In a Serie A match that ended in the early hours of this morning, Inter Milan, who are currently at the top of the table, went to challenge fourth-placed Atalanta away, and finally after 90 minutes of competition, Inter Milan drew 0-0 with Atalanta and scored one point, which also ended their eight-game winning streak.
In the Italian Super Cup with Juventus in mid-week, Inter Milan won a victory thanks to a last-minute victory by Sanchez in the last minute of extra time. But this also made them physically weak in the game against Atalanta, so they had no choice but to win a draw. After winning the First Division title last season, with the departure of Lukaku and Conte and Ashraf, there has been speculation about whether Inter's strength will decline significantly this season, but now Inter is still at the top of the Serie A table, so they are still a very competitive team this season.
But from the current point of view, if Inter wants to defend the Serie A title, I am afraid it will still be difficult, after all, AC Milan behind them is only two points behind them, and more importantly, Inter has now exposed several fatal shortcomings. Inter's wing problems this season have been magnified after Ashraf's departure, and although they have brought in Dutch full-back Dumfries, he and Damian are in very average form, as has Perisic, who has been doing decently when he returned from Bayern on loan, but has been in very average form this season and has not contributed very well.
The same is true of Inter's midfield this season, although the introduction of Charhanolu is still in good shape, he also played a good form that he has not had in AC Milan before, but older players like Vidal will also lose competitiveness from this game. Coupled with the delay in devising a contract extension, Inter's overall age frame in the team is still relatively large, so physical fitness is a key issue.
In the last fierce battle with Juventus, the veteran Dzeko played 75 minutes before being replaced, and in this match against Atalanta, he was not replaced by Lautaro until the 81st minute, the two top scorers have contributed 22 goals this season, the state is very good, but now the age and fitness are in front of him, it is also an indisputable fact. In the previous juventus victory over Udinese, Dybala scored a goal, but he did not choose to celebrate, but always set his sights on Nedved in the stands, so it is not difficult to see that the contradiction between Dybala and the club has intensified.
As we all know, Inter have been pursuing Dybala for a long time, and now That Dybala has publicly expressed his conflict with Juve, it is not difficult to see that Dybala will leave the team after the expiration of his contract this summer. It just so happens that Inter CEO Marotta was previously working at Juve, and his personal relationship with Dybala is not bad, so it seems that If Dybala can join Inter, it is also a good choice, and once Dybala joins the team, he will also add weight to Inter's defense.
I have to say that the thickness of Inter's bench on the front line is still very limited, if England star Irving can play in this era, I believe he will also become the best candidate for Inter, chasing the wind as a teenager he also carries a lot of fans' memories, now he has retired for many years, although he will often pay attention to football, but he has put more energy into the endorsement of the game "Blue Moon".