It’s the second consecutive defeat for Inter on the road: the Nerazzurri, after the heavy knockout in Florence, also fall in Turin with Juventus losing 1-0. The decisive goal is by Conceicao who slows down the progress of Lautaro Martinez and his teammates, inflicting a defeat that leaves a very bitter taste in the mouths of Simone Inzaghi and his boys.
Below we analyze nine points that perhaps not everyone noticed in this Derby d’Italia and that have not all been shown by the TV cameras. Here is the list, also compiled thanks to our presence at the Allianz Stadium for this highly important clash.
1 Different attitude between the two coaches: at the start of the game, the more nervous one is Thiago Motta who sees a brighter Inter and also in body language seems more worried. Inzaghi at the start of the match is more relaxed and talks to his team without alarm, in the second half especially after the goal conceded instead, Inzaghi is more tense and often calls the team back while Motta manages to get the game on track during halftime.
2 The re-entry of Marcus Thuram in the second half did not have the desired effect, the number 9 was noticeably at half service: during the warm-up, he did some preparatory exercises for his sore ankle to test the pain before starting to run.
3 Inter was already disappointed in the first half when some details were missing in the last portion of the field, the Inter players were quite bitter and there were also some outbursts between them. They too felt the importance of the match. Nothing to worry the fans, it was a state of mind due to the weight of the match and not because of some locker room malaise.
4 After the final whistle, only a handful of players went to greet the Nerazzurri fans in the away section of Allianz Stadium, a lot of nervousness in the end with some protests towards the referee and others who went straight into the locker rooms bitter about the defeat. This signifies that Inzaghi’s team’s mood was naturally down after the defeat at Allianz Stadium.
5 The nervousness of Lautaro Martinez with a blasphemous expression caught on some cameras is a bit worrying, but according to the rules and with the precedent of Cristante, it should not lead to a disqualification for the Nerazzurri captain.
6 The words of Mkhitaryan are the crux of the big Inter’s problem this year, which lies precisely in the head. And Inzaghi saying that proclamations should not be made is perhaps also a reference to himself. The many mistakes under goal perhaps are related to this, it can’t always just be bad luck.
7 It’s true, however, that the match was approached and prepared well. Juventus this year never conceded so much. Only four times more than 1,6xG in the match, even Inter made 1,72 in the first half. Never seen such suffering for Juve. Yet the first half ends goalless, even if perhaps not with a clear sense of total dominance but only in part.
8 Juventus has an average of 58.6% ball possession in Serie A, and it’s the second-best team in this regard. In the first half, Inter forced them to limit themselves to 39%, while they usually always close around 42%. This means that the Nerazzurri knew how to approach the match well, at least from the point of view of concepts and construction.
9 To lighten up the sad atmosphere after the defeat, here’s a fun fact. During the first half, Simone Inzaghi