In the early morning of March 20, Beijing time, in a match in the 30th round of Serie A, Inter Milan faced Fiorentina at home. In the final 90 minutes of the match, Inter could only draw 1-1 with their opponents when they were once behind, and Inzaghi Jr. suffered the fourth draw in the recent six rounds of matches, giving up the initiative to compete for the title.
Inter Milan is a Chinese-funded team, and the team chairman is Zhang Kangyang, a young man after 90. As the defending champions of Serie A, Inter's results in the first half of the season were very stable, at one point at the top of the table. But after entering 2022, the team's form began to decline. In the Champions League round of 16, although Inter won away from home, the aggregate score was still 1-2 against Liverpool and was eliminated.
In recent league matches, Inter's results have also been unsatisfactory. From the beginning of 25 rounds of matches, Inter's last 5 league games before the game, only 1 win, 3 draws and 1 loss, was also won by the champions Napoli and Milan seized the opportunity to overtake. In the face of the resurgent Fiorentina, Inter did not dare to take it lightly, and the forward line sent a double forward combination of Lautaro and Dzeko.
Before the match, Inter learned that Napoli had won and moved up to the top of the table, so the Nerazzurri felt more pressure from the game. After the start of the game, Inter did not have an advantage in the field, and the away team Fiorentina did not fully disarm. In the 40th minute of the match, Lautaro scored a goal but was awarded offside. At half-time, the two sides returned to the dressing room 0-0.
Back in the second half, Fiorentina, who did not fall behind, took the lead in breaking the deadlock. In the 50th minute, Gonzalez's inverted triangle pass was sent to Torreira, who pushed the goal to help the visiting team take an unexpected lead. But Inter also responded quickly, and in the 55th minute of the game, Perisic assisted Dumfries' header and the two sides quickly returned to the same 1-1 running line.
In the 65th minute of the game, Lautaro fell to the ground in the penalty area, the referee did not award a penalty after VAR review, and the score was still a 1-1 draw. In the subsequent stages, the confrontation between the two sides had more physical movements, and Dzeko was even hit by the opponent's elbow.
For the rest of the day, both sides wanted to win the game, but unfortunately they were unable to score again. After the match, Inter Could only draw 1-1 with their opponents in the end, and in their recent six matches, they suffered a fourth draw, giving up a theoretical 11 points. Such consecutive points conceded will have a great impact on Inter, who aspire to compete for the title. In the case of the same game, Inter is already three points behind Milan, and has already ceded the initiative to the city opponents.
It is worth mentioning that inter do not have an advantage in the championship race, and their 3rd place in the league is not safe. After the end of this game, Inter only 4 points ahead of fourth-place Juve in the same number of games, and there is a possibility of being overtaken at any time. If Inter can only finish fourth at the end of the season, it will be a heavy blow for the defending champions.