Football Season Guide

The past 8 seasons have been far from impressive from Inter, as they never managed to drag themselves up to the top 3 of Serie A. Not even Luciano Spalletti managed to lead them closer to the Scudetto contenders. Having finished 4th, overtaken also by a surprising Atalanta, Inter decided that it was high time for a big change. Thanks to their new sports director, Marotta, they opted for some wise spending and for hiring a capable coach. Antonio Conte returns to Serie A 5 years after his triumphs with Juventus, and he will be expected to repeat yhr feats with the Old Lady’s arch-enemies. First of all, Inter got rid of plenty of those players who had been highly disappointing last season. This was the case for Vrsaljko, who hardly ever saw the pitch due to injury, Keita, Cedric and Nainggolan, who should have been their leader but totally failed to meet expectations. Moreover, they also let Miranda, a regular at the back, and Perisic, one of their stars, go. And Icardi, whose relationship with the club has gone sour, could follow suit. For the defence, in came the highly reliable Godin, who is injured at the moment, but also the promising Bastoni, who did well on loan at Parma. The midfield was the department that was most renewed with the arrival of two Italian talents, the young Barella, who will provide muscle and class after a couple of outstanding seasons at Cagliari, Sensi, who impressed at Sassuolo, and Lazaro, who could act in all the roles on the right. For the attack, they made the most expensive purchase in their history, spending 80 million Euros for Lukaku, who is a very physical forward, strong on the high balls, also famous for missing too many goals. Inter are still on the hunt for a forward, Dzeko is their dream, and a playmaker for the midfield.