the beginning of a path, which includes a lot of work to improve merits and possibly eliminate limits and defects. Conte then underlined how the company realized in its first season at the helm of Juventus against an objectively stronger Milan, is due to the fact that this time, not being involved in the European Cups, it was possible to build an unexpected championship working on its concepts for the whole week, without therefore the expenditure of psychophysical energies that requires participation in the Champions League.

This does not mean that Inter will try to lose next Tuesday in Dortmund in a challenge that could be decisive for the possible Nerazzurri landing in the eighth finals of the most beautiful and coveted event, but it means to have a clear idea of ​​how things are to look for later to find solutions to overcome difficulties.

Antonio Conte is a pneumatic hammer for everyone. For himself, for his players, for the company that chooses him. He knows no filters, not media, he says things in the face, sometimes even exaggerating, by extreme concepts. But he is a coach who guarantees a competitive path, because victory is his inalienable goal and he tries to achieve it by entering daily into the heads of those working alongside him.

At the top of the Inter leadership there is one who knows him well, alias Beppe Marotta, who almost seems to enjoy countering his coach. Conte shoots, Marotta dulls. Conte asks, Marotta indulges with a sly and reassuring smile. They are two strikers that integrate perfectly because they have different characteristics. They do not step on their feet, in short, and so far, working together, they have always managed to achieve the set goals. The numbers say it.

But back to the field. Once the precious and painful victory of Brescia has been filed (who knows how it would have ended up in other times), Inter today faces another transfer, difficult by definition. Bologna-Inter is a great classic of our football, it smells of old. The two teams also played a championship in the famous play-off played at the Olimpico in Rome on 7 June 1964. Fuffo Bernardini's Bologna graduated Italy champion, beating Helenio Herrera's Grande Inter 2-0. That Inter, a few days before, had won the first European Cup in its history, overtaking Real Madrid in the final of the Vienna Prater.

Other was, same problem. Difficult to compete to the maximum from the physical and mental point of view in two competitions so important to brief turn of mail. Meanwhile, today, you will be swam in an exhausted and eager Dall'Ara to push your favorites to the company. Before the kick-off it will be nice and exciting to applaud and embrace the great Sinisa Mihajlovic. Then, cold head and warm heart for an Inter who wants to continue the race. Without media aspects.