Simone Inzaghi and Sérgio Conceição were champions with Lazio. At Giuseppe Meazza, the two former teammates meet as coaches, in a duel between Inter Milan and Futebol Clube do Porto where the Italians are wary. Inter this season takes time to convince, explains journalist Raffaele Campo, from the EuropaCalcio website.
“Inter is a team of moons. For example, in January 2023 they beat Napoli [única derrota para o campeonato dos napolitanos] but in the following games they lost to Empoli and drew with Sampdoria and Monza. It is hard for me to say that they have already found stability”, says Raffaele Campo.
But Inzaghi now has more options available to him than in the first months of the season. The campus is very good. In addition to Lautaro Martínez there are other players like Acerbi, Skiriniar, Calhanoglu, but also Barella, who are doing very well. (…) Still, I think the second line doesn’t have the same quality. When there’s an absence, Inter have problems, it’s not the same to have players like D’Ambrosio or Gagliardini on the field.”
Inter has shown difficulty in managing the advantage in matches. “Inter sometimes has difficulty closing the result when they have an advantage. It’s something that could be interesting for Futebol Clube do Porto to explore”, points out the Italian journalist.
Sérgio Conceição will be well received
As an Inter Milan player, Conceição never turned his back on the fight. That is the image that the fans have of the winger, in the two seasons that he was at Milan, in an Inter team led by Argentine Héctor Cúper. “Conceição played for two seasons at Inter Milan, under coach Héctor Cúper. He was often in the starting XI, but he only scored once in the Italian league, a goal against Udinese, a game I remember well” .
“He put in good performances but not at the level he showed at Lazio. He also had some bad luck, since in the first year they ended up losing the title in the last game of the season against Lazio, in the famous Olímpico game. with a goal from Karel Poborsky”. The team capitulated that day, losing confidence for the following season, although the Cúper continued.
“Sérgio Conceição has always given everything for Inter. He has always shown a positive attitude. That’s why I don’t think the fans take it badly, they respect him and they will show it.”
Source: TSF
