Facing Sassuolo, who had previously won 6 games, 4 wins and 2 draws, the defending champion Inter of Serie A failed to continue to be strong, the goals of Raspadori and Skamaca gave the Nerazzurri Legion a three-round winless in serie A, it is worth mentioning that Skamaka is now the hottest new recruit for Inter, this time, the 23-year-old Italian center proved his strength to Inter with a goal, but this way, it is estimated that the Nerazzurri will be mixed.
In the middle of last week, Inter, who returned to the Champions League knockout stage after 11 years, sat at home to meet the visiting Premier League giants Liverpool, and although the whole team tried their best, they finally lost 0-2 because of the strength gap. That defeat caused a double blow to inter players. In this match against Sassuolo, only Sanchez, Gagliardini and Di Marco rotated. In the opening 8 minutes, Inter suffered a blow, Char khanoglu was cut off by a dribble error at the back, and Berardi assisted Ras padori to open the scoring. And in the 26th minute, the visiting team went down the city, Traore sent an oblique cross from the left, Skamaka's undefended header broke the goal, it is worth mentioning that the Inter defender who defended him at the time felt that the ball was offside and abandoned the defense. This low-level mistake is very surprising.
In the following time, Inter desperately counterattacked and created many shooting opportunities, but never scored, and finally could only accept a 0-2 loss again. In this campaign, Inter had 58% possession, creating as many as 29 shots on goal, eight of which were on target, leading 8-3 from corners and 21-11 with key passes, 10 more than the away team. However, football games are ultimately about scores. From January 9 to February 20, Inter played 10 games in 40 days, 8 of which were against strong teams, and physically they were really overdrawn. In other words, now this Inter, the two-front operation is really a bit inadequate.
In this match, Inter double strikers Sanchez and Lauta Romadinez both played the whole game, but only added up to 5 shots on goal, 2 of which were on target, and both of them also had 1 successful breakthrough each. In addition to these, the South American double gun is really lackluster. For Lauta Romadinez, who has just renewed his contract, he is going through a difficult time, the last 11 games in all competitions, Lautaro only scored a penalty, or appeared in the Super Cup match against Juve. His last non-penalty goal was even traced back to the 18th round of Serie A in December last year, when Inter beat Salernitana 5-0 away and Lautaro scored Inter's fourth goal in the 77th minute.
Lautaro was still in mediocre form in this game, and he even missed the opportunity to face the empty goal in the second half. On the contrary, the veteran Dzeko, who came off the bench in the second half, performed even better, he shot 4 of 7 shots on target, if it were not for the bravery of the goalkeeper, Sassuolo's goal would have been broken long ago. For Lautaro's performance, Inter star Bergomi hit the nail on the head, saying that lautaro's combination with Dzeko could not complement each other's characteristics, both were good at moving in the middle and the speed was average, in this case, the two were very sparky.
In fact, the reason why Lautaro was able to break out with Lukakuzhu last season is because the little monster has good technology and speed, can pull to the side to break through, and can also run long distances after taking the ball in midfield, and his coverage and impact complement Lautaro's fatal blow in the penalty area. After Lukaku left, Lautaro appeared very lonely on the pitch.
In fact, last summer, Inter, who suffered from financial difficulties, wanted to sell Lautaro to cash out, but Chelsea spent 105 million euros to make it difficult for the Nerazzurri to refuse, so Lautaro was able to stay in the team and successfully renewed his contract. In addition, at the strong suggestion of manager Inzaghi Jr., Inter finally brought in Correa from Lazio, joining through a loan fee of 5 million euros + 25 million euros for a forced buyout. But the Argentine striker has scored just four goals and one assist in 20 games, and is plagued by injuries, and the money is not spent on the cutting edge, at least for now.
Djeko is old, Sanchez's contract expires in the summer, coupled with the sluggish Lautaro, Inter's forward change seems to have quietly come, in the center position, Sassuolo's Scamaka can be cultivated as Dzeko's successor, and once the negotiations for The renewal of Dybala and Juve break down, Inter can fully use the salary space vacated by Sanchez's departure to take him down with a bid that is acceptable to both sides. With Dybala's arrival, Inter can continue with last season's unfinished plan to sell Lautaro to cash out. In fact, according to the Italian media, Inter have used Martial as a substitute for Lautaro's departure, with their good relationship with Manchester United, which is not difficult.