Inter drew 0-0 away to Atalanta, and the Nerazzurri's eight-game serie A winning streak came to an end! At 3:45 a.m. Beijing time on January 17, the 22nd round of the Serie A ushered in a focus battle, and the second blue derby of the season began in the blue arena. In this campaign, home team Atalanta was affected by the epidemic and injuries, with many big players absent from the squad, while the leader Inter Milan was 120 minutes against rival Juve in the midweek Super Cup final, and suffered a huge physical test. In the end, after 90 minutes of bitter fighting, the two teams fought a 0-0 draw.
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In this game, both teams actually created a good chance to score goals. But both goalkeepers have help today, with Handanovic and Musso trying to keep their goals from being lost. Coupled with the fact that the two teams are facing many problems each, a 0-0 draw, both sides can accept such a result.
Inter failed to score in this campaign, ending the team's record of 39 consecutive league goals. The last time the Nerazzurri failed to score in Serie A was at the end of 2020, when the last half of Serie A last season drew 0-0 with Udinese.
Inter were unable to score, and apart from the excellent performance of opponent goalkeeper Jose Mousso, there was a more important reason, that is, the Nerazzurri's ability to grasp opportunities really needed to be further improved. D'Ambrosio's close-up shot off target, and Dzeko's single-handed Musso header in front of goal actually flew straight over the goal, which is enough to illustrate the problem.
Compared with the constant missed scoring opportunities, there is a more serious problem, which is in front of Inzaghi Jr., that is, the problem of the weak configuration of Inter's forward line, which is being continuously amplified. Although the Nerazzurri have scored the most goals in Serie A so far this season and the team with the largest distribution of goals, it is also easy to overlook that inter really only have 4 strikers available on the front line. In this game, Dzeko, as the fulcrum, can only disappoint the blue and black fans once again, and who remembers when Dzeko last scored a goal. The 35-year-old veteran, after a highlight performance at the beginning of the season, is currently in a straight decline after the physical crisis and the impact of the new crown, and it is quite difficult to score goals. As the top player of Inter today, Martinez's form is also uncertain. As for Sanchez, although there are occasional flashes, it is not a long-term solution. Correa, on the other hand, is a hero who has turned off the fire many times.
As the pillar of Inter's offensive end, the four strikers of the Nerazzurri are currently old and in no state, and once the teammates around them can't score goals, then Inter will face the embarrassment of no harvest on the pitch.
For Inter, if they want to defend their title this season and go further in the Champions League, this winter transfer period, the uniforms of the Nerazzurri, it is best to do all the moves. If nothing else, at least one more center for Little Inzaghi's men. After all, the problem of Inter's front line is already sounding the alarm!