At the 1-1 scoreboard, the first Italian derby draw of the season ended.
But the crazy discussions throughout the Apennines after the game made the game not "peaceful" at all.
The focus of the controversy was, of course, the penalty and the red card package, the Bianconeri used the penalty before the game to tie the score when the score was behind and did not create many absolute opportunities through sports battles, for which inzaghi Jr. angrily protested and stained red.
The Milano Sport newspaper put it well: "There will never be a controversial Italian derby." forever. ”。
Regarding the penalty, former Serie A referee Mariani, who was a commentator on DZAN TV in Italy, said very clearly: "Contact exists, this cannot be denied. But whether such a close to five-to-five scramble should be a penalty is worth saying. I don't think it's the kind of clear penalty because if that level of contact also blows a penalty, then a game will blow a lot of penalties. ”
On Western social networking sites, fans were polarized after the game.
Some neutral fans (such as those who continued to watch the Italian derby after watching Milan and Napoli top the table) said: Can this also blow penalties?
Most Juve fans did not talk about penalties, but instead frantically taunted Dumfries, mocking Inter fans for touting him as "Hakimi's successor". It's a little more straightforward to say this.
Inter fans generally said: This is a typical Italian derby referee. This is an indispensable bridge section of the Italian derby.
Not for the first time, it's not weird.
In fact, most Inter fans and players have a lot of experience in such a situation, and after 80 minutes of the game, their focus is on the referee on duty. Most Inter players also try to avoid contact in the penalty area, with their hands behind their backs, wary of giving people a handle.
However, the two Inter New Ding still paid the price, and Dumfries thought the ball was not in the box so he stepped out and sent a point. Little Inzaghi chose to protest and stained red. This is their "Italian Derby Tuition".
Of course, Inzaghi Jr. revealed after the game that he protested because the referee had backed down.
He said: "At the time of the incident, the referee could see clearly from 2 meters away, and he said that there was no situation. But afterwards he looked back at VAR..." Inter's new coach said after the game that protesting the red, although he was not right, but he thought the referee was even more wrong.
"Protest? That's the only way we can avoid conceding goals. Inzaghi Jr. was very distressed after the game: "We didn't let Juventus get a chance to play in the sport, but the lads still watched the 2 points fly away..."
Inter are well aware that any top-level match is bound to be controversial, as is the Italian derby. What is special is that on this stage, the role of the "loser" side of the dispute is often fixed.
That's what Italian is all about.
This situation is doomed to a point: unless Inter has absolute strength to crush, it is difficult to win and then attack the championship.
Inter also encountered controversy in the derby last season, but still won the title with hard power advantage. There is no such advantage this season, so such a controversy, the hurtfulness will become so great.
Inter's problems with this battle arise at two points.
First, there was a lack of offensive strength in the second half.
In the final minutes, Juve had a number of forwards such as Jorge, Dybala, Chiesa Jr., Morata and so on, and there was a serious imbalance between attack and defense. If Inter have the ability to create a threat on the counter-attack, they will not give Juve as many opportunities to break into the attacking third zone.
After the game, Inzaghi Jr. said that it was true that in the second half, Juve had more opportunities to attack with the ball, but failed to create a threat. But obviously, the controversy of this battle proves that this particular game, if you can't release the pressure, if you always let the ball run in your own box, then some things are invincible.
Why couldn't Inter fight back in the second half? Because Dzeko has no physical strength.
This is Inter's biggest heart disease at the moment, and if the winter window is not solved, Inter will pay more for it, whether the goal of the season is to compete for the title or the fourth.
Moreover, it was Dumfries who replaced Perisic.
Perisic was rated inter's best in the game by the major media after the game, and Dumfries, who replaced him, sent a penalty in this battle, which was unanimously criticized by fans on both sides after the game.
Why such a substitution?
After the game, Inzaghi Jr. explained that the Sabre had some muscle problems at halftime and was yellow in the second half, so the coach thought adjustments should be made. Although the sabre is strong, but the cruel week of double season, the veteran is really hard.
The substitution was correct, but it was only because Dumfries could not stand up, so this decision needed to be re-evaluated.
In short, these two problems once again prove that after Inter's summer sale, the acquisition of 40 million can not replace the transfer of 200 million, the ceiling combat strength has indeed declined, in Serie A, Inter has no absolute strength advantage, and it is always particularly difficult to compete for the championship.
Therefore, lowering expectations, fighting one game at a time, and taking the competition for four as the goal of the season, and further all as "surprises", should be the most pragmatic attitude of Inter.