The day after such a defeat, there is very little to comment on at Inter. The performance of the Nerazzurri against Fiorentina, as admitted by Simone Inzaghi, was extremely insufficient, probably the worst under his management. A deserved defeat against a team that, in total emergency, managed to put so much character and desire to bring home the result on the field.
Referring to the many absences in the Viola team, forced by the regulations on suspended matches, Ivan Zazzaroni‘s outburst came this morning: I comment on a game distorted by an imperfect regulation that I hope can contemplate in the future the necessary correction: similar situations will occur again. Being a first leg game postponed by months Bove case and rescheduled for winter transfer market necessities, an authentic absurdity was indeed authorized. Far from ‘Viola in emergency’, as Compagnoni called it – Inter and of course Fiorentina have no responsibilities. It’s true that we are getting used to excesses and follies, but so is the fact that one can’t help but insistently point out incongruities like this one: Palladino couldn’t employ those who were training in December, namely Martinez Quarta back to Argentina, Kayode Brentford, Ikoné Como, Kouame Empoli and Biraghi Torino. And moreover, he couldn’t call upon the January signings: Fagioli, Zaniolo and Ndour, not to mention Pablo Mari and Folorunsho, who have already debuted in the league.
On the match, however, the director of Corriere dello Sport acknowledged the perfect interpretation of Palladino‘s team against a strangely anonymous Inter: On a tactical level, Palladino was perfect, his best performance. Ranieri and Kean, 15 centers, were amazing: Paratici was right when he told me five, six years ago that Moise would become a 20-goal striker in Serie A. Also of note were the performances of Dodo, Comuzzo, Gosens, Parisi and Beltran. Inter played the opposite: confused and inconclusive, it suffered the intensity and energy of a furious Fiorentina. Mental exhaustion was felt, the derby had a bad effect.
