The particular streak of matches for Inter continues this season, completely devoid of draws. Even yesterday at the Bentegodi, when everything seemed set for a 1-1, a last-gasp victory for the Nerazzurri arrived against Verona for the final 1-2. And so, after thirteen games between Serie A and the Champions League, there have only been wins or losses.

As usual here on Passione Inter we try to analyze the most important takeaways from the matches of Chivu‘s team, and here are five things we learned from the Nerazzurri’s defeat in Verona-Inter, the match of the tenth round of the Serie A championship.

  1. Matches at 12:30 are always strange and more than a “Pazza Inter” win, this is a win that feels a bit… Napoli. Nerazzurri fans are no longer used to these last-minute victories, when the flow of the match suggested a possible disappointment rather than a success. Of course, if matches like this become the norm, it’s a problem. But Inter usually gets much less than it produces and would deserve more, so a win like this, full of character and… luck, is very useful over the course of a season.
  2. Speaking of Verona: only those who don’t watch the matches could have thought it would be a walk in the park. Verona is a well-coached, organized team with talent. They deserved more against Roma, and stopped Juve. That said, the stats are clear: 75% possession for Inter, 23 shots to 7, and in the second half Sommer wasn’t even seen anymore.
  3. Another MVP match for Hakan Calhanoglu, since Juventus it has only been a crescendo for the Turk. The partnership with Zielinski is pure quality that is much needed for the style of play Chivu wants and for matches like this.
  4. The attack was in the shadows, once again lacking supply and both Lautaro and Bonny had little impact. Timid Luis Henrique on the right, Sucic risks ruining the match with a shocking back pass to Bisseck. Carlos Augusto and Sommer were not excellent on the goal conceded either, unfortunately. On Wednesday, Thuram should finally return.
  5. By now it’s clear that anti-Inter fans will say Bisseck should have been sent off and will circulate screenshots. They shouldn’t even be commented on, they don’t know the rules. Yellow card was correct. Just as it was right not to give a penalty on Pio Esposito according to the current penalty standards. Of course, if you see what was given to Gimenez in Milan-Fiorentina, you get angry, but…