Inter narrowly beat Udinese 2-1 and continued to trail top AC Milan by two points (2.5 points).
At the moment of winning, there was an unexpected episode.
In the 89th minute of the match, Inter were ready to replace Perisic with a final substitution, with Gossens. Nearly 10,000 fans who accompanied the team's expedition collectively stood up and gave a long applause to Perisic, who scored milestones, scored goals and performed well.
At this time, there was a sudden accident, Barrera's knee pain could not hold on to the game, and he was carried off the field by the team doctor. Inter were forced to change their decision and put the last substitution on Besino. So, Gossens returned to the bench helplessly, the exhausted Perisic gritted his teeth and returned to the game, and many fans in the stands looked up at the sky and kept praying for Good Luck to Barrera...
This episode shows that Inter's battle is a narrow victory and a tragic victory, and for three points, Inter overdrafts physical fitness and a tragic price.
At that time, little Inzaghi's expression could be described as "wanting to cry without tears". Fortunately, after the first team medical team checked Barrera's situation, they ran to comfort the coach, judging that the player may only be a "hard injury", and the season reimbursement or even the possibility of missing for several months is unlikely.
Little Inzaghi said after the game, "Let's cross our fingers for him..." (Note: Crossed fingers are an ancient European way of praying)
Leading 2-0 at halftime, what should have been a complete victory, why did it become a narrow victory? Because Inter's biggest evil of the season is very clear in this battle: the ability to seize opportunities is average - to say average, it is polite. On Western social networking sites, many fans directly exploded.
In the 51st minute, Dzeko got a great one-handed chance, but he missed the opportunity because of his physical ability to pull his crotch many steps ahead.
In the 59th minute, Perisic fed Lautaro a good chance after the ball was scored, and the Argentine's shot made the fans in the stands have to hold their heads with both hands.
Lautaro missed more than one chance in this game - if he hadn't scored, he wouldn't have scored a bit.
He did not score the penalty at the first time, if it were not for the goalkeeper's fingertip touching the ball, he would have to count the "second touch" to break the goal and be ineffective.
What was originally a very simple thing, it was incredibly complicated and thrilling.
Statistics show that so far in Serie A, in the "Big Chance Missed" list, Lautaro has tied for first place 18 times, Dzeko has been fourth 14 times, and the four players who wasted the most opportunities in the league, Inter have the second, which is embarrassing enough.
This is the reason why Inter's "complete victory becomes a fierce victory" in this battle - if the opportunity is seized well, the opponent's hope is killed early, the second half will not be so hot, inter will not add to the consumption and suffer losses.
This is also the reason why Inter has repeatedly suffered setbacks in the "rush to the ceiling" problem this season - playing Real Madrid, Liverpool, the Milan derby in the league and many other games, Inter does not lack opportunities in the dominant period, but they cannot grasp it, in vain, and prove the iron law of football "wasted opportunities will be punished".
This is also the reason why Inter manager Osilio angrily complained about "150 shots on target..." when he lost the last round, and he was overwhelmed by the poor ability of the strikers to grasp the opportunities.
This is a conundrum caused by financial problems.
If Lukaku is still in the team, it will not be so, at least, if there is a penalty ball, it will not let people go around looking for heart-saving pills.
Players like Dzeko, who can only support a player who plays half-court for a week, have missed out on great opportunities this season because of lack of fitness. He originally wanted to come to Inter to "retire" and enjoy the last career, but he was "nibbled old", becoming a thigh used by the coach to "run out of oil", in the end, the team did not have the money to introduce a stronger striker.
With a walking and kicking partner like Dzeko, Lautaro is forced to share more, and his physical energy is all consumed on the fight, which naturally affects the opportunity to seize. In fact, Lautaro, who joined Inter in the early days, was a good seedling with great spirituality in front of goal and "plasticity" in shooting. In the Conte era, his "skill points" were all added to hand-to-hand combat, and after partnering with Dzeko, he sacrificed more, and after 2 years of polishing, he not only did not improve in his own work as a striker, but also had the suspicion of decline, which was also a problem to be solved urgently.
According to the city experts, Inter managers are very eager to strengthen in the summer.
Because experienced veterans such as Marotta and Osilio are very aware that in a league like Serie A, there is no high-level striker, and it is impossible to guarantee the strike force and efficiency in front of the goal, and it is very difficult to play well.
Moreover, this is Inter, there is no front, always makes people feel particularly awkward.
In Serie A, managers generally agree that the axiom is that you can choose the wrong wife, you can't choose the wrong striker.
The conundrum is that good strikers are expensive, Inter don't have money.
When the competition was playing, Di Marzio was also a guest on television. He introduced that Inter love Kamaka, but the involvement of Bundesliga and Premier League teams has led to higher player prices. Raspadori is also within inter's inspection range, but Canevali's asking price is not 30 million, and it is not discussed. Inter have some other goals of concern, but under the board's budget constraints, it is not easy to move forward.
But many games this season have proven time and time again that Inter should strengthen the front.
The desire of the managers is strong, even if Inter is poor, bitter and miserable in the summer, they must do something on the front line. Hope they can surprise.