Gasp has an open account with Inter. Inzaghi record, every point is worth gold

Some loves take immense turns and then come back. Others, no. We have to find each other again, yes. But not in the framework of we loved each other so much. Not even a little bit. Much less friends: never. Old and new grudges among the plasters, rather, Sunday at 20.45:XNUMX pm at Certainly and free-to-air on Dazn. Atalanta-Inter, return to the (bitter) past for Gasperini, with a view to tomorrow (intoxicating, for all) that passes through heavy numbers. Above all, those of Inzaghi: on the day he brought Champions League revenue to almost 100 million (tickets for Inter-Bayern on sale today) in Oaktree's coffers, he reached 200 benches with the Nerazzurri, that is, in the top 5 of all time after Bersellini, Trapattoni, Mancini and Herrera (368 for the "magician"). And again, Inzaghi is ahead of the very long list of predecessors in terms of points average: 2,18 which puts everyone behind him, even the various Mourinho (2,12) and Conte (2,11).

A completely different story, as we know, for "Gasp": he had inherited an Inter at the end of the long wave of the treble, played out between Benitez and Leonardo, which still had the Italian Cup and Super Cup and the Club World Cup in its trophy cabinet, in the summer of 2011. Five days in Milan, or rather five games: a draw and four defeats, including the Super Cup lost against Milan and the flop in the Champions League against Trabzonspor, before the hat-trick in Novara. Translated: goodbye after 73 sunsets. And after the goodbye, bitterness walking through time. From "without Calciopoli Inter would have continued not to win", to "I didn't have much time to do damage, in fact I suffered it: what a satisfaction to then arrive in front with Genoa". From "I have never coached a top club, that wasn't a great team" to the more recent "to bridge the gap with Inter one way is to make a billion in debt and incredible contracts".

Much sweeter words, after the poker handed out to Juventus, he reserved for "his" Bergamo on the subject of the scudetto: "People have to dream. And if we win it I'll go to Brazil to dance the samba with my friend Junior (formerly of Torino and Gasperini's teammate in Pescara)". Far from a dream, after having brought home the Europa League against a Leverkusen that hadn't lost in 51 games and after having played the Super Cup with Real. Much has passed since Sunday and a -3 that the calendar winks at: in a month and a half Inter's agenda says 10 games (from Feyenoord at San Siro to the return in the Coppa Italia with Milan), Atalanta's (and Napoli's) 5. Other data, however, make them widen their eyes: Gasperini has never beaten Inter's Inzaghi (two draws in 2021/2022, then seven defeats) and Atalanta's last victory dates back to 2018: 4-1 against Spalletti. The two Nerazzurri, however, will face each other with almost half the team out. In Dea, in addition to Scamacca and Scalvini (season over), Kossonou and Posch (at least a month out), Cuadrado has also been forced out due to a muscle injury.

On the other front, he hopes to recover De Vrij at least for the bench. Tuesday evening the white flag in the warm-up: inflammation of the knee, the verdict of yesterday's checks. At least, Inzaghi has allowed himself the luxury of leaving Lautaro and Barella completely rested. A good part of the wingers are also out: Dimarco, Darmian, Zalewski (returning after the break). Without forgetting the newly injured Zielinski who will be out for a good month. Time will tell. In the meantime, on Sunday, it's time for another crossroads in the Scudetto.