Since 2013, Inter has only once managed to win more than one league match in January. There was hope that would change this year when Inter opened 2020 with a win at
However, it went on to draw the next three matches and slip three points behind Serie A leader
Inter would have found itself further below the eight-time defending champions had Juve not lost at
In all three of its recent draws, Inter has taken the lead and conceded the equalizer in the final 15 minutes.
“You need clarity and concentration in the closing minutes of games, because it only takes a small thing to change a game,” said Inter assistant coach
“We weren’t good at finishing the chances we had to kill the game off ... We can’t allow this situation where we concede the equalizer at the end of a game to repeat itself. This cannot happen. We need to work on it.”
Inter has taken steps to remedy the situation by signing defender
Inter’s winless run is certainly weighing on Conte. The coach was clearly agitated all match and worse was to come in the final seconds as forward
Martínez had to be dragged off the field and Inter players and staff surrounded the referee after the final whistle.
Martínez, who has formed a formidable partnership with
Other Inter players and staff could also face bans depending on what referee
“Certainly we didn’t lose because of the referee, we only complained because he didn’t blow for any foul against our attackers while for them he did,” Inter goalkeeper
Last year's slump almost cost Inter a place in the
WORRIED JUVE
When
The team was expected to win again at
Instead,
“I’m leaving here worried,”
“We can’t be who we were tonight, clearly. There is the awareness that we had a bad match and we lost a match against an opponent which did the minimum to win.”
ATTACKING ATALANTA
Atalanta's 7-0 rout of
It was the first time Atalanta had won by at least a seven-goal margin in Serie A.
It was the eighth time the team had scored five goals or more in an Italian top-flight match, with half of those coming this season: 7-1 against Udinese; 5-0 against
Atalanta, which was the top-scoring team last season, has scored 17 goals more than league leader
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