Inter starts with a clear advantage over its rivals in Serie A, but the club’s real objective concerns the European stage. This is highlighted by Paolo Condò, who, writing in the Corriere della Sera, analyzes the Nerazzurri’s ambitions and the possible tactical evolutions of the team.
According to the journalist, the gap accumulated by the Milanese teams in the league cannot be closed in a single transfer window. Inter therefore approaches the first matchday with a significant margin, but the club’s aims look beyond national borders. Marotta has drawn attention to the Champions League, a competition in which the Nerazzurri have reached two recent finals, in 2023 against City and in 2025 against PSG, but have not managed to win the trophy.
The president has expressed the desire to improve specifically in Europe, and the summer transfer market seems to reflect this intention. Condò particularly highlights the arrival of Djed Spence, a different profile compared to Denzel Dumfries: less proactive in attack, but more precise and aggressive in defense. This characteristic opens up new tactical scenarios, with the possibility of lining up with a back four, eliminating the extra defender used mainly in the league and adding a midfielder or a winger, as the big European clubs do.
It is a transformation that, according to the journalist, Chivu had hinted at. The addition of a box-to-box player like Curtis Jones could further accelerate this process, allowing Inter to adapt better to international challenges and to compete on equal terms with the continent’s top clubs.
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