Bergomi analyzes Inter: dominates in the box, but struggles without ball possession

Inter dominated the match against Cagliari at the Unipol Domus on a statistical level: 3.91 expected goals, 31 shots towards the goal, 25 shots from inside the box, 7 on target, 44 touches in the opponent’s area, and 6 big chances created. These numbers make it surprising that the result remained in the balance until the corner kick taken by the rossoblù in the 95th minute.

Commenting on these statistics to Sky Sport, Giuseppe Bergomi highlighted the positive aspects and the critical points of Inter’s performance. “Chivu must take home above all this ease of getting into the box and creating chances. Today the finishing was missing, but Inter continues to produce a lot and that’s important,” said the former defender.

“Secondly, the team managed to endure the suffering, because in the second half they stretched out. And if they don’t have dominance in possession, then they suffer inside their own box. Not by chance, there was a clearance by Bisseck,” added Bergomi. “But they managed to stay there and bring home a match that reminded me of Juventus’ game at Frosinone.”

The pundit then highlighted the tactical choices of the Inter coach: “Little by little he brought on Stones as a central defender at the moment of the battle, then Jones… From what I understand, and Chivu already did this last season, he needs to make deep rotations in every match, given that a very long season lies ahead.”