This week, Inter have a full week off to recharge.
This is also the last time before the World Cup. Starting with the weekend game against Fiorentina, Inter will play seven consecutive games in just 25 days, followed by a 56-day "World Cup break".
The opponents of these 7 games are Fiorentina (away), Plzen Victory (home), Sampdoria (home), Bayern Munich (away), Juventus (away), Bologna (home), Atalanta (away).
The significance of these seven games goes without saying, it is about qualifying for the Champions League, competing for the four major games, and whether Inter can "have a good year" - if the Nerazzurri cannot improve the league table, it is conceivable that this two-month hiatus, including the foreigners' "big year", Italian media, critics, radical fans, will never make Inter have a good time.
Inter are a severely ageing team – with a combined 14 league and Champions League games this season, with an average age of over 29 in seven of their starts. The battery life is already poor. In addition, there is a problem, Argentina manager Scaloni and Dutch manager Van Gaal, both warned their internationals in these two days to avoid injuries and recuperate, which may cause unexpected trouble for the club.
Van Gaal put it mildly, hoping that the players pay attention to their bodies, at this time, if there is an injury, they will lose the opportunity to realize their dreams, which is not cost-effective.
Scaloni left it alone: too many club games is very annoying! The devil has a bad time in October and hopes that the players will not only not get injured, but also not overwork.
The Argentine coach almost told his internationals with open fire: in the club to collect and kick, do not work!
It is conceivable that such an order issued by the national team manager, and thousands of people from all over the world have also made such appeals based on national feelings, which will inevitably affect the mentality of World Cup players such as Lautaro, Correa, De Frey, Dumfries and other World Cup players to fight for Inter next. The World Cup only happens once in a few years, and no player wants to miss it. In such a close period of time before the World Cup, there is a devilish schedule of 25 days and 7 games that are prone to injury, and it is not incomprehensible if someone deliberately reduces the intensity of the fight and reduces the hand-to-hand combat.
To Inter's good news, the hidden dangers are not unique to Inter, as are the giants. Since Italy, Turkey, Slovakia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and other teams did not participate in the World Cup, Inter is regarded as a relatively small team among the major giants.
With the intensive fixture ahead, Inter want the injured to return to deal with it.
The Nerazzurri currently have three long-term injured players and the situation has been updated.
Although there are different versions reported by reporters such as Guaro, according to the "Milan Sports Newspaper" and Sky Channel, Lukaku's medical examination is optimistic, and it is expected that he will resume joint training on Wednesday and Thursday, play Fiorentina may be on the bench, and play Pilsen's victory may return to the start.
After all, it was an expensive deal for Inter to buy the right to use it for more than 20 million for a year, and Lukaku was under pressure because of his long absence. Now he is eager to fight, also because he knows very well: if he misses the moment of "kicking the door", this achievement will really have nothing to do with him.
Brozovic's recovery is optimistic, and he will return to training with the ball in the near future.
However, "Milan Sports Newspaper" introduced Inter's attitude on the issue of Ronaldo's comeback: take your time, not in a hurry.
If Ronaldo was absent from Inter last season without a win, the player resumed ball training on the first day, and he would immediately be arranged by the coach to practice together, and he would return to the starting line after 1-2 joint trainings.
But this season, because Çalhanoğlu played well in midfield, Inter are much more relieved and hope that the players will be recuperated.
According to the plan, Ronaldo is expected to resume joint training in late October and he may return in the Inter-Bayern clash on November 1 - if all goes well, Inter Bayern will be qualified by then, and the intensity of the game will not be too high. And this battle was followed by the Italian derby.
There is also an almost forgotten wounded who will also return in the near future, Dalbert.
Dalbert was returned to Inter on loan this summer window, and the Nerazzurri were busy with sales, but a serious injury to the anterior cruciate ligament led to the collapse of the income-generating plan and the need to bear medical expenses.
At present, Dalbert is optimistic about his recovery and will resume training with the ball in the near future.
This raises the question: what should Inter do with the "supernumerary" player?
The normal practice is to find a home in the winter window to rent him out, so that he has been out of the battle for a long time and has a chance to play a game.
The problem is that Dalbert was not very hot in the market, and after a serious injury, no one cared about him, and it was not easy to find him a home, and Inter managers had to work hard. Even if the player is on loan and the player does play out, Inter will not be able to generate any revenue when his contract expires at the end of the season.
Therefore, to change to other teams, you may not be willing to do this kind of unrewarded thing, and generally push the problem to the players: go and submit resumes everywhere, team mental support!
However, Italian media reported that the Nerazzurri manager will still use his contacts to actively find a home for Dalbert. It's a tradition at the Nerazzurri that not only considers interests, but also takes responsibility for the players.
Even if he leaves Inter at the end of the season, even if he can't help Inter generate income, Dalbert will have to play football to earn a living and support his family anyway. Nowadays, when players are in difficulty, they can only find organizations, and the club will not push six two five, but will help as much as possible.
From Canu and Burdisso to Eriksen and Dalbert today, Inter's moral tradition has never disappointed.