Of course, it’s not all about Bodø/Glimt, even though the Italians are in a process of self-examination after Serie A’s best club and Champions League finalist in two of the last three seasons were humiliated, both at Aspmyra and San Siro. Nevertheless, before the double match against Bodø/Glimt, Inter cruised towards the Serie A title. On Saturday, the Inter players gave up new points in the title race in Serie A.
Last Sunday, it was time for a city derby against AC Milan, a game Inter have not won in two years. Not just a big game against city rivals at the San Siro, Milan were ten points behind in the table and chasing three points to cut the gap.
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It has gone anything but smoothly for Serie A’s best club. Because after two losses against Bodø/Glimt and a win against Genoa, Inter was stopped by another “football mosquito”. Two years ago, Como was down in Serie B, on Tuesday Bodø/Glimt-inspired Cesc Fabregas led Como to a 0-0 draw in the first semi-final of the Coppa Italia against Inter Milan. A game Como deserved to win.
Then it was time for a new city derby. Inter Milan couldn’t get up here either. AC Milan scored after 35 minutes by Estupiñán, and kept the score all the way to a 1-0 victory.
With that, AC Milan climbed closer to Inter at the top, now the gap was cut from ten to seven points. On Saturday, Atalanta came to the San Siro, this directly from the humiliation in the Champions League with a 1-6 loss to Bayern Munich. This was a game Inter needed to win to maintain what was left of confidence after losing to Glimt, a draw against Serie A mosquitoes Como in the cup and the bitter loss to AC Milan.
Esposito scored for Inter, already after 26 minutes. Statistically, Inter have had a good hold on Atalanta in recent years. The Inter supporters got ready for celebration, as they still held a 1-0 lead going into the last ten minutes of the game. Until Krstivic sent Atalanta to an equaliser in the 83rd minute, 1-1 and a draw at the San Siro.
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Yes, the Inter game suffers from the injury absences of Lautaro Martínez and Hakan Çalhanoğlu, but this is reminiscent of a pure “derailment” after the loss to Glimt. From a dominant lead in Serie A on course for the league title, AC Milan can cut the gap to Inter to five points with a win against Lazio on Sunday, with nine games left in the season.
